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| Personal information | |
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| Born | 29 January 2001 Ljusterö, Sweden |
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| Country |  Sweden |
| Sport | Luge |
Tove Kohala (born 29 January 2001) is a Swedish luger who competes internationally.
She represented her country at the 2022 Winter Olympics. [1]
Her father, Hans, competed in the luge doubles event at the 1992 and 1994 Winter Olympics. Her brother, Svante, also competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in the men's singles event in luge.
Hans Kohala is a Swedish luger who competed in the early 1990s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of sixth in the men's doubles at Albertville in 1992.
Johannes Ludwig is an Olympic gold medal-winning German luger who has competed since 1996. He won a bronze medal in the Team relay event at the FIL European Luge Championships 2010 in Sigulda. At the 2018 Winter Olympics, held in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Ludwig won the bronze medal in the men's singles luge and the gold in the team relay luge, along with his teammates Natalie Geisenberger, Tobias Wendl, and Tobias Arlt. Then at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, he won the gold medal in the Men's singles race.
Justin Snith is a Canadian luger who has competed since 2008. He has three Luge World Cup doubles podium finishes.
Verónica María Ravenna is an Argentine luger. She competed in the women's singles event at the 2018 Winter Olympics and the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Hannah Prock is an Austrian luger. She competed in the women's singles event at the 2018 Winter Olympics and 2022 Winter Olympics She took her first podium finish in the Luge World Cup in January 2019 when she finished third at a competition at Königssee. She is the daughter of former luger Markus Prock and the cousin of ski jumper Gregor Schlierenzauer.
Sweden competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.
Luge at the 2022 Winter Olympics will be held at the Xiaohaituo Bobsleigh and Luge Track which is one of the Yanqing cluster venues between 5 and 10 February 2022.
Argentina competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.
Australia competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.
Bosnia and Herzegovina competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.
Bulgaria competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.
Ireland competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.
South Korea competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.
Latvia competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.
Georgia competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.
The men's singles competition in luge at the 2022 Winter Olympics was held on 5 February and 6 February, at the Xiaohaituo Bobsleigh and Luge Track in Yanqing District. Johannes Ludwig of Germany won the event. For him this was the first individual Olympic gold medal. Wolfgang Kindl of Austria won the silver, and Dominik Fischnaller of Italy bronze. For Kindl and Fischnaller, these were their first Olympic medals.
The women's singles competition in luge at the 2022 Winter Olympics was held on 7 February and 8 February, at the Xiaohaituo Bobsleigh and Luge Track in Yanqing District. The defending champion Natalie Geisenberger of Germany won the event and became thereby the first ever triple Olympic champion in women's luge. This is her fifth Olympic gold medal. Her compatriot Anna Berreiter won the silver medal, and Tatiana Ivanova, representing the Russian Olympic Committee, the bronze. This was the first Olympic medal for Berreiter and first individual medal for Ivanova, who already has the silver for the 2014 team relay.
The team relay competition in luge at the 2022 Winter Olympics was held on 10 February, at the Xiaohaituo Bobsleigh and Luge Track in Yanqing District. The event was won by Natalie Geisenberger, Johannes Ludwig, Tobias Wendl / Tobias Arlt. All these athletes previously won gold in their corresponding events. In particular, for Geisenberger this was the sixth gold Olympic medal, more than any other luger ever won. Austria, with Madeleine Egle, Wolfgang Kindl, and Thomas Steu / Lorenz Koller, won silver, and Latvia, with Elīza Tīruma, Kristers Aparjods, and Mārtiņš Bots / Roberts Plūme, bronze.
Elsa Desmond is an English-born luger who competes for Ireland.
Svante Kohala is a Swedish luger who competes internationally.
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