Kate Hansen

Kate Elizabeth Hansen (born June 9, 1992) is an American luger who has competed since 2003. In 2008, she became the youngest Junior World Champion, at age fifteen.

Kate Hansen
Hansen in 2013
Personal information
Birth nameKate Elizabeth Hansen[1]
NationalityAmerican
CitizenshipUnited States
Born (1992-06-09) June 9, 1992
Burbank, California, U.S.
EducationBrigham Young University
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight130 lb (59 kg)
Sport
Country United States
Sport Luge
ClubBrigham Young University
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals2014 Sochi

Career

Hansen has been competing since 2003. She would practice luge in California by riding a skateboard down hills on her back.[2] In 2008, at the age of fifteen, she was the youngest-ever Junior World Champion. She has been on the United States National Team since 2007, and she finished 16th in the women's singles at a World Cup event in Calgary on November 21, 2009. Hansen won the USA Luge National Championship in October 2013 with a broken foot. In January 2014 she was the U.S. Olympic Committee's athlete of the month.[2] She finished 10th place in the Sochi 2014 Olympics.

CompetitionLocationDate(s)TimeRankEvents
2007–2008 Junior World CupWinterberg, GermanyNovember 23, 20071:31.9743rd (Bronze)Youth A Women
2007–2008 Junior World CupAltenberg, GermanyNovember 30, 20071:24.2674thYouth A Women
2007–2008 Junior World CupInnsbruck, AustriaDecember 7, 20071:34.12829thYouth A Women
2007–2008 Junior World CupKönigssee, GermanyDecember 14, 2007DNFYouth A Women
2007–2008 Junior World CupPark City, USAJanuary 17, 20081:24.5031st (Gold)Youth A Women
2007–2008 Junior World CupCalgary, CanadaJanuary 24, 20081:32.0681st (Gold)Youth A Women
2007–2008 Junior World ChampionshipLake Placid, USAFebruary 7, 20081:29.1051st (Gold)Junior Women
February 8, 20082:18.6761st (Gold)Team Competition
2008–2009 Junior World CupWinterberg, GermanyJanuary 9, 20091:29.4646thJunior Women
2008–2009 Junior World CupAltenberg, GermanyJanuary 16, 20091:28.7128thJunior Women
2008–2009 Junior World CupInnsbruck, AustriaJanuary 23, 20091:22.87712thJunior Women
January 23, 20092:11.4021st (Gold)Team Competition
2008–2009 Junior World ChampionshipNagano, JapanFebruary 13, 20091:30.9115thJunior Women
February 14, 20092:26.1162nd (Silver)Team Competition
2009–2010 Viessmann World CupCalgary, CanadaNovember 19, 20090:47.6675thNation Cup Women
November 21, 20091:35.42116thWorld Cup Women
2009–2010 Viessmann World CupInnsbruck, AustriaNovember 27, 20090:40.37410thNation Cup Women
November 28, 20091:20.16913thWorld Cup Women
2009–2010 Viessmann World CupAltenberg, GermanyDecember 4, 20090:55.78424thNation Cup Women
2009–2010 Viessmann World CupLillehammer, NorwayDecember 11, 20090:49.75217thNation Cup Women
2009–2010 Junior World CupKönigssee, GermanyJanuary 15, 2010DNFJunior Women
2009–2010 Junior World CupOberhof, GermanyJanuary 23, 20102:02.06429thJunior Women
2009–2010 Junior World CupWinterberg, GermanyFebruary 5, 20101:30.6778thJunior Women
2009–2010 Junior World ChampionshipInnsbruck, AustriaJanuary 31, 20101:20.2463rd (Bronze)Junior Women
January 31, 20102:11.9613rd (Bronze)Team Relay
2010–2011 Viessmann World CupPark City, USADecember 18, 20100:44.2609thNation Cup Women
2010–2011 Junior World CupAltenberg, GermanyJanuary 14, 20111:27.9266thJunior Women
2010–2011 Junior World CupInnsbruck, AustriaJanuary 28, 20111:21.87318thJunior Women
2010–2011 Junior World ChampionshipOberhof, GermanyFebruary 5, 20111:28.8446thJunior Women
February 6, 20112:21.7073rd (Bronze)Team Relay
2011–2012 Viessmann World Cup23rd
2012–2013 Viessmann World Cup20th Place
2013 National Championship1:29.601Gold
2013 FIL World ChampionshipWhistler, Canada14th
2013–2014 Viessmann World Cup including Team RelayWinterberg, Germany2nd (Silver)Team Relay
7thWomen's Singles
2013–2014 Viessmann World Cup including Team RelayWhistler, Canada6th Place
2013–2014 Viessmann World Cup including Team RelayPark City, Utah4th Place
2013–2014 Viessmann World CupLillehammer, Norway1:23.9761st (Gold)Women's Singles
2014 Olympic GamesSochi, RussiaFebruary 10, 20143:22.66710th PlaceWomen's Singles
DNS = Did not startDNF = Did not finish

Sochi 2014

Hansen appeared in the Olympics for the first time at Sochi 2014, where she had a 10th-place finish with a time of 3 minutes 22.667 seconds.

Personal life

Hansen is a Mormon and currently attends Brigham Young University.[3] She took a year off to attend the Olympics. She graduated from La Cañada High School.[4] She resides in La Cañada Flintridge, California.

Hansen is a fan of Beyoncé and listens to her exclusively while warming up for her races. She warms up by dancing, which became her trademark during the Sochi 2014 Olympics.[5] The official Facebook page of Beyonce posted the link to her dance warmup before Hansen's final race in the Sochi 2014 luge event, wishing her luck.[6] The dance apparently came about after she broke her foot and had trouble running to warm up.[3]

Hansen teamed up with Jimmy Kimmel in a prank video which made it seem that a wolf had broken into the apartment where she was staying. A few days later, they admitted to the prank after having scared the media, as well as security.

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kate Hansen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
  2. Kragthorpe, Kurt. "Olympics: BYU student 10th after two solid luge runs". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
  3. Judd, Brandon (February 10, 2014). "BYU Student, U.S. Luger Kate Hansen's Pre-race Dance Routine At Olympics Grabs Worldwide Attention". Deseret News. Retrieved February 11, 2014.
  4. Campa, Andrew (February 11, 2014). "La Canada's Kate Hansen Accomplishes Goal of Taking 10th Place at Olympics". La Canada Valley Sun. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
  5. Plaschke, Bill (February 11, 2014). "Sochi Olympics: Finishing 10th, luger Kate Hansen is Games' big winner". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 11, 2014.
  6. Cooper, Sam (February 10, 2014). "American Luger Kate Hansen Dances To Beyoncé Before Every Race and Doesn't Care Who Watches". Yahoo. Retrieved February 11, 2014.
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