The women's singles of Luge 2018 during the 2018 Winter Olympics was held on 12-13 February 2018 in the Alpensia Sliding Centre. With 30 athletes competing, the event was won by Natalie Geisenberger from Germany, with Dajana Eitberger from Germany taking the silver medal and Alex Gough from Canada taking bronze.
Format[]
The competition exists out of four runs over two consecutive days. The fastest 20 athletes after three runs are allowed to participate in the last (fourth) run. The competitor with the lowest aggregate time for all four runs is the winner.
Preview[]
Thirty athletes qualified for the event, with Natalie Geisenberger, Dajana Eitberger, and Tatjana Hüfner as main favorites, as part of Team Germany. Other medal contenders included Erin Hamlin, who won the bronze medal in Sochi, Alex Gough, Hannah Prock, and Brooke Apshkrum.
Hannah Prock is the only luger born after 1 January 2000, and she is one of only eleven lugers to make their Olympic debut. The four oldest competitors are the only lugers to have competed at least three times before, with Tatjana Hüfner, Martina Kocher, Erin Hamlin, and Alex Gough all competing since Torino 2006. The top 5 of 2014 all competed, two medalists of 2010 included. Croatia competed for the first time ever, with Daria Obratov qualifying. Erin Hamlin was chosen to be the flag bearer for the United States, after winning the first-ever medal for the country in individual luge in 2014.
Current Records[]
| Record | Date | Nat. | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TR | 18 February 2017 | 
|
Tatiana Ivanova | 46.792 |
Summary[]
Run 1[]
The Germans and the Canadians had a good performance in the first run. The German athlete Natalie Geisenberger broke the track record, while Tatjana Hüfner broke the start record. Canada's Alex Gough and Kimberley McRae managed to stay within 0.1 seconds of Geisenberger, completing the top 4, while Aileen Frisch surprised with fifth place.
| Run 1 Results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Nat. | Name | Time | ||
| 1 |  |
Natalie Geisenberger | 46.245 | ||
| 2 |  |
Alex Gough | 46.317 | ||
| 3 | |
Tatjana Huefner | 46.322 | ||
| 4 | |
Kimberley McRae | 46.339 | ||
| 5 |  |
Frisch Aileen Christina | 46.350 | ||
| 6 |  |
Erin Hamlin | 46.357 | ||
| 7 | |
Dajana Eitberger | 46.381 | ||
| 8 |  |
Raluca Stramaturaru | 46.469 | ||
| 9 |  |
Ulla Zirne | 46.471 | ||
| 10 |  |
Andrea Voetter | 46.577 | ||
| 11 | |
Emily Sweeney | 46.595 | ||
| 12 | |
Sandra Robatscher | 46.620 | ||
| 13 |  |
Hannah Prock | 46.622 | ||
| 14 | |
Madeleine Egle | 46.726 | ||
| 15 | |
Summer Britcher | 46.829 | ||
| 16 | |
Brooke Apshkrum | 46.834 | ||
| 17 |  |
Martina Kocher | 46.837 | ||
| 18 | |
Sung Eun-ryung | 46.918 | ||
| 19 |  |
Olena Shkhumova | 46.950 | ||
| 20 |  |
Ewa Kuls-Kusyk | 47.037 | ||
| 21 |  |
Ekaterina Baturina | 47.122 | ||
| 22 |  |
Veronica Maria Ravenna | 47.175 | ||
| 23 | |
Birgit Platzer | 47.318 | ||
| 24 |  |
Katarina Simonakova | 47.428 | ||
| 25 | |
Eliza Cauce | 47.458 | ||
| 26 |  |
Tereza Noskova | 47.813 | ||
| 27 | |
Kendija Aparjode | 48.103 | ||
| 28 |  |
Daria Obratov | 48.615 | ||
| 29 | |
Natalia Wojtusciszyn | 49.133 | ||
| 30 | |
Olena Stetskiv | 50.599 | ||
Run 2[]
Summer Britcher surprised with a new track record, breaking the one set in the first run, and she climbed from fifteenth place to ninth place in the ranking. Dajana Eitberger and Natalie Geisenberger managed to stay within the old track record, the latter defending her first position in the provisional standings, with the former climbing to second place. Alex Gough managed to get the fourth fastest time of the run, while Tatjana Hüfner and Erin Hamlin completed the top 5 after the first day. Austria's Birgit Platzer fell halfway through the track, causing her to retire.
| Run 2 Results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Nat. | Name | Time | ||
| 1 | |
Summer Britcher | 46.132 | ||
| 2 | |
Dajana Eitberger | 46.193 | ||
| 3 | |
Natalie Geisenberger | 46.209 | ||
| 4 | |
Alex Gough | 46.328 | ||
| 5 | |
Erin Hamlin | 46.333 | ||
| 6 | |
Tatjana Huefner | 46.339 | ||
| 7 | |
Ulla Zirne | 46.409 | ||
| 8 | |
Kimberley McRae | 46.449 | ||
| 9 | |
Frisch Aileen Christina | 46.456 | ||
| 10 | |
Eliza Cauce | 46.477 | ||
| 11 | |
Andrea Voetter | 46.483 | ||
| 12 | |
Raluca Stramaturaru | 46.532 | ||
| 13 | |
Hannah Prock | 46.585 | ||
| 14 | |
Madeleine Egle | 46.646 | ||
| 15 | |
Martina Kocher | 46.657 | ||
| 16 | |
Ekaterina Baturina | 46.700 | ||
| 17 | |
Natalia Wojtusciszyn | 46.736 | ||
| 18 | |
Brooke Apshkrum | 46.839 | ||
| 19 | |
Olena Shkhumova | 46.844 | ||
| 20 | |
Sung Eun-ryung | 46.851 | ||
| 21 | |
Kendija Aparjode | 46.927 | ||
| 22 | |
Ewa Kuls-Kusyk | 46.933 | ||
| 23 | |
Emily Sweeney | 46.960 | ||
| 24 | |
Sandra Robatscher | 47.116 | ||
| 25 | |
Katarina Simonakova | 47.606 | ||
| 26 | |
Veronica Maria Ravenna | 47.788 | ||
| 27 | |
Tereza Noskova | 48.132 | ||
| 28 | |
Daria Obratov | 48.252 | ||
| 29 | |
Olena Stetskiv | 48.303 | ||
| 30 | |
Birgit Platzer | DNF | ||
Run 3[]
Natalie Geisenberger once again defended her position, racing to the fastest time of the third run. Tatjana Hüfner and Alex Gough ran the second and third fastest time, causing them to climb to second and third place in the provisional ranking, respectively, while Dajana Eitberger dropped down to fourth place with the seventh-fastest time.
| Run 3 Results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Nat. | Name | Time | ||
| 1 | |
Natalie Geisenberger | 46.280 | ||
| 2 | |
Tatjana Huefner | 46.392 | ||
| 3 | |
Alex Gough | 46.425 | ||
| 4 | |
Kimberley McRae | 46.480 | ||
| 5 | |
Erin Hamlin | 46.506 | ||
| 6 | |
Madeleine Egle | 46.541 | ||
| 7 | |
Dajana Eitberger | 46.577 | ||
| 8 | |
Summer Britcher | 46.603 | ||
| 9 | |
Raluca Stramaturaru | 46.606 | ||
| 10 | |
Eliza Cauce | 46.624 | ||
| 11 | |
Martina Kocher | 46.638 | ||
| 12 | |
Ekaterina Baturina | 46.675 | ||
| 13 | |
Frisch Aileen Christina | 46.751 | ||
| 14 | |
Brooke Apshkrum | 46.905 | ||
| 15 | |
Andrea Voetter | 46.907 | ||
| 16 | |
Emily Sweeney | 46.917 | ||
| 17 | |
Sandra Robatscher | 47.083 | ||
| 18 | |
Sung Eun-ryung | 47.205 | ||
| 19 | |
Ewa Kuls-Kusyk | 47.212 | ||
| 20 | |
Natalia Wojtusciszyn | 47.290 | ||
| 21 | |
Kendija Aparjode | 47.296 | ||
| 22 | |
Ulla Zirne | 47.327 | ||
| 23 | |
Katarina Simonakova | 47.538 | ||
| 24 | |
Veronica Maria Ravenna | 47.739 | ||
| 25 | |
Hannah Prock | 47.743 | ||
| 26 | |
Olena Shkhumova | 47.751 | ||
| 27 | |
Tereza Noskova | 47.921 | ||
| 28 | |
Olena Stetskiv | 47.929 | ||
| 29 | |
Daria Obratov | 48.686 | ||
Run 4[]
Dajana Eitberger compensated the time she lost in the third run, getting the fastest time in the last run, climbing up to a silver medal. Natalie Geisenberger and Alex Gough defended their positions on the ranking, respectively getting the second and third fastest time, while Tatjana Hüfner and Kimberley McRae completed the top 5. American Emily Sweeney fell off her sled halfway through the track, causing her to retire.
| Run 4 Results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Nat. | Name | Time | ||
| 1 | |
Dajana Eitberger | 46.448 | ||
| 2 | |
Natalie Geisenberger | 46.498 | ||
| 3 | |
Alex Gough | 46.574 | ||
| 4 | |
Kimberley McRae | 46.610 | ||
| 5 | |
Tatjana Huefner | 46.660 | ||
| 6 | |
Raluca Stramaturaru | 46.681 | ||
| 7 | |
Madeleine Egle | 46.696 | ||
| 8 | |
Erin Hamlin | 46.716 | ||
| 9 | |
Sandra Robatscher | 46.746 | ||
| 10 | |
Martina Kocher | 46.761 | ||
| 11 | |
Frisch Aileen Christina | 46.843 | ||
| 12 | |
Hannah Prock | 46.854 | ||
| 13 | |
Andrea Voetter | 46.892 | ||
| 14 | |
Ulla Zirne | 46.895 | ||
| 15 | |
Brooke Apshkrum | 46.983 | ||
| 16 | |
Eliza Cauce | 47.092 | ||
| 17 | |
Ekaterina Baturina | 47.122 | ||
| 18 | |
Sung Eun-ryung | 47.276 | ||
| 19 | |
Summer Britcher | 48.770 | ||
| 20 | |
Emily Sweeney | DNF | ||
Results[]
Natalie Geisenberger continued her performance of 2014, when she won gold medals in the women's singles and team relay, by winning her third consecutive medal. Behind her, the German debutant Dajana Eitberger claimed silver in the last run, while the veterans Alex Gough and Tatjana Huefner raced for bronze, the former coming up on top, and the latter unable to win her fourth consecutive medal in the event. Kimberly McRae matched her result of 2014, while former silver medalist Erin Hamlin finished sixth.
| Result | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Natalie Geisenberger | Germany | 3:05.232 |
 |
Dajana Eitberger | Germany | 3:05.599 |
 |
Alex Gough | Canada | 3:05.644 |
| 4 | Tatjana Huefner | Germany | 3:05.713 |
| 5 | Kimberley McRae | Canada | 3:05.878 |
| 6 | Erin Hamlin | United States | 3:05.912 |
| 7 | Raluca Stramaturaru | Romania | 3:06.288 |
| 8 | Frisch Aileen Christina | South Korea | 3:06.400 |
| 9 | Madeleine Egle | Austria | 3:06.609 |
| 10 | Andrea Voetter | Italy | 3:06.859 |
| 11 | Martina Kocher | Switzerland | 3:06.893 |
| 12 | Ulla Zirne | Latvia | 3:07.102 |
| 13 | Brooke Apshkrum | Canada | 3:07.561 |
| 14 | Sandra Robatscher | Italy | 3:07.565 |
| 15 | Ekaterina Baturina | Olympic Athletes from Russia | 3:07.619 |
| 16 | Eliza Cauce | Latvia | 3:07.651 |
| 17 | Hannah Prock | Austria | 3:07.804 |
| 18 | Sung Eun-ryung | South Korea | 3:08.250 |
| 19 | Summer Britcher | United States | 3:08.334 |
| 20 | Ewa Kuls-Kusyk | Poland | 2:21.182 |
| 21 | Olena Shkhumova | Ukraine | 2:21.545 |
| 22 | Kendija Aparjode | Latvia | 2:22.326 |
| 23 | Katarina Simonakova | Slovakia | 2:22.572 |
| 24 | Veronica Maria Ravenna | Argentina | 2:22.702 |
| 25 | Natalia Wojtusciszyn | Poland | 2:23.159 |
| 26 | Tereza Noskova | Czech Republic | 2:23.866 |
| 27 | Daria Obratov | Croatia | 2:25.553 |
| 28 | Olena Stetskiv | Ukraine | 2:26.831 |
| 29 | Emily Sweeney | United States | DNF |
| 30 | Birgit Platzer | Austria | DNF |
| 2018 Winter Olympic Games | |
|---|---|
| Luge 2018 | |
| ← 2014 | 2022 → |
| Singles | |
| Men | Women |
| Mixed | |
| Doubles | Team relay |