Summer Britcher: Photos Of The Olympian

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February 1, 2022 12:46AM EST

Summer Britcher is a world champion luge athlete. Here are pictures of the USA Luge team member competing in the 2022 Winter Olympics.

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Summer Britcher

Summer Britcher — Summer Britcher is a world champion Luge athlete. The 27-year-old will be competing in the 2022 Winter Olympics. She was the first team member to qualify for the USA Luge team. She discovered her passion for the sport at just 11 years old. This will be her third year competing in the Olympics. She first competed in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi and the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeoungchang. While she didn’t place at either of those Olympic games, she has won 5 World Cup Championships in 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020 and 2021.

Unfortunately, the professional athlete sustained an injury just before the 2022 Olympics. She had a clean break distal bone of her middle finger that she sustained during a crash in the Sigulda World Cup in January 2022. Fortunately, she will still be able to compete in spite of her injury and go for the gold in Beijing.

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Summer Britcher World Cup

Summer Britcher World Cup — Summer Britcher crosses the finish line during the second run of the women’s Singles competition of the Luge World Cup in Schoenau am Koenigssee, Germany. She won this championship.

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Summer Britcher 2018 Olympics

Summer Britcher 2018 Olympics — Summer Britcher competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. She smiled after just finishing her final run.

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Summer Britcher Luge World Cup 2016

Summer Britcher Luge World Cup 2016 — Summer Britcher finishes in fourth place in the women’s luge World Cup race, in Lake Placid, NY. She won the championship five other times at this competition.

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Summer Britcher With Erin Hamlin and Emily Sweeney

Summer Britcher With Erin Hamlin and Emily Sweeney — Summer Britcher poses with her teammates Erin Hamlin and Emily Sweeney. These women cleaned up at the Lake Placid World Cup.

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Summer Britcher 2014 Olympics

Summer Britcher 2014 Olympics — Summer Britcher competed in her first Olympics in 2014. She smiled and gave a thumbs up to the camera after finishing her final run.

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Summer Britcher Sochi Olympics

Summer Britcher Sochi Olympics — Summer Britcher prepares to start her run during a training session for the women’s singles luge. She competed in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

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Summer Britches at Youth Olympics

Summer Britches at Youth Olympics — Summer Britcher with her teammate Tucker West, Ty Andersen and Pat Edmunds. She competed with them at the Youth Olympics in Austria.

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