Jonny Gustafson
Luge

Jonny

Gustafson

Olympian 2022

Jonny Gustafson

Athlete Bio#

Jonny Gustafson smiles and waves from the track

Age

28

Hometown

Massena, NY

World Championships Experience
  • Most recent: 2024 – 9th (Single - Men), 11th (Sprint - Single - Men)
  • Years of participation: Single - Men 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024; Sprint - Single - Men 2024; Team - Relay - Mixed 2019
  • Top finish: 6th – 2019 (Team - Relay - Mixed)
Olympic Experience
  • 1-time Olympian
    • Olympic Games Beijing 2022, 19th (Single - Men)

FUN FACTS

  • Jonny is an avid Esports player

 

BEST EVER RESULTS

  • 7th place in 2018 Igls, Austria World Cup sprint race
  • 7th place in 2019 Lake Placid World Cup sprint race
  • 6th place in 2018 U 23 World Championship singles race (Igls, Austria)
  • 2015 Norton Jr. National Champion
  • 2014 Norton Youth A National Champion
  • 2014 Norton Junior National Champion
  • Bronze in 2012 and 2013 Norton Youth A National Championship
  • Bronze medal in 2020 U23 World Championships (Sochi, Russia)
  • First in 2019-2020 Nations Cup standings

2021-2022 SEASON

  • 25th place in Beijing, China World Cup singles race
  • 24th place in Sochi, Russia (1) World Cup singles race
  • 14th place in Sochi, Russia (2) World Cup singles race
  • 15th place in Sochi, Russia (2) World Cup sprint race
  • Gold medal in America Pacific Championships in Sochi, Russia
  • 19th place in Altenberg, Germany World Cup singles race
  • 4th place in Altenberg, Germany World Cup team relay (with Emily Sweeney, Chris Mazdzer, Jayson Terdiman)
  • 21st place in Igls, Austria World Cup singles race
  • DNQ for Igls, Austria World Cup sprint race
  • 28th place in Winterberg, Germany World Cup singles race
  • 21st place in Sigulda, Latvia World Cup singles race
  • 24th place in Oberhof, Germany World Cup singles race
  • 14th place in St. Moritz, Switzerland World Cup singles race
  • 19th place in Beijing Olympic singles race


2020-21 SEASON (team only competed in second half due to COVID)

  • Although exempt from fall qualifying, Jonny finished third in the series and the COVID Cup
  • Bronze medal in Koenigssee, Germany Nations Cup qualifying race
  • 20th place in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup singles race
  • 6th place in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup team relay (with Summer Britcher, Chris Mazdzer, Jayson Terdiman)
  • 15th place in Sigulda, Latvia World Cup singles race
  • 23rd place in Oberhof, Germany World Cup singles race
  • 18th place in Igls, Austria World Cup 2 singles race
  • DNQ for Igls, Austria World Cup 2 sprint race
  • 31st place in Koenigssee, Germany World Championship singles race
  • DNQ for Koenigssee, Germany World Championship sprint race
  • Silver medal in St. Moritz, Switzerland Nations Cup qualifying race
  • 21st place in St. Moritz, Switzerland World Cup singles race

 

2019-20 SEASON (finished first in Nations Cup overall standings)

  • 25th place in Igls, Austria World Cup singles race
  • 15th place in Lake Placid World Cup singles race
  • 7th place in Lake Placid World Cup sprint race
  • 23rd place in Whistler, Canada World Cup singles race
  • 14th place in Altenberg, Germany World Cup singles race
  • 13th place in Lillehammer, Norway World Cup singles race
  • 30th place in Sigulda, Latvia World Cup singles race
  • 22nd place in Oberhof, Germany World Cup singles race
  • 17th place in Sochi, Russia World Championship singles race
  • Bronze medal in Sochi, Russia U23 World Championship singles race
  • DNR in Winterberg, Germany World Cup singles race
  • 20th place in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup singles race

 

2018-19 SEASON

  • 16th place in Sochi, Russia World Cup singles race
  • 27th place in Oberhof, Germany World Cup singles race
  • 16th place in Altenberg, Germany World Cup singles race
  • 14th place in Winterberg, Germany World Championship singles race
  • U23 Bronze medal in Winterberg, Germany World Championship
  • 6th place in Winterberg, Germany World Championship team relay (with Emily Sweeney, Chris Mazdzer, Jayson Terdiman)
  • 20th place in Sigulda, Latvia World Cup singles race
  • 13th place in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup singles race
  • 17th place in Lake Placid, NY World Cup singles race
  • 21st place in Calgary, Canada World Cup singles race
  • 13th place in Whistler, Canada World Cup singles race
  • 7th place in Igls, Austria World Cup sprint race
  • 15th place in Igls, Austria World Cup singles race
  • Second place in Norton USA Luge National Championships

 

2017-18 SEASON

  • 22nd place in Lake Placid World Cup singles race
  • DNQ in Calgary, Canada World Cup race
  • DNQ in Altenberg, Germany World Cup race
  • DNQ in Winterberg, Germany World Cup race
  • 28th place in Igls, Austria World Cup singles race


2016-17 SEASON
(racing World Cup although still technically a member of Junior National Team)

  • 39th place in World Cup debut in Winterberg, Germany
  • DNQ for Winterberg, Germany sprint race
  • 19th place in Lake Placid World Cup race
  • 19th place at Whistler World Cup singles race
  • 17th place at Park City World Cup singles race
  • DNQ for Park City World Cup sprint race
  • 25th place in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup singles race
  • 25th place in Junior World Championships, Sigulda, Latvia
  • 27th place in Sigulda, Latvia World Cup singles race
  • 18th place in World Championship singles race (Igls, Austria)
  • 6th place in U 23 World Championship singles race (Igls, Austria)
  • 23rd place in Pyeongchang, South Korea pre-Olympic World Cup singles race
  • DNQ for Altenberg, Germany World Cup

2015-16 SEASON

2014-15 SEASON

  • 13th place in Whistler, Canada Jr. World Cup
  • 9th place in Park City, USA Jr. World Cup
  • 20th place in Oberhof, Germany Jr. World Cup
  • 22nd place at Jr. World Championships in Lillehammer, Norway
  • 2015 Norton Jr. National Champion
2013-14 SEASON
  • 22nd place at Junior World Championships in Igls, Austria
  • 14th place in Oberhof, Germany Youth A World Cup
  • 9th place in Koenigssee, Germany Youth A World Cup
  • 7th place in Sigulda, Latvia Youth A World Cup

2012-13 SEASON
  • Bronze in 2012 Empire State Games
  • 10-11 SEASON
  • 6th in 2011 Norton Youth A National Championship
  • 6th in 2011 Norton Youth A National Seeding Race

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