Luge

Taylor Morris

Olympian 2018

Athlete Bio#

Height

5'10", 157lbs

Age

33

Hometown

Salt Lake City, UT

Career Highlights
  • Bronze medal in Lake Placid World Cup sprint race
Olympic Experience
  • 1-time Olympian;
    • Olympic Games Pyeongchang 2018, 18th (Single - Men)
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FUN FACTS

  • Taylor lives in Utah, but has never been skiing or snowboarding
  • Taylor is colorblind

BEST EVER RESULTS

  • Bronze medal in Lake Placid World Cup sprint race (first career World Cup medal)
  • 5th place in Lake Placid World Cup singles race
  • 5th place in World Championship sprint race (Igls, Austria)
  • 8th place in Park City World Cup sprint race
  • T-7 in 2013 Lake Placid World Cup
  • Silver medal in 2013 U23 World Championships
  • 31st place in men's singles in Oberhof, Germany
  • 16th place in the 2009 Junior World Championships
  • Bronze Medal winner in the final 2009 overall Junior World Cup rankings
  • 4th place in the Junior (Youth A) 2008 overall World Cup rankings

 

17-18 SEASON

  • 18th place in Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea
  • 25th place in Sigulda, Latvia World Cup singles race
  • 7th place in Lillehammer, Norway World Cup sprint race
  • 12th place in Lillehammer, Norway World Cup singles race
  • 20th place in Oberhof, Germany World Cup singles race
  • 29th place in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup singles race
  • 5th place in Lake Placid World Cup singles race
  • Bronze medal in Lake Placid World Cup sprint race (first career World Cup medal)
  • 20th place in Calgary, Canada World Cup singles race
  • 31st place in Altenberg, Germany World Cup singles race
  • 7th place in Altenberg, Germany World Cup team relay (with Summer Britcher, Jake Hyrns/Anthony Espinoza)
  • 23rd place in Winterberg,Germany World Cup singles race
  • 30th in Igls, Austria World Cup singles race


16-17 SEASON

  • 20th place in Winterberg, Germany World Cup singles race
  • DNQ for Winterberg, Germany sprint race
  • 12th place in Lake Placid World Cup singles race
  • 17th place in Whistler World Cup singles race
  • 11th place in Park City World Cup singles race
  • 8th place in Park City World Cup sprint race
  • 20th in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup singles race
  • 28th place in Sigulda, Latvia World Cup singles race
  • 17th place in World Championship singles race (Igls, Austria)
  • 5th place in World Championship sprint race (Igls, Austria)
  • 22nd place in Oberhof, Germany World Cup singles race
  • 15th place in Pyeongchang, South Korea pre-Olympic World Cup singles race
  • 14th place in Altenberg, Germany World Cup singles race

15-16 SEASON

  • Third place in first fall seeding race in Lake Placid
  • Second place in second fall seeding race in Park City
  • Silver medal winner in Norton National Championships
  • 11th place in Lake Placid World Cup
  • 13th place in Park City World Cup (singles)
  • 7th place in Park City World Cup (sprint)
  • 19th place in Calgary World Cup (singles)
  • 26th place in Sigulda, Latvia World Cup (singles)
  • DSQ in Oberhof, Germany World Cup (singles)
  • 23rd place in Koenigssee, Germany World Championships (singles)

13-14 SEASON
  • 17th place in Whistler World Cup
  • 16th place in Winterberg, Germany World Cup
  • 24th place in Igls, Austria World Cup
  • 27th place in Lillehammer World Cup
  • 2013 bronze medalist at Norton Nat'l Championships

12-13 SEASON
  • 17th in Sochi Pre-Olympic World Cup
  • T-7 in 2013 Lake Placid World Cup
  • Silver medal in 2013 U23 World Championships
  • 17th in Whistler, Canada World Championship
  • 25th in Winterberg, Germany World Cup
  • 20th in Oberhof, Germany World Cup
  • 5th in Team Relay Koengissee, Germany World Cup
  • 26th in Altenberg, Germany World Cup
  • 22nd in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup
  • 25th in Innsbruck-Igls, Austria World Cup
  • 26th in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup
  • 23rd in Sigulda, Latvia World Cup
  • 4th in Norton National Championships

11-12 SEASON

  • 25th in Whistler, Canada World Cup

10-11 SEASON
  • 10th in Oberhof, Germany FIL Junior World Championships
  • 10th in Igls, Austria Junior World Cup

09-10 SEASON

  • 16th in the 2010 Junior World Championships
  • 2009-10 Junior (to age 20) World Cup Results: 7th, 6th, 9th, 8th, 12th, 13th

08-09 SEASON
  • 14th in the final 2009 overall Junior World Cup rankings
  • 9th in the 2009 U.S. National Championships
  • 2009 Ice Engineer’s Open Silver Medalist
  • Bronze Medal finish in the 2009 U.S. Junior National Championships
  • 2008-09 Junior (to age 20) World Cup Results: 16th, 15th, 11th, 14th, 22nd
World Championships Experience
  • Most recent: 2017 – 5th (Sprint - Single - Men), 17th (Single - Men)
  • Years of participation: Single - Men 2013, 2016, 2017; Sprint - Single - Men 2017
  • Top finish: 5th – 2017 (Sprint - Single - Men)

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