Tucker West

Career Highlights

• 3 World Cup victories; 10 World Cup medals total
• 9-time National Indoor Start Champion
• In 2011, youngest to ever win a national championship
• Gold medal in team relay at 2012 Youth Olympic Games

Olympic Experience

• 3-time Olympian
  • Olympic Games Beijing 2022, 13th (Single - Men)
  • Olympic Games Pyeongchang 2018, 26th (Single - Men)
  • Olympic Games Sochi 2014, 22th (Single - Men)

World Championships Experience

• Most recent: 2024 – silver (Team - Relay - Mixed), 4th (Single - Men), 9th (Sprint - Single - Men)
• Years of participation: Single - Men 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024; Sprint - Single - Men 2016, 2017, 2021, 2023, 2024; Team - Relay - Mixed 2017, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024
• Medals: 3 (2 silver, 1 bronze)
  • Silver – 2024 (Team - Relay - Mixed); 2017 (Team - Relay - Mixed)
  • Bronze – 2020 (Team - Relay - Mixed)

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BEST EVER RESULTS

• 3 World Cup gold medals in singles; 10 total World Cup singles medals to date
• Silver medal in 2019 Lake Placid World Cup singles race
• Silver medal in 2019 Lake Placid World Cup sprint race
• Silver medal in 2017 World Championship team relay
• 10 World Cup team relay medals (2 more in World Championships)
• 9-time Norton USA Luge Start Champion, including youngest ever
• Gold medal in team relay at 2012 Youth Olympic Games
• U23 gold medal at 2016 Koenigssee World Championships (singles)
• Silver medal in 2017 Igls, Austria World Championship team relay
• Silver medals in 2020 Oberhof, Germany and Koenigssee, Germany World Cup team relays (with Summer Britcher, Chris Mazdzer/Jayson Terdiman)
• Bronze medal in 2020 Sochi, Russia World Championship team relay (with Summer Britcher, Chris Mazdzer/Jayson Terdiman)

PERSONAL INFO

• Saw luge on TV during 2002 Winter Olympics; father, Brett, then built a backyard track for Tucker at home
• Finished 22nd at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia
• Finished 26th at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea
• 3 World Cup victories
• Completed degree from University of Fla.

2021-2022

• Won team record 9th Norton USA Luge Start Championship
• Won fall national team seeding races
• 21st place in Beijing, China World Cup singles race
• Silver medal in Beijing, China World Cup team relay (with Ashley Farquharson, Chris Mazdzer, Jayson Terdiman)
• 17th place in Sochi, Russia (1) World Cup singles race
• 8th place in Sochi, Russia (1) World Cup team relay (with Summer Britcher, Chris Mazdzer, Jayson Terdiman)
• 16th place in Sochi, Russia (2) World Cup singles race
• 24th place in Altenberg, Germany World Cup singles race
• 17th place in Igls, Austria World Cup singles race
• DNQ for Igls, Austria World Cup sprint race
• 23rd place in Winterberg, Germany World Cup singles race
• Bronze medal in Winterberg, Germany World Cup team relay (with Summer Britcher, Chris Mazder, Jayson Terdiman)
• DNF in Sigulda, Latvia World Cup singles race
• 19th place in Oberhof, Germany World Cup singles race
• DNQ for St.Moritz, Switzerland World Cup singles race
• 13th place in Beijing Olympic singles race

2020-2021 (team only competed second half of season)

• Won team record 8th Norton USA Luge Start Championship
• Although exempt from fall qualifying, Tucker finished runner-up in the series
• Did not qualify for Koenigssee, Germany World Cup
• 12th in Sigulda, Latvia World Cup singles race
• 24th in Oberhof, Germany World Cup singles race
• DNF in Igls, Austria World Cup 2 singles race (was headed for a top 10 result at time of crash)
• DNQ in Igls, Austria World Cup 2 sprint race
• 14th place in Koenigssee, Germany World Championship singles race
• 12th place in Koenigssee, Germany World Championship sprint race
• 4th place in Koenigssee, Germany World Championship team relay (with Summer Britcher, Chris Mazdzer, Jayson Terdiman)
• 17th place in St. Moritz, Switzerland World Cup singles race
  
  

• 17th place in Igls, Austria World Cup singles race
• Silver medal in Lake Placid World Cup singles race
• Silver medal in Lake Placid World Cup sprint race
• 8th place in Whistler, Canada World Cup singles race
• 6th place in Whistler, Canada World Cup sprint race
• 21st place in Altenberg, Germany World Cup singles race
• 17th place in Lillehammer, Norway World Cup singles race
• 17th place in Sigulda, Latvia World Cup singles race
• 30th place in Oberhof, Germany World Cup singles race
• Silver medal in Oberhof, Germany World Cup team relay (with Summer Britcher, Chris Mazdzer/Jayson Terdiman)
• 14th place in Sochi, Russia World Championship singles race
• Bronze medal in Sochi, Russia World Championship team relay (with Summer Britcher, Chris Mazdzer/Jayson Terdiman)
• DNR in Winterberg, Germany World Cup
• 12th place in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup singles race
• Silver medal in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup team relay (with Summer Britcher, Chris Mazdzer/Jayson Terdiman)
  

2018-19 SEASON

• 14th place in Sochi, Russia World Cup singles race
• 14th place in Sochi, Russia World Cup sprint race
• 6th place in Oberhof, Germany World Cup team relay (with Summer Britcher, Chris Mazdzer, Jayson Terdiman)
• 14th place in Oberhof, Germany World Cup singles race
• 29th place in Altenberg, Germany World Cup singles race (shortened to one heat due to heavy snowfall)
• 9th place in Winterberg, Germany World Championships singles race
• DNQ for Winterberg, Germany World Championship sprint race
• 22nd place in Sigulda, Latvia World Cup singles race
• 4th place in Sigulda, Latvia World Cup Team Relay (with Summer Britcher, Chris Mazdzer, Jayson Terdiman)
• Bronze medal in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup Team Relay (with Chris Mazdzer, Jayson Terdiman, Summer Britcher)
• 8th place in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup singles race
• 10th place in Lake Placid, NY World Cup sprint race
• 10th place in Lake Placid, NY World Cup singles race
• Silver medal in Calgary, Canada World Cup team relay (with Summer Britcher, Chris Mazdzer/Jayson Terdiman)
• 8th place in Calgary, Canada World Cup singles race
• 19th place in Whistler, Canada World Cup singles race
• 19th place in Igls, Austria World Cup singles race
• First place in Norton USA Luge Start Championship
• Second place in pre-season Lillehammer Cup

2017-18 SEASON

• 26th place in Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea (holds start record set in first run of Olympic race)
• 13th place in Sigulda, Latvia World Cup sprint race
• 10th place in Sigulda, Latvia World Cup singles race
• 15th place in Lillehammer, Norway World Cup sprint race
• 11th place in Lillehammer, Norway World Cup singles race
• 15th place in Oberhof, Germany World Cup singles race
• Silver medal in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup team relay (with Summer Britcher, Matt Mortensen/Jayson Terdiman)
• 6th place in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup singles race
• Bronze medal in Lake Placid World Cup singles race
• 5th place in Lake Placid World Cup sprint race
• 16th place in Calgary, Canada World Cup singles race
• 27th place in Altenberg, Germany World Cup singles race
• 10th place in Winterberg, Germany World Cup singles race
• 15th place in Winterberg, Germany World Cup sprint race
• 16th place in Igls, Austria World Cup singles race
• 4th place in Igls, Austria World Cup team relay

2016-17 SEASON (Finished 7th in overall World Cup standings)

• Silver medal in pre-season Lillehammer Cup
• Swept all 4 fall competitions in Oct and Nov (Norton National Championship and 3 seeding races)
• Disqualified (overweight) in Winterberg World Cup singles (resulted in lost point opportunity in singles and sprint race)
• Gold medal in Lake Placid World Cup singles race
• Bronze medal in Lake Placid World Cup team relay (with Britcher, Mortensen/Terdiman)
• Gold medal in shortened Whistler World Cup singles race
• 4th place in Park City World Cup singles race
• 6th place in Park City World Cup sprint race
• 9th place in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup singles race
• Silver medal in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup team relay (with Erin Hamlin, Matt Mortensen/Jayson Terdiman)
• 9th place in Sigulda, Latvia World Cup singles race
• 10th place in Sigulda, Latvia World Cup sprint race
• 15th place in World Championship singles race (Igls, Austria)
• 14th place in World Championship sprint race (Igls, Austria)
• Silver medal in World Championship team relay (with Erin Hamlin, Matt Mortensen/Jayson Terdiman) (Igls, Austria)
• 12th place in Oberhof, Germany World Cup singles race
• 22nd place in Pyeongchang, South Korea pre-Olympic World Cup singles race
• 4th place in Altenberg, Germany World Cup singles race
  

2015-16 SEASON (Finished 7th in overall World Cup standings)

• Gold medal in the first fall seeding race
• Won the annual USA Luge Start Championship
• 7th place in Igls, Austria World Cup
• Silver medal at 2015 Lake Placid World Cup
• 9th place in 2015 Park City World Cup (singles)
• 5th place in 2015 Park City World Cup (sprint)
• 7th place in 2015 Calgary World Cup (singles)
• 12th place in 2015 Calgary World Cup (sprint)
• Bronze medal in 2016 Sigulda World Cup (singles)
• 15th place in Oberhof World Cup (singles)
• 14th place in Oberhof World Cup (sprint)
• U23 gold medal in 2016 Koenigssee World Championships (singles)
• 15th place in 2016 Koenigssee World Championships (sprint)
• 6th place in 2016 Koenigssee World Championships (singles)
• 13th place in 2016 Altenberg World Cup (singles)
• 20th place in 2016 Winterberg World Cup (singles)

2014-15 SEASON

• Gold medal at Lake Placid World Cup
• Bronze medal at Team Relay in Lake Placid World Cup
• Silver medal in Calgary, Canada FIL-Sprint World Cup
• 7th in Calgary, Canada World Cup
• 10th in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup
• Bronze medal at Winterberg, Germany World Cup
• 6th place in Team Relay at Winterberg, Germany World Cup
• 5th place in Lillehammer, Norway World Cup
• Silver medal at Jr. World Championship in Lillehammer, Norway
• 4th place in Team Relay Jr. World Championships in Lillehammer, Norway
• 21st in Altenberg, Germany World Cup
• 16th in Sochi, Russia World Cup

2013-14 SEASON

• Finished 22nd at the 2014 XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia
• Silver medal in team relay at Junior World Championships in Igls, Austria
• 9th place at Junior World Championships in Igls, Austria
• Silver medal in team relay in Oberhof, Germany Junior World Cup
• Bronze medal in Oberhof, Germany Junior World Cup
• 19th place in Oberhof, Germany World Cup
• 23rd in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup
• 16th place in Park City, Utah World Cup
• 11th place in Whistler World Cup
• Part of silver medal relay team in Winterberg, Germany
• Tie 11th place in Winterberg, Germany World Cup
• Gold medal in Igls, Austria Nations Cup
• 26th place in Igls, Austria World Cup
• 28th place in Lillehammer World Cup
• 2013 Silver medalist in Norton Nat'l Championships

2012-13 SEASON

• 2013 Norton Junior National Championship silver medalist
• 10th in Junior World Championships in Park City, Utah
• 22nd in Igls, Austria Junior World Cup
• 15th in Winterberg, Germany Junior World Cup
• 3rd in Team Relay at Park City, Utah Junior World Championship
• 13th in Lillehammer, Norway Junior World Cup
• 17th in Koenigssee, Germany Junior World Cup
• Tied for Norton Nat'l Championship (with Chris Mazdzer)