Christian Niccum
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Christian Niccum (born January 27, 1978) is an American luger who has competed since 1998. He finished 23nd in the men's singles event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.
Niccum's best finish at the FIL World Luge Championships was 9th in the men's singles event at Park City, Utah in 2005.
Though a doubles specialist in luge, Niccum raced singles in various times in his career. For the 2007-8 Luge World Cup season, which starts the weekend of November 17, 2007, Niccum will return to doubles paired with fellow American Dan Joye.
Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Niccum resides in Woodinville, Washington when not involved in luge.
[edit] References
- 2006 luge men's singles results
- FIL-Luge profile
- USA Luge profile of Niccum and Dan Joye
- United States Olympic Committee profile]
- Yahoo! profile
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