Summer Britcher

Summer Britcher
Personal information
Born March 21, 1994 (age 21)

Summer Britcher (born March 21, 1994) is an American luger who earned a place on the Olympic team to compete at the 2014 Winter Olympics.[1]

Britcher is the daughter of Baltimore City Fire Department Captain William Britcher. She first became involved in luge at age 14, when she spoke to a coach, Gordy Sheer, at a luge promotional event called the Luge Challenge at the Ski Liberty in Pennsylvania.[2][3] Sheer suggested she go to Lake Placid for a try-out. Britcher later moved to Lake Placid to train.[2][3] Britcher attended Susquehannock High School in Glen Rock, Pennsylvania, where she played on the soccer team.[3]

Britcher won a gold medal in the team relay at the 2012 Youth Winter Olympics.[4] She placed fifth place in the girls' individual event at those Games.[5] Britcher placed first in the 2013 U.S. Junior National Championship.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Walk, John (December 16, 2013). "Glen Rock native Britcher will compete at Winter Olympics in Russia". York Dispatch. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Schaffer, Christian (December 26, 2013). "Baltimore's Summer Britcher ready for Winter Olympics". abc2news.com. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Seip, Jim (December 30, 2013). "Glen Rock's Summer Britcher headed to 2014 Winter Games". The Evening Sun. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  4. ↑ USA Luge profile for Summer Britcher
  5. ↑ FIL-Luge profile
  6. ↑ NBC Olympics Summer Britcher profile

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