Alex Gough (luger)
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Alex Gough is a Canadian
luge
r who has competed since 2002. She won a bronze medal in the women's singles event at the FIL World Luge Championships 2011
in Cesana, the first ever for a Canadian woman and only the second overall (Miroslav Zajonc
was the first with his gold in the men's singles event in 1983
.).
Gough also competed in two Winter Olympics, earning her best finish of 18th in the women's singles event at Vancouver
in 2010
. She was seen as a surprise qualifier at the Turin games, with most expecting 2010 to be her first Olympics.
In the season preceding the games, she ranked 11th at the Calgary World Cup, and 3rd at the Canadian championships. Her career highlights including coming in fourth at the 2003 Canadian championships.
On February 12, 2011, she was the first non-German athlete to win a World Cup race in thirteen years.
Gough lives and trains in Calgary, where she attended high school with other top athletes, at the National Sport School
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
luge
Luge
A Luge is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds supine and feet-first. Steering is done by flexing the sled's runners with the calf of each leg or exerting opposite shoulder pressure to the seat. Racing sleds weigh 21-25 kilograms for singles and 25-30 kilograms for doubles. Luge...
r who has competed since 2002. She won a bronze medal in the women's singles event at the FIL World Luge Championships 2011
FIL World Luge Championships 2011
The FIL World Luge Championships 2011 took place 28-30 January 2011 in Cesana, Italy at the Cesana Pariol bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track. A total of 19 countries competed.-Medalists:-Men's singles:...
in Cesana, the first ever for a Canadian woman and only the second overall (Miroslav Zajonc
Miroslav Zajonc
Miroslav Zajonc was a Czechoslovakian-born luger who later competed for both Canada and the United States between the late 1970s and the late 1980s...
was the first with his gold in the men's singles event in 1983
FIL World Luge Championships 1983
The FIL World Luge Championships 1983 took place in Lake Placid, New York, United States. It marked the first time that the championships took place outside of Europe.-Men's singles:...
.).
Gough also competed in two Winter Olympics, earning her best finish of 18th in the women's singles event at Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
in 2010
2010 Winter Olympics
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...
. She was seen as a surprise qualifier at the Turin games, with most expecting 2010 to be her first Olympics.
In the season preceding the games, she ranked 11th at the Calgary World Cup, and 3rd at the Canadian championships. Her career highlights including coming in fourth at the 2003 Canadian championships.
On February 12, 2011, she was the first non-German athlete to win a World Cup race in thirteen years.
Gough lives and trains in Calgary, where she attended high school with other top athletes, at the National Sport School
National Sport School (Canada)
The National Sport School is a public high school in Calgary, Alberta; which teaches grades 9 through 12. The school is specially designed for Canadian Olympic calibre athletes to be able to train and travel internationally, while staying in school...
.