Christian Oberstolz (born August 8, 1977 in Innichen

Innichen

Innichen is a market town and comune in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol.It is located in the Puster Valley on the Drava river, about 120 km northeast of Trento and about 80 km northeast of Bolzano , on Italy's border with Austria.As November 2010, it had a...

) is an Italian

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

 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 1997. He won four medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with two silvers (Men's doubles: 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:...

, Mixed team: 2007

FIL World Luge Championships 2007

The FIL World Luge Championships 2007 took place February 2-4, 2007 at the bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track in Igls, Austria for the fourth time after having hosted the event in 1977, 1987, and 1997.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:...

) and two bronzes (Mixed team: 2004

FIL World Luge Championships 2004

The FIL World Luge Championships 2004 took place February 13-15, 2004 at the Spiral track in Nagano, Japan. This marked the first time the event took place in Asia.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Mixed team:-Medal table:...

, 2005

FIL World Luge Championships 2005

-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Mixed team:-Medal table:-References:****...

).

At the FIL European Luge Championships, Oberstolz won five medals with one gold (Men's doubles: 2008

FIL European Luge Championships 2008

The FIL European Luge Championships 2008 took place January 7-13, 2008 at the Cesana Pariol track in Cesana, Italy. The relay competition took the place of the team event that had been held at every European championship since 1988...

), three silvers (Men's doubles: 2004

FIL European Luge Championships 2004

The FIL European Luge Championships 2004 took place in Oberhof, Germany for the third time having hosted the event previously in 1979 and 1998. The number of teams per nation in the mixed team event is reduced from two to one starting at these championships....

; Mixed team: 2004, 2006

FIL European Luge Championships 2006

The FIL European Luge Championships 2006 took place in Winterberg, Germany for the fourth time having hosted the event previously in 1982, 1992, and 2000.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:...

) and one bronze (Men's doubles: 2006).

Oberstolz has competed in three Winter Olympics, earning his best finish of fourth in the men's doubles event at Vancouver

Vancouver

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 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...

.

He won the overall men's doubles Luge World Cup title in 2004-5.

Oberstolz is married to fellow Russian-Italian luger Anastasia Oberstolz-Antonova

Anastasia Oberstolz-Antonova

Anastasia Oberstolz-Antonova is a Soviet/Russian-born, Italian luger who has competed since the late 1990s and for Italy since 2003...

 who sat out the 2006-7 World Cup season

2006-07 Luge World Cup

The 2007 Luge World Cup is a multi race tournament over a season for luge. The season started on 18 November 2006 and ended on 18 February 2007. The World Cup is organised by the FIL.- Calendar :-Men's singles:-Men's doubles:-Women's singles:-Team Relay:...

to pregnancy, giving birth to a daughter, Alexandria, on May 14, 2007.