_by_Sandro_Halank%E2%80%93081.jpg) Corless at the
2020 Winter Youth Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Born | 27 November 2003 New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada |
| Height | 166 cm (5 ft 5 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Canada |
| Sport | Luge |
Medal record | |
Natalie Corless (born 27 November 2003) is a Canadian luger. [1] [2]
At the age of 16 in December 2019, Natalie Corless, along with Caitlin Nash, became the first women ever to compete in a FIL World Cup doubles race. [3] They finished in 22nd place out of 23 sleds (the last sled crashed out). [4] A month later the pair would go onto compete at the first ever girls' doubles event at the Winter Youth Olympics, winning silver. [5]
For the 2021–22 season, Corless switched focus to the singles event. [2]
In January 2022, Corless was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team. [6] [7]
- ^ "Natalie Corless". Luge Canada. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Natalie Corless". olympic.ca. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ "Canadian lugers Nash, Corless to become 1st women to race in World Cup doubles". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. 12 December 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ Rowbottom, Mike (14 December 2019). "Canadian 16-year-olds become first women to race men at Luge World Cup". www.insidethegames.biz/. Dunsar Media Ltd. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ Heroux, Devin (18 January 2020). "Canadian lugers slide to country's 1st medal at Youth Olympics". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ Nichols, Paula (18 January 2022). "Team Canada to have six luge athletes at Beijing 2022". www.olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "Veterans Walker, Snith to lead young Canadian luge team at Beijing Winter Games". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- Natalie Corless at the International Luge Federation
- Natalie Corless at Team Canada
- Natalie Corless at Olympics.com
- Natalie Corless at Olympedia
 | This biographical article relating to luge in Canada is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 2003 births
- Living people
- Canadian female lugers
- Olympic lugers for Canada
- Youth Olympic silver medalists for Canada
- Lugers at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics
- Lugers at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- Sportspeople from New Westminster
- Medalists at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics
- 21st-century Canadian women
- Luge biography stubs
- Canadian winter sports biography stubs
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Corless at the
2020 Winter Youth Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Born | 27 November 2003 New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada |
| Height | 166 cm (5 ft 5 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Canada |
| Sport | Luge |
Medal record | |
Natalie Corless (born 27 November 2003) is a Canadian luger. [1] [2]
At the age of 16 in December 2019, Natalie Corless, along with Caitlin Nash, became the first women ever to compete in a FIL World Cup doubles race. [3] They finished in 22nd place out of 23 sleds (the last sled crashed out). [4] A month later the pair would go onto compete at the first ever girls' doubles event at the Winter Youth Olympics, winning silver. [5]
For the 2021–22 season, Corless switched focus to the singles event. [2]
In January 2022, Corless was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team. [6] [7]
- ^ "Natalie Corless". Luge Canada. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Natalie Corless". olympic.ca. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ "Canadian lugers Nash, Corless to become 1st women to race in World Cup doubles". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. 12 December 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ Rowbottom, Mike (14 December 2019). "Canadian 16-year-olds become first women to race men at Luge World Cup". www.insidethegames.biz/. Dunsar Media Ltd. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ Heroux, Devin (18 January 2020). "Canadian lugers slide to country's 1st medal at Youth Olympics". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ Nichols, Paula (18 January 2022). "Team Canada to have six luge athletes at Beijing 2022". www.olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "Veterans Walker, Snith to lead young Canadian luge team at Beijing Winter Games". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- Natalie Corless at the International Luge Federation
- Natalie Corless at Team Canada
- Natalie Corless at Olympics.com
- Natalie Corless at Olympedia
|
| This biographical article relating to luge in Canada is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 2003 births
- Living people
- Canadian female lugers
- Olympic lugers for Canada
- Youth Olympic silver medalists for Canada
- Lugers at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics
- Lugers at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- Sportspeople from New Westminster
- Medalists at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics
- 21st-century Canadian women
- Luge biography stubs
- Canadian winter sports biography stubs