In 2009, Erin Hamlin (a four-time Olympian) placed first at the FIL World Luge Championships held in Lake Placid, New York making her the first American to win a world championship in  Luge World Cup, and then she took the singles bronze medal in Sochi's 2014 Winter Olympics.
In 2009, Erin Hamlin (a four-time Olympian) placed first at the FIL World Luge Championships held in Lake Placid, New York making her the first American to win a world championship in  Luge World Cup, and then she took the singles bronze medal in Sochi's 2014 Winter Olympics.