Luge at the 1994 Winter Olympics – Women's singles

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{{Infobox Olympic event

|event = Women's singles

|games = 1994 Winter

|image =

|image_size = 80px

|caption = Pictogram for Luge at the 1994 Lillehammer Games

|venue = Lillehammer Olympic Bobsleigh and Luge Track

|dates = 15–16 February 1994

|competitors = 25

|nations = 14

|win_value = 3:15.517

|gold = Gerda Weissensteiner

|goldNOC = ITA

|silver = Susi Erdmann

|silverNOC = GER

|bronze = Andrea Tagwerker

|bronzeNOC = AUT

|prev = 1992

|next = 1998

}}

{{Luge at the 1994 Winter Olympics}}

The Women's singles luge competition at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer was held on 15 and 16 February, at Lillehammer Olympic Bobsleigh and Luge Track.{{cite web

|title=Lillehammer 1994 Official Report - Volume 3

|url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1994/E_BOOK4.PDF

|publisher=LA84 Foundation

|work=Lillehammer Olympic Organizing Committee

|year=1994

|accessdate=20 January 2014

|url-status=dead

|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101202195105/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1994/E_BOOK4.PDF

|archivedate=2 December 2010

}}{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1994/LUG/womens-singles.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418001507/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1994/LUG/womens-singles.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Luge at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Games: Women's Singles |accessdate=7 April 2020 |work=Sports Reference}}

Weissensteiner, the defending world champion, had the fastest times in each of the four runs to win the gold medal. Less than three weeks later, the medal was stolen while she was at her brother's funeral when her home in Bolzano was burgled. The Olympic Organizing Committee of Lillehammer gave her a replacement.

Results

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! Rank !! Bib !! Athlete !! Country !! Run 1 !! Run 2 !! Run 3 !! Run 4 !! Total

{{gold1}}1align=left| Gerda Weissensteineralign=left| {{FlagIOC|ITA|1994 Winter
} || 48.740 || 48.890 || 48.950 || 48.937 || 3:15.517

|-

| {{silver2}} || 12 ||align=left| Susi Erdmann ||align=left| {{FlagIOC|GER|1994 Winter|}} || 48.989 || 48.893 || 49.340 || 49.054 || 3:16.276

|-

| {{bronze3}} || 4 ||align=left| Andrea Tagwerker ||align=left| {{FlagIOC|AUT|1994 Winter|}} || 48.961 || 49.157 || 49.277 || 49.257 || 3:16.652

|-

| 4 || 3 ||align=left| Angelika Neuner ||align=left| {{FlagIOC|AUT|1994 Winter|}} || 49.055 || 49.152 || 49.315 || 49.379 || 3:16.901

|-

| 5 || 8 ||align=left| Natalie Obkircher ||align=left| {{FlagIOC|ITA|1994 Winter|}} || 49.046 || 49.252 || 49.181 || 49.458 || 3:16.937

|-

| 6 || 6 ||align=left| Gabi Kohlisch ||align=left| {{FlagIOC|GER|1994 Winter|}} || 48.988 || 49.323 || 49.301 || 49.585 || 3:17.197

|-

| 7 || 5 ||align=left| Irina Gubkina ||align=left| {{FlagIOC|RUS|1994 Winter|}} || 49.167 || 49.231 || 49.376 || 49.424 || 3:17.198

|-

| 8 || 11 ||align=left| Nataliya Yakushenko ||align=left| {{FlagIOC|UKR|1994 Winter|}} || 49.233 || 49.304 || 49.413 || 49.428 || 3:17.378

|-

| 9 || 2 ||align=left| Anna Orlova ||align=left| {{FlagIOC|LAT|1994 Winter|}} || 49.301 || 49.526 || 49.297 || 49.363 || 3:17.487

|-

| 10 || 20 ||align=left| Doris Neuner ||align=left| {{FlagIOC|AUT|1994 Winter|}} || 49.331 || 49.717 || 49.319 || 49.459 || 3:17.826

|-

| 11 || 7 ||align=left| Cammy Myler ||align=left| {{FlagIOC|USA|1994 Winter|}} || 49.201 || 49.763 || 49.324 || 49.546 || 3:17.834

|-

| 12 || 17 ||align=left| Bethany Calcaterra-McMahon ||align=left| {{FlagIOC|USA|1994 Winter|}} || 49.733 || 49.542 || 49.304 || 49.426 || 3:18.005

|-

| 13 || 13 ||align=left| Pia Wedege ||align=left| {{FlagIOC|NOR|1994 Winter|}} || 49.367 || 49.490 || 49.720 || 49.470 || 3:18.047

|-

| 14 || 19 ||align=left| Jana Bode ||align=left| {{FlagIOC|GER|1994 Winter|}} || 50.099 || 49.296 || 49.467 || 49.239 || 3:18.101

|-

| 15 || 21 ||align=left| Mária Jasenčáková ||align=left| {{FlagIOC|SVK|1994 Winter|}} || 49.411 || 50.351 || 49.276 || 49.418 || 3:18.456

|-

| 16 || 14 ||align=left| Evija Šulce ||align=left| {{FlagIOC|LAT|1994 Winter|}} || 49.795 || 49.819 || 49.625 || 49.718 || 3:18.957

|-

| 17 || 10 ||align=left| Iluta Gaile ||align=left| {{FlagIOC|LAT|1994 Winter|}} || 49.973 || 49.736 || 49.636 || 49.704 || 3:19.049

|-

| 18 || 23 ||align=left| Olga Novikova ||align=left| {{FlagIOC|RUS|1994 Winter|}} || 49.860 || 50.044 || 49.842 || 50.231 || 3:19.977

|-

| 19 || 15 ||align=left| Helen Novikov ||align=left| {{FlagIOC|EST|1994 Winter|}} || 50.160 || 50.172 || 49.808 || 50.193 || 3:20.333

|-

| 20 || 16 ||align=left| Anne Abernathy ||align=left| {{FlagIOC|ISV|1994 Winter|}} || 50.698 || 50.190 || 49.776 || 50.167 || 3:20.831

|-

| 21 || 24 ||align=left| Adriana Turea ||align=left| {{FlagIOC|ROU|1994 Winter|}} || 50.324 || 50.588 || 50.393 || 50.556 || 3:21.861

|-

| 22 || 25 ||align=left| Sorina Grigore ||align=left| {{FlagIOC|ROU|1994 Winter|}} || 51.324 || 50.800 || 50.572 || 50.508 || 3:23.204

|-

| 23 || 18 ||align=left| Verona Marjanović ||align=left| {{FlagIOC|BIH|1994 Winter|}} || 50.586 || 51.707 || 51.365 || 51.121 || 3:24.779

|-

| 24 || 22 ||align=left| Greta Sebald ||align=left| {{FlagIOC|GRE|1994 Winter|}} || 1:43.585 || 50.824 || 49.777 || 49.955 || 4:14.141

|-

| - || 9 ||align=left| Erin Warren ||align=left| {{FlagIOC|USA|1994 Winter|}} || DNF || - || - || - || -

|}

References

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