Nico GLEIRSCHER

Austria
Luge
17 Mar 1997
24
Male
INNSBRUCK
 
Austria
TELFES IM STUBAI
 
Austria

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
LUG Luge Men's Singles 12

Schedule

Start Time Location Event Status
Yanqing National Sliding Centre
Men's Singles Training Group A Run 1
Finished
After Run 1 		Yanqing National Sliding Centre
Men's Singles Training Group A Run 2
Finished
Yanqing National Sliding Centre
Men's Singles Training Group A Run 3
Finished
After Run 3 		Yanqing National Sliding Centre
Men's Singles Training Group A Run 4
Finished
Yanqing National Sliding Centre
Men's Singles Training Run 5
Finished
Yanqing National Sliding Centre
Men's Singles Training Run 6
Finished
Yanqing National Sliding Centre
Men's Singles Run 1
Finished
Yanqing National Sliding Centre
Men's Singles Run 2
Finished
Yanqing National Sliding Centre
Men's Singles Run 3
Finished
Yanqing National Sliding Centre
Men's Singles Run 4
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Historical Results

World Championships
RankEventYearLocationResult
1Men's Singles Sprint2021Koenigssee, GER38.375
15Men's Singles2021Koenigssee, GER1:38.964
World Cup Rankings
SeasonMen's SinglesMen's Singles Sprint
2021/2289
2020/2139
2019/2020
2018/1922
2017/1817
2016/1741
2015/1644
World Cup - Best Achievements
SeasonMen's SinglesMen's Singles Sprint
2021/221 x 2nd, 1 x 3rd, 2 x 4th, 1 x 5th1 x 4th
2020/211 x 1st, 1 x 2nd, 1 x 4th, 1 x 5th
2019/201 x 4th
Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season
RankEventSeasonLocation
2Men's Singles2021/22Winterberg, GER
3Men's Singles2021/22St. Moritz, SUI
4Men's Singles2021/22Innsbruck, AUT
4Men's Singles Sprint2021/22Sigulda, LAT
4Men's Singles2021/22Oberhof, GER
5Men's Singles2021/22Sigulda, LAT
10Men's Singles2021/22Sochi, RUS
10Men's Singles Sprint2021/22Innsbruck, AUT
11Men's Singles2021/22Sochi, RUS
14Men's Singles Sprint2021/22Sochi, RUS
20Men's Singles2021/22Yanqing, CHN
27Men's Singles2021/22Altenberg, GER
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Skiing, football, golf.

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Athlete, Sport soldier

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Father, Gerhard. Mother, Sabine. Older brother, David.

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German

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RV Swarovski Halltal

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National: Rene Friedl (GER)

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Father Gerhard Gleirscher (Luge): Competed at three consecutive Olympic Winter Games (1992-1998), finishing seventh on each occasion. Won a complete set of World Championship medals, including mixed team gold and singles bronze in 1997 (Igls), after mixed team silver in 1991 (Winterberg).

Brother David Gleirscher (Luge): Dual medallist at the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games, winning singles gold and team relay bronze. Four-time World Championship medallist, winning a gold (team relay) and two bronze (singles, sprint) in 2021, after sprint silver in 2020.

Grandfather Vinzenz Hoertnagl (Weightlifting): Two-time Olympian, competing in the heavyweight category at Montreal 1976 and Moscow 1980, where he finished fifth.

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2015 World Cup in Innsbruck (Singles - 19th)

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Winning the sprint title at the 2021 World Championships in Koenigssee. "It is an indescribable feeling. It's just super cool and definitely a reward for years of hard work." (meinbezirk.at, 29 Jan 2021)

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"Yesterday is over, it's a different day." (rodel-austria.at, 2021)

Milestones

WORLD CUP
Finished the 2020/21 season a career-high third, with two podiums, including his first individual win in February 2021, claiming the St. Mortitz singles in the last race of the season, just one week after winning the sprint title at the World Championships in Koenigssee.

Had his first career podium in November 2017 at the Winterberg sprint, finishing 0.017 seconds ahead of Ralf Palik (GER) in fourth. Second podium came three years later, again in Winterberg, where he finished second in the singles, 0.005 seconds ahead of Dominik Fischnaller (ITA) and 0.009 seconds ahead of teammate Jonas Mueller (AUT), who finished fourth.

Had one team relay win in January 2021 (Koenigssee), to round out his four career podiums.

JUNIOR
Four Junior World Championship medals in four appearances (2013-16), with a silver (2017 singles) and three bronze medals (2015 singles; 2016 and 2017 team relay).

Added four European Junior Championship medals after winning singles silver (2016) and bronze (2015, 2017), and team sprint bronze in 2015.

Seven Junior World Cup podiums, including one win in Innsbruck in January 2017.
Legend
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