Julia TAUBITZ

Germany

Luge

Date of Birth: 1 Mar 1996

Age: 25

Gender: Female

Place of birth: ANNABERG-BUCHHOLZ

Birth Country:

Germany

Residence: ANNABERG-BUCHOLZ

Residence Country:

Germany

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Luge	Women's Singles	7

Schedule

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

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

World Championships
Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
1	Women's Singles	2021	Koenigssee, GER	1:41.132
1	Women's Singles Sprint	2021	Koenigssee, GER	39.101
1	Team Relay	2020	Sochi, RUS	2:44.213
2	Team Relay	2021	Koenigssee, GER	2:43.177
2	Women's Singles	2020	Sochi, RUS	1:39.492
2	Women's Singles Sprint	2019	Winterberg, GER	38.635
2	Women's Singles	2019	Winterberg, GER	1:54.293
4	Women's Singles Sprint	2020	Sochi, RUS	31.159
6	Women's Singles Sprint	2016	Koenigssee, GER	39.641
6	Women's Singles	2016	Koenigssee, GER	1:41.555
8	Women's Singles	2017	Innsbruck, AUT	1:20.026
12	Women's Singles Sprint	2017	Innsbruck, AUT	30.152

U23 World Championships
Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
1	Women's Singles	2019	Winterberg, GER	1:54.293

World Cup Rankings
Season	Women's Singles
2021/22	1
2020/21	2
2019/20	1
2018/19	2
2017/18	8
2016/17	12
2015/16	15

World Cup - Best Achievements
Season	Women's Singles	Women's Singles Sprint
2021/22	3 x 1st, 4 x 2nd, 1 x 4th	1 x 1st, 1 x 2nd, 1 x 5th
2020/21	3 x 1st, 2 x 2nd, 1 x 4th, 2 x 5th	3 x 1st
2019/20	3 x 1st, 1 x 2nd, 3 x 3rd, 2 x 4th	3 x 1st
2018/19	2 x 1st, 2 x 2nd, 1 x 3rd, 2 x 5th	1 x 2nd, 1 x 3rd, 1 x 4th

Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season
Rank	Event	Season	Location
1	Women's Singles	2021/22	Winterberg, GER
1	Women's Singles Sprint	2021/22	Sochi, RUS
1	Women's Singles	2021/22	Innsbruck, AUT
1	Women's Singles	2021/22	Sochi, RUS
2	Women's Singles Sprint	2021/22	Innsbruck, AUT
2	Women's Singles	2021/22	Altenberg, GER
2	Women's Singles	2021/22	Oberhof, GER
2	Women's Singles	2021/22	Yanqing, CHN
2	Women's Singles	2021/22	Sigulda, LAT
4	Women's Singles	2021/22	St. Moritz, SUI
5	Women's Singles Sprint	2021/22	Sigulda, LAT
9	Women's Singles	2021/22	Sochi, RUS

Hobbies:

Inline skating, snowboarding, photography, climbing.

Occupation:

Athlete, Sport soldier

Family:

Father, Thomas. Mother, Simone. Older Brother, Tony.

Languages spoken:

German, English

Club name:

WSC Erzgebirge Oberwiesenthal

Coach:

National: Norber Loch (GER)
Club: Jan Eichhorn (GER)

Debut:

2015 World Cup in Innsbruck (Singles - 18th)

National team:

2015

Start:

Followed her older brother into luge at age seven. (Athlete, 2021)

Ambition:

Win an Olympic medal and an overall World Cup title. "For these dreams, it is worth it to try my best every day." (Athlete, 2021)

Memorable:

Winning sprint gold at the 2021 World Championships in Koenigssee, after almost missing out on qualification for the final, securing the penultimate position. "I was in the leader's box right from the start and was able to really see everything. And then tears came to me at once. Emotionally, I will probably remember that day longer than that of the [women's singles] title." (mdr.de, 21 Feb 2021)

Influence:

In sport, coach Jan Eichhorn. For anything else, her mother or best friend. (Athlete, 2021)

Philosophy:

"I learn from the best. That motivates me because I want to keep up." (stimme.de, 25 Jan 2019)

Award:

German Sports Aid Foundation Sportswoman of the Month (January 2021)

General Interest

BIG SHOES TO FILL
After the retirement of Tatjana Hufner (GER) and the pregnancies of teammates Natalie Geisenberger and Dajana Eitberger - both Olympic medallists - Taubitz, at age 23, was suddenly the senior member of a new-look German team for the 2019/20 season. She rose to the occasion with three World Cup titles in singles and two in sprint, finishing atop the season rankings in both disciplines. (freiepresse.de, 18 Nov 2019)

BEIJING TEST RUN
Was part of the delegation to test the National Sliding Centre for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games in October 2020. "I am one of the few athletes who knows this track. It suits me very well too." (mdr.de, 21 Feb 2021)

DOING HER PART
Spent the 2020 off season contributing to the global fight against Covid-19 by sewing face masks for friends and fans. (blick.de, 24 June 2020)

Milestones

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Eighth all-time most successful female luger with three gold and four silver medals, and second among all active lugers behind Natalie Geisenberger (GER). Has placed in the top two in every race since 2019, except the 2020 sprint, where she finished fourth (highest placed German), 0.017 seconds behind Eliza Tiruma (LAT).

Third-consecutive luger to win both the singles and sprint at the same championship in 2021 (Koenigssee), and was part of a dominant German team that took the top four places in both events.

Has six junior medals, including double gold at the 2016 Junior World Championships in Winterberg, and U23 singles gold in 2019 (Winterberg).

WORLD CUP
Broke teammate Natalie Geisenberger's seven-year overall World Cup title stretch in 2019/20, becoming only the third woman in 13 seasons to win the award, after Geisenberger missed the season on maternity leave. Appeared on the podium in seven out of nine races, with two more fourth-place finishes.

Taubitz was edged by Madeleine Egle (AUT) in the 2021/22 singles season standings by two points, but bested the Austrian in the sprint to win the combined women's standings.

Started the 2018/19 season with nine consecutive podiums, including recording her first World Cup win in Calgary, defeating Geisenberger after finishing second to her in the previous three races.

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event

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