Makena HODGSON

Canada

Luge

Date of Birth: 27 Jul 2000

Age: 21

Gender: Female

Residence: CALGARY, AB

Residence Country:

Canada

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Luge	Women's Singles	17

Schedule

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

Junior World Championships
Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
44	Women's Singles	2019	Innsbruck, AUT	42.865

World Cup Rankings
Season	Women's Singles
2021/22	28
2019/20	24
2018/19	42

Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season
Rank	Event	Season	Location
21	Women's Singles	2021/22	St. Moritz, SUI
23	Women's Singles	2021/22	Winterberg, GER
25	Women's Singles	2021/22	Oberhof, GER
25	Women's Singles	2021/22	Innsbruck, AUT
26	Women's Singles	2021/22	Sochi, RUS

Hobbies:

Reading, learning languages, playing the piano, writing.

Occupation:

Athlete, Student

Education:

Studies at Athabasca University (AB, CAN).

Family:

Father, Kevin. Mother, Kristie. Brother, Kai.

Languages spoken:

English, Spanish

Coach:

National: Wolfgang Staudinger (GER)

Debut:

2018 World Cup in Innsbruck (Singles - 28th)

National team:

2019

Start:

First became interested in the sport watching the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. For Christmas, her parents gifted her a tourist ride at the Calgary, AB track in her stocking. They went the next day. “I took that ride and it wasn’t like anything I’d ever experienced before. I really liked the speed and I really wanted to try it out and see how it goes. It just started from there." (calgarysun.com, 18 Jan 2022)

Reason:

Likes the speed and the adrenaline. (luge.ca)

Ambition:

Would like to become a pediatric physician in oncology or neonatology. (olympic.ca)

Influence:

Luger Kimberley McRae (CAN), two-time Olympian (2014, 2018). For her hard work, resilience and love of the sport. (olympic.ca)

Ritual:

Wears vibrant socks on race day. (olympic.ca)

Philosophy:

“Work hard in silence. Let your success be your noise.” (olympic.ca)

General Interest

COVID-19
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, she did not compete internationally in 2020/21, but did win her first senior national title that season.

RELATIONSHIP
Is currently dating ski cross athlete Phillip Tremblay (CAN). (Facebook)

FATHER
Her father Kevin is the executive director at HEROS (Hockey Education Reaching Out Society), an organisation that uses hockey to empower at-risk youth across Canada. In 2021, he was named the winner of the National Hockey League’s Willie O’Ree Community Hero Award, presented annually to a person who makes a positive impact on their community through hockey. (nhl.com; calgarysun.com, 18 Jan 2022)

HOCKEY FAMILY
Her family billets junior hockey players for the Western Hockey League's (WHL) Calgary Hitmen. (olympic.ca)

Milestones

World Cup career-best 14th-place finish in Whistler in December 2019.

Debuted on the Junior World Cup circuit in December 2016 with a top-five finish on her home track in Calgary.

Three-time junior national champion (2016-18).

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event

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