Tucker WEST

Historical Results

Rock climbing, cycling, golf.

Athlete

Studied Economics at Union College (Schenectady, NY).
Bachelor's of Science in Business Administration from the University of Florida (online via Gainesville, FL).

Partner, Raychel Germaine. Father, Brett. Mother, Pamela. Younger sisters, Tatum and Gracie.

English

National: Robert Fegg (GER), Bill Tavares (USA)

Partner Raychel Germaine (Luge): Competed at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games (14th). Her best World Cup result was seventh in 2015 in Lake Placid.

2013 World Cup in Lillehammer (Singles - 28th)

2010

Took up luge in 2002 after watching the Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City with his father. "We were flipping through channels and luge was on and for some reason, we thought it was cool and were just infatuated by it. So naturally, we went out in the backyard, built a little hill next to the barn and we went sledding. That wasn't fast enough, so we took the garden hose out and iced it down, and that wasn't fast enough. So then we came up with the hair-brained idea to make our own track. USA Luge heard about this crazy thing in our backyard and they came to check it out and said I should try the real thing. So when I was nine years old, we went up to Lake Placid and that's where I took my first run and that's where I fell in love with it." (Info 2018)

"I was always kind of a speed demon when I was a kid. Sledding wasn't fast enough; I thought luge was really cool." (newstimes.com, 1 Feb 2018)

"You’re kinda in the zone when you’re going down the track but as soon as you’re down with it you look back and you’re like 'holy crap' what did I just do? That’s when the adrenaline hits you, it’s a lot of fun." (12news.com, 19 Dec 2017)

To compete at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. (theridgefieldpress.com, 1 March 2018)

Swimmer Michael Phelps (USA), 23-time Olympic gold medallist, 26-time World champion.

Luger Albert Demchenko (RUS), three-time Olympic and two-time World Championships silver medallist.

Luger Armin Zoggeler (ITA), two-time Olympic and six-time World champion. (tucklife.com, 19 March 2020; Info 2018)

His father Brett, who constructed a nearly 800-foot wooden track in their Connecticut backyard when Tucker was six years old. Once completed, he added a public address and irrigation system, banners, and electronic timing. "I would announce, 'Here we are at the Olympics, and next up is Tucker West!'" (kdlg.org, 28 Jan 2014; espn.com, 20 Jan 2014)

"I try not to get too stuck in a routine because I feel that if your routine gets screwed then that can screw with you mentally. I try to switch it up most of the time. I try to stay away from lucky socks." (Info 2018)

"I don’t really have a motto but I always try to be the hardest worker so then whatever results follow I’ll be happy with." (tucklife.com, 19 March 2020)

USA Luge Team of the Year (2019)