Katie UHLAENDER
United States of AmericaEvents and Medals
| Discipline | Event | Rank | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
 Skeleton |
Women | 6 |
Schedule
| Start Time | Location | Event | Status |
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| Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
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| After Heat 1 | Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
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| Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
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| After Heat 3 | Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
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| Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
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| After Heat 5 | Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
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| Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
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| Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
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| Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
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| Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
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Biographical Information
Highlights
Historical Results
| Olympic Games | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| 4 | Women | 2014 | Sochi, RUS | 00:03:54.340 |
| 6 | Women | 2006 | Torino, ITA | 00:02:02.300 |
| 11 | Women | 2010 | Vancouver, CAN | 00:03:37.930 |
| 13 | Women | 2018 | PyeongChang, KOR | 00:03:29.610 |
| World Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| 1 | Women | 2012 | Lake Placid, NY, USA | 3:42.33 |
| 2 | Women | 2008 | Altenberg, GER | 4:03.08 |
| 3 | Women | 2007 | St. Moritz, SUI | 4:45.85 |
| 6 | Women | 2021 | Altenberg, GER | 3:54.88 |
| 7 | Women | 2013 | St. Moritz, SUI | 4:40.56 |
| 7 | Women | 2009 | Lake Placid, NY, USA | 3:49.32 |
| 7 | Women | 2005 | Calgary, AB, CAN | 3:54.76 |
| 9 | Women | 2011 | Koenigssee, GER | 3:31.51 |
| 10 | Women | 2016 | Innsbruck, AUT | 3:38.36 |
| World Cup Rankings | |
|---|---|
| Season | Women |
| 2021/22 | 13 |
| 2020/21 | 18 |
| 2017/18 | 12 |
| 2016/17 | 16 |
| 2013/14 | 12 |
| 2012/13 | 3 |
| 2011/12 | 11 |
| 2010/11 | 24 |
| 2009/10 | 7 |
| 2008/09 | 3 |
| 2007/08 | 1 |
| 2006/07 | 1 |
| World Cup - Best Achievements | |
|---|---|
| Season | Women |
| 2021/22 | 1 x 5th, 1 x 8th, 2 x 9th |
| 2020/21 | 1 x 5th, 1 x 7th, 2 x 13th |
| Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Season | Location | Result |
| 5 | Women | 2021/22 | Winterberg, GER | 1:54.07 |
| 8 | Women | 2021/22 | Altenberg, GER | 1:55.92 |
| 9 | Women | 2021/22 | St. Moritz, SUI | 2:19.00 |
| 9 | Women | 2021/22 | Innsbruck, AUT | 1:48.62 |
| 10 | Women | 2021/22 | Sigulda, LAT | 1:45.80 |
| 15 | Women | 2021/22 | Altenberg, GER | 2:01.52 |
| 16 | Women | 2021/22 | Innsbruck, AUT | 1:48.95 |
Skiing, photography, sport, writing, watching movies, surfing.
Athlete
Studied at Colorado Mountain College (Glenwood Springs, CO)
Mother, Karen. Father, Ted (passed in 2009). Brothers, Scott and Will.
English
Father Ted Uhlaender (Baseball): Was an outfielder for Major League Baseball from 1965-1972 with the Minnesota Twins, Cleveland Indians and Cincinnati Reds. Died of a heart attack on 12 February 2009.
Weightlifting: Competed in her first competition in 2010 after people notice how much she could lift in the gym and won a national title. Competed at the 2012 US Olympic Trials. (teamusa.org, 17 Jan 2014)
Cycling: She took up the sport in 2015, focusing on team sprint, as she recovered from back-to-back surgeries she underwent post-Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games on her hip and ankle (that year she was fifth at nationals with McKenzie Browne). Partnered with Mandy Marquardt to win the team sprint at the 2018 USA Cycling Elite Track National Championships in Carson, California. The win comes five months after Uhlaender won her fifth national title in skeleton. (teamusa.org, Mar 2017; teamusa.org, 7 Aug 2018)
2004 World Cup in Winterberg (6th)
Over 12 surgeries during her career.
Late 2017: Torn hamstring.
Late 2016: Contracted an autoimmune disease and almost died, reaching a point where she laid in her hospital bed and accepted two things: one, that she was going to die, and two, that she had lived a good life, and that she was ready. (usatoday.com, 17 Feb 2018)
2014: Competed with an ankle fracture that went undiagnosed for two years. Had back-to-back surgeries on her hip and ankle post-Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games.
October 2014: Concussion suffered in a training run in Lake Placid, New York. Rehabilitation and treatment was at the Carrick Brain Centre in Texas.
2009: Shattered knee cap. The injury became septic and required a third surgery. She developed a blood infection. Had hip surgery.
2008: Right knee blowout.
2003: Fractured her sternum her first season.
2004/05: Two broken bones in her foot and still raced the entire season. (teamusa.org, 17 Jan 2014)
2004
Grew up on the family farm in small-town Kansas, dreaming of following in her father's footsteps as a professional athlete. Took up skeleton at age 19 in 2003. After just three weeks on the sled she won the U.S. junior title. “My fourth weekend I went to Junior Worlds. Literally, been on a sled three weeks.” After eight weeks she was U.S. champion. (ocregister.com, 5 Feb 2014)
She lives for the nerves and the competition. (usatoday.com, 17 Feb 2018)
"There are going to be peaks. There are going to be valleys. I don’t want to walk away bitter or upset. I want to be not just an Olympian but a really great human.” (usatoday.com, 17 Feb 2018)
“It was the moments going down the track where my stomach’s in my throat. I just love life, whether or not the bronze medal ends up mine or not, that’s not what it’s about. I think it’s an opportunity to seize the moment and that’s what I tried to do here [in PyeongChang 2018) and I think I want to walk away knowing I have tons of people that love me and that have supported me and the journey is crazy!" (usatoday.com, 17 Feb 2018)
2007 Sportswoman of the Year in Colorado, United States of America.
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