Julia Taubitz (born 1 March 1996) is a German luger.

Julia Taubitz
Taubitz in 2022
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1996-03-01) 1 March 1996 (age 28)
Annaberg-Buchholz, Germany
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)[1]
Sport
CountryGermany
SportLuge
EventSingles
ClubWSC Erzgebirge Oberwiesenthal[1]
Medal record
Women's luge
Representing  Germany
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Sochi Team relay
Gold medal – first place 2021 Königssee Singles
Gold medal – first place 2021 Königssee Sprint
Gold medal – first place 2024 Alternberg Sprint
Gold medal – first place 2024 Altenberg Team relay
Silver medal – second place 2019 Winterberg Singles
Silver medal – second place 2019 Winterberg Sprint
Silver medal – second place 2020 Sochi Singles
Silver medal – second place 2021 Königssee Team relay
Silver medal – second place 2023 Oberhof Singles
Silver medal – second place 2023 Oberhof Sprint
Silver medal – second place 2024 Altenberg Singles
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2020 Lillehammer Singles
Silver medal – second place 2024 Igls Singles
Silver medal – second place 2024 Igls Team relay
World Cup
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Singles 16 14 11
Sprint 11 2 2
Team relay 7 4 1
Total 34 20 14
  • Updated as of 03 March 2024

She participated at the 2019 FIL World Luge Championships, winning a medal.[3]

Career

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She made her debut in the Luge World Cup at the age of 19 on November 28, 2015 on the Olympia Eiskanal Igls , where she won the bronze medal at the 2014 Junior World Championships. In her first World Cup races, she finished 18th. On January 16, 2016, she finished ninth on the Oberhof luge track, a top 10 result for the first time. She was the fourth German starter for the Luge World Championships 2016 on the artificial ice track in Königsseequalify and reached sixth place on January 29, 2016 in the sprint competition, which was held for the first time. A day later she reached sixth place again in the actual World Championship race for women and was thus the official U-23 world champion in front of the American Summer Britcher and the Russian Wiktorija Demtschenko . On February 6, Julia Taubitz also won gold at the Junior World Championships held in Winterberg.

In the 2016/17 World Cup , she also qualified for the Luge World Championships on the Olympia Eiskanal Igls . With an eighth place in the women's race, she secured the silver medal in the U-23 area behind Summer Britcher and ahead of Viktoria Demchenko. In the pre-Olympic season, Julia Taubitz was able to achieve a podium finish for the first time in the Olympic Sliding Center in Pyeongchang . She took third place behind Tatjana Ivanovna and Natalie Geisenberger .

In the Olympic season on January 20, 2018 in Lillehammer , she again took third place behind Summer Britcher and Natalie Geisenberger . She missed qualifying for the 2018 Winter Olympics as the fourth best German in the World Cup.

After missing the Olympic qualification, she started the 2018/19 World Cup with two second places. Both in the normal competition and in the sprint competition, she took second place on the Olympia Eiskanal Igls behind the Olympic champion Natalie Geisenberger. In Whistler, too, she took second place behind Geisenberger. In Calgary , Taubitz won her first World Cup races on the bobsleigh and luge track in Canada Olympic Park, both in singles ahead of Geisenberger and in the relay with Felix Loch , Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt . Taubitz won her second individual World Cup victory in heavy snowfall and difficult conditionsKoenigssee in Schoenau. She also took first place in the team relay with Sebastian Bley, Toni Eggert and Sascha Benecken . At the 2019 World Championships in Winterberg, she won a silver medal in both the sprint and the individual competition. [3]

After the resignation of Tatjana Hüfner and the pregnancies of Natalie Geisenberger and Dajana Eitberger, Taubitz was considered the best-performing member of an almost completely newly assembled German women's team from the 2019/20 season . From the beginning she was able to live up to her new responsibility and fought with the Russian Tatjana Ivanovna for victory in the overall World Cup. In Lake Placid, Altenberg and Sigulda she won her World Cup races three to five, and she also won her first two sprint races in Lake Placid and Sigulda. At the 2020 European Championships in Lillehammer , she won the silver medal behind Tatjana Ivanova and ahead of Viktoria Demchenko. [4] At theAt the 2020 World Championships in Sochi , she was only beaten by the local hero Ekaterina Katnikova and, like last year, won the silver medal. In the final race with the team relay, Taubitz won her first world championship title alongside Johannes Ludwig and the double Eggert/Benecken. In the last race of the season in Königssee, she took second place behind Anna Berreiter , while Ivanovna only finished sixth. She was able to celebrate her first victory in the overall World Cup. [5]

At the start of the 2020/21 season, Taubitz achieved something historic. Despite the return of Geisenberger and Eitberger with extremely strong performances in the World Cup, Taubitz maintained her leadership role in the team. At the first race weekend in Igls, she was able to win three races in one day - the classic individual race, the race in the team relay (with Felix Loch, who also won all three races of the weekend and the doubles Eggert/Benecken) and the sprint race. Although she was not able to repeat the victory in the overall World Cup from the previous season, she achieved a good second place with six wins this season. In addition, their strong performances were rewarded with two gold and one silver medal at the 2021 World Championships in Königssee.

She competed at the 2024 FIL World Luge Championships and won gold medals in the sprint event and the team relay.[4][5]

Luge results

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All results are sourced from the International Luge Federation (FIL) and German Bobsleigh, Luge and Skeleton Federation (BSD).[2][1]

Olympic Games

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Event Age Singles Team relay
  2022 Beijing 25 7th

World Championships

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  • 12 medals – (5 gold, 7 silver)
Year Age Singles Sprint Team relay
  2016 Königssee 19 6th 6th
  2017 Innsbruck 20 8th 12th
  2019 Winterberg 22 Silver Silver
  2020 Sochi 23 Silver 4th Gold
  2021 Königssee 24 Gold Gold Silver
  2023 Oberhof 26 Silver Silver
  2024 Altenberg 27 Silver Gold Gold

World Cup

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Season Singles Sprint Team relay Points Overall Singles Sprint
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6
2015–16  
18
 
11
 
13
 
17
 
16
 
9
 
 
6
 
 
14
 
 
13
N/A  
 
 
 
 
 
309 15th NC
2016–17  
13
 
8
 
13
 
15
 
13
 
26
 
13
 
3
 
7
 
9
 
14
 
N/A  
 
 
 
 
 
376 12th NC
2017–18  
5
 
5
 
6
 
11
 
DNF
 
DSQ
 
 
3
 
7
 
5
 
 
4
 
12
 
 
 
 
 
 
473 8th NC
2018–19  
2
 
2
 
1
 
3
 
1
 
9
 
24
 
5
 
5
 
2
 
3
 
12
N/A  
 
1
 
1
 
 
 
793 2nd 4th
2019–20  
3
 
1
 
4
 
1
 
3
 
1
 
4
 
3
 
2
 
1
 
6
 
1
N/A  
3
 
2
 
4
 
 
 
965 1st 1st
2020–21  
1
 
5
 
10
 
1
 
1
 
4
 
5
 
2
 
2
 
1
 
1
 
1
N/A  
1
 
 
 
2
 
 
CNX
976 2nd 2nd 1st
2021–22  
2
 
9
 
1
 
2
 
1
 
1
 
2
 
2
 
4
 
1
 
2
 
5
N/A  
7
 
 
1
 
4
 
1
 
979 1st 2nd 1st
2022–23  
3
 
2
 
3
 
3
 
8
 
1
 
1
 
2
 
5
 
3
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
 
 
2
 
 
947 1st 1st 1st
2023–24  
2
 
1
 
2
 
2
 
1
 
3
 
1
 
3
 
9
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
 
2
 
5
 
 
1034 1st 1st 1st

Note: Prior to 2020/21 season, to be classified in sprint standings athletes must compete on all sprint events throughout the season.

European Championships

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U23 World Championships

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  •   2016 Königssee–   in Singles
  •   2017 Innsbruck –   in Singles
  •   2019 Winterberg –   in Singles

Junior World Championships

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  •   2014 Sigulda –   in Singles
  •   2015 Lillehammer – 5th in Singles
  •   2016 Winterberg –   in Singles,   in Team relay

German Championships

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  •   2016 Königssee – 5th in Singles
  •   2017 Altenberg – 5th in Singles
  •   2018 Winterberg –   in Singles
  •   2019 Oberhof –   in Singles
  •   2020 Königssee –   in Singles
  •   2021 Altenberg –   in Singles
  •   2022 Oberhof –   in Singles

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Julia Taubitz". bsd-portal.de (in German). German Bobsleigh, Luge and Skeleton Federation. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Julia Taubitz". fil-luge.org. International Luge Federation. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  3. ^ Sprint results
  4. ^ "Weather ensures varied podiums at the World Championship sprint". fil-luge.org. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Germany triumphs in the Team Relay at the end of the World Championships". fil-luge.org. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
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