Kendall Wesenberg

Kendall Wesenberg
Wesenberg in 2019
Personal information
Birth nameKendall Lorraine Wesenberg
NationalityAmerican
Born (1990-08-23) August 23, 1990 (age 34)
Castro Valley, California[1]
Alma materUniversity of Colorado Boulder[1]
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)[1]
Weight150 lb (68 kg)[1]
Sport
Country United States
SportSkeleton
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals17th (Pyeongchang 2018)
Medal record
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2017 St. Moritz Women

Kendall Lorraine Wesenberg (born August 23, 1990) is an American skeleton racer who competes on the Skeleton World Cup circuit. Wesenberg attended the University of Colorado, where she studied business administration, and lives in Nashville, Tennessee. She began racing skeleton in 2014.[2][1] Wesenberg was named, along with Katie Uhlaender, to represent the U.S. in women's skeleton at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.[3]

Notable results

Wesenberg started competing internationally in 2014–15 on the Europe Cup circuit, winning her very first race, at Lillehammer. She went on, with three fourth-place finishes and two seconds, to become the first American woman to win the overall Europe Cup season rankings.[4][1]

She moved immediately to the World Cup for the 2015–16 season, taking 15th place at the World Championships in Igls and 11th in the season rankings. She took her first (and so far only) World Cup podium in 2017, with a silver medal at St. Moritz, and improved her World Championships performance to 13th at Königssee; also at the 2017 Worlds, she was on a team event (combined bobsled and skeleton) squad that finished 10th.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Kendall Wesenberg". United States Bobsled and Skeleton Federation. Archived from the original on January 6, 2018. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Kendall WESENBERG". International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  3. ^ "2018 U.S. Olympic Skeleton Team Announced" (Press release). United States Bobsled and Skeleton Federation. January 15, 2018. Archived from the original on January 16, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  4. ^ "Standings (2014/2015) (Women's skeleton) (Europe Cup)". International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation. Retrieved January 5, 2018.


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