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]
 Wesenberg in 2019 | |||||||||
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| Birth name | Kendall Lorraine Wesenberg | ||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||
| Born | August 23, 1990 Castro Valley, California[1] | ||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Colorado Boulder[1] | ||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)[1] | ||||||||
| Weight | 150 lb (68 kg)[1] | ||||||||
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| Country |  United States | ||||||||
| Sport | Skeleton | ||||||||
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| Olympic finals | 17th (Pyeongchang 2018) | ||||||||
Medal record
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Notable results
editWesenberg 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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Kendall WESENBERG". International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Standings (2014/2015) (Women's skeleton) (Europe Cup)". International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
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