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Ashley Farquharson raced to Olympic glory on Tuesday at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics.
The American luger was moved when he checked the scoreboard and saw that he had won his first Olympic medal. Her performance in the women’s luge singles on Tuesday also marked the second time an American has won an Olympic medal in the event.
Farquharson, who started skating as an after-school activity growing up in the middle Park City, Utah, said it is almost hard to believe what he has accomplished.
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Ashley Farquharson of the United States reacts after her run during the women’s single skating during the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at the Cortina Sliding Center in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy on Feb. 10, 2026. (Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters via Imagn Images)
“It didn’t feel real,” Farqurson said after his victory. “And then everyone who meets me on the ice, and the storm that’s been around since then has really strengthened it. For a few seconds when I went up, I was like, ‘that’s not true.’
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Julia Taubitz of Germany took the gold medal, winning by almost a full second, a monster margin in luge. Elena Bota of Latvia was second, matching her country’s best Olympic result.
Until Farquharson’s feat, Erin Hamlin was the last American to earn a bronze medal, doing so at the 2014 Sochi Games.
Team USA’s Ashley Farquharson starts the Women’s Singles Run 1 on day three of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics at the Cortina Sliding Center on Feb. 09, 2026 in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. (Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)
“This was a dream come true,” Taubitz said. “Now the dream is coming true.”
Farquharson didn’t win a medal in any of his first 54 World Cup races before ending the season.
He wasn’t the fastest, but he was good enough. He is an Olympic medalist. Farquharson’s ability will never be questioned again.
“She’s really excited for Ashley, she’s really excited for USA Luge,” said longtime US teammate Emily Fischnaller. “I mean, we’re the ones on the sled, but there’s a team behind us with everything we do. So, that’s a testament to all the work everyone’s put into it.”
Bronze medalist Ashley Farquharson of the United States celebrates after the women’s singles medal during the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at the Cortina Sliding Center on Feb. 10, 2026 in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. (Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters via Imagn Images)
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Luge is a sport where athletes slide backwards on sleds down a snowy track at high speed.
Fischnaller was 12th for the Americans in 3:33.035, dropping from fifth after three runs following a problem in his final heat. Summer Britcher of the US, a two-time World Cup race winner this season and now a four-time Olympian, finished 14th in 3:33.553.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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