# Luge at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's singles

The women's luge at the 2018 Winter Olympics was held between 12 and 13 February 2018 at the Alpensia Sliding Centre near Pyeongchang, South Korea.

## Summary

The defending champion was Natalie Geisenberger; the field also included the 2014 silver medalist and the 2010 champion Tatjana Hüfner and the bronze medalist Erin Hamlin. Geizenberger posted the fastest times in two runs out of four, her competitors were less consistent, and she had no difficulties replicated her 2014 success, becoming the third luger ever won three gold Olympic medals (after her compatriots Georg Hackl and Felix Loch). Dajana Eitberger, who had the fastest last run, took silver, and Alex Gough became the bronze medalist. For Eitberger and Gough, these were their first Olympic medals, and Gough's medal became the first ever Canadian Olympic medal in luge. Tatjana Hüfner, the 2010 Olympic champion and the 2014 silver medalist, had the third time in the first run, but was only sixth in the second run, and eventually only became fourth.

## Qualifying athletes

* Verónica María Ravenna (ARG)
* Birgit Platzer (AUT)
* Hannah Prock (AUT)
* Madeleine Egle (AUT)
* Alex Gough (CAN)
* Brooke Apshkrum (CAN)
* Kimberley McRae (CAN)
* Daria Obratov (CRO)
* Tereza Nosková (CZE)
* Dajana Eitberger (GER)
* Natalie Geisenberger (GER)
* Tatjana Hüfner (GER)
* Andrea Vötter (ITA)
* Sandra Robatscher (ITA)
* Aileen Christina Frisch (KOR)
* Sung Eun-ryung (KOR)
* Elīza Cauce (LAT)
* Kendija Aparjode (LAT)
* Ulla Zirne (LAT)
* Ekaterina Baturina (OAR)
* Ewa Kuls-Kusyk (POL)
* Natalia Wojtuściszyn (POL)
* Raluca Strămăturaru (ROU)
* Martina Kocher (SUI)
* Katarina Šimoňáková (SVK)
* Olena Shkhumova (UKR)
* Olena Stetskiv (UKR)
* Emily Sweeney (USA)
* Erin Hamlin (USA)
* Summer Britcher (USA)

## Competition schedule

All times are (UTC+9).
| Date | Time | Event |
| 12 February | 19:50 | Run 1 |
| 12 February | | Run 2 |
| 13 February | 19:30 | Run 3 |
| 13 February | 21:00 | Run 4 |

## Results

Four runs, split over two days, will be used to determine the winner.
| Rank | Bib | Athlete | Country | Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Run 3 | Rank | Run 4 | Rank | Total | Behind |
| | 6 | Natalie Geisenberger | Germany | 46.245 | 1 | 46.209 | 3 | 46.280 | 1 | 46.498 | 2 | 3:05.232 | – |
| | 5 | Dajana Eitberger | Germany | 46.381 | 7 | 46.193 | 2 | 46.577 | 7 | 46.448 | 1 | 3:05.599 | +0.367 |
| | 11 | Alex Gough | Canada | 46.317 | 2 | 46.328 | 4 | 46.425 | 3 | 46.574 | 3 | 3:05.644 | +0.412 |
| 4 | 2 | Tatjana Hüfner | Germany | 46.322 | 3 | 46.339 | 6 | 46.392 | 2 | 46.660 | 5 | 3:05.713 | +0.481 |
| 5 | 7 | Kimberley McRae | Canada | 46.339 | 4 | 46.449 | 8 | 46.480 | 4 | 46.610 | 4 | 3:05.878 | +0.646 |
| 6 | 1 | Erin Hamlin | United States | 46.357 | 6 | 46.333 | 5 | 46.506 | 5 | 46.716 | 8 | 3:05.912 | +0.680 |
| 7 | 22 | Raluca Strămăturaru | Romania | 46.469 | 8 | 46.532 | 12 | 46.606 | 9 | 46.681 | 6 | 3:06.288 | +1.056 |
| 8 | 20 | Aileen Frisch | South Korea | 46.350 | 5 | 46.456 | 9 | 46.751 | 13 | 46.843 | 11 | 3:06.400 | +1.168 |
| 9 | 15 | Madeleine Egle | Austria | 46.726 | 14 | 46.646 | 14 | 46.541 | 6 | 46.696 | 7 | 3:06.609 | +1.377 |
| 10 | 8 | Andrea Vötter | Italy | 46.577 | 10 | 46.483 | 11 | 46.907 | 15 | 46.892 | 13 | 3:06.859 | +1.627 |
| 11 | 10 | Martina Kocher | Switzerland | 46.837 | 17 | 46.657 | 15 | 46.638 | 11 | 46.761 | 10 | 3:06.893 | +1.661 |
| 12 | 16 | Ulla Zirne | Latvia | 46.471 | 9 | 46.409 | 7 | 47.327 | 22 | 46.895 | 14 | 3:07.102 | +1.870 |
| 13 | 21 | Brooke Apshkrum | Canada | 46.834 | 16 | 46.839 | 18 | 46.905 | 14 | 46.983 | 15 | 3:07.561 | +2.329 |
| 14 | 3 | Sandra Robatscher | Italy | 46.620 | 12 | 47.116 | 24 | 47.083 | 17 | 46.746 | 9 | 3:07.565 | +2.333 |
| 15 | 13 | Ekaterina Baturina | Olympic Athletes from Russia | 47.122 | 21 | 46.700 | 16 | 46.675 | 12 | 47.122 | 17 | 3:07.619 | +2.387 |
| 16 | 12 | Elīza Cauce | Latvia | 47.458 | 25 | 46.477 | 10 | 46.624 | 10 | 47.092 | 16 | 3:07.651 | +2.419 |
| 17 | 17 | Hannah Prock | Austria | 46.622 | 13 | 46.585 | 13 | 47.743 | 25 | 46.854 | 12 | 3:07.804 | +2.572 |
| 18 | 24 | Sung Eun-ryung | South Korea | 46.918 | 18 | 46.851 | 20 | 47.205 | 18 | 47.276 | 18 | 3:08.250 | +3.018 |
| 19 | 4 | Summer Britcher | United States | 46.829 | 15 | 46.132 | 1 | 46.603 | 8 | 48.770 | 19 | 3:08.334 | +3.102 |
| 20 | 14 | Ewa Kuls-Kusyk | Poland | 47.037 | 20 | 46.933 | 22 | 47.212 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 2:21.182 | N/A |
| 21 | 30 | Olena Shkhumova | Ukraine | 46.950 | 19 | 46.844 | 19 | 47.751 | 26 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 2:21.545 | N/A |
| 22 | 9 | Kendija Aparjode | Latvia | 48.103 | 27 | 46.927 | 21 | 47.296 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 2:22.326 | N/A |
| 23 | 27 | Katarina Šimoňáková | Slovakia | 47.428 | 24 | 47.606 | 25 | 47.538 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 2:22.572 | N/A |
| 24 | 25 | Verónica María Ravenna | Argentina | 47.175 | 22 | 47.788 | 26 | 47.739 | 24 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 2:22.702 | N/A |
| 25 | 19 | Natalia Wojtuściszyn | Poland | 49.133 | 29 | 46.736 | 17 | 47.290 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 2:23.159 | N/A |
| 26 | 29 | Tereza Nosková | Czech Republic | 47.813 | 26 | 48.132 | 27 | 47.921 | 27 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 2:23.866 | N/A |
| 27 | 26 | Daria Obratov | Croatia | 48.615 | 28 | 48.252 | 28 | 48.686 | 29 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 2:25.553 | N/A |
| 28 | 28 | Olena Stetskiv | Ukraine | 50.599 | 30 | 48.303 | 29 | 47.929 | 28 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 2:26.831 | N/A |
| | 23 | Emily Sweeney | United States | 46.595 | 11 | 46.960 | 23 | 46.917 | 16 | DNF | | DNF | |
| | 18 | Birgit Platzer | Austria | 47.318 | 23 | DNF | | | | | | DNF | |