page_title: Matthew Mortensen
hierarchical_section_title: Matthew Mortensen
caption_attribution_description: Sgt. Matt Mortensen of the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program will compete in luge doubles for Team USA at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. U.S. Army photo by Tim Hipps, IMCOM Public Affairs
context_page_description: Matthew "Matt" Mortensen is an American luger who has been competing since 2000. His best Luge World Cup season finish was silver in both the Lake Placid, USA and Altenberg, Germany World Cups in 2016-2017. Mortensen and teammate Jayson Terdiman finished the 2016-2017 season ranked 3rd internationally.
  Mortensen's best finish at the FIL World Luge Championships was 7th in the doubles event in Cesana, Italy in 2011 and 2nd in the Team Relay event in the 2017 World Championships in Igls, Austria.
  He serves as an electrician in the 1156th Engineering Company of the New York Army National Guard, and is a member of the Army World Class Athlete Program.
  Mortensen finished 14th in the doubles luge with team-mate Preston Griffall at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. After Griffall chose to focus on his education for the 2014–15 season, Mortensen teamed up with Jayson Terdiman.
context_section_description: Matthew "Matt" Mortensen (born December 11, 1985) is an American luger who has been competing since 2000. His best Luge World Cup season finish was silver in both the Lake Placid, USA and Altenberg, Germany World Cups in 2016-2017. Mortensen and teammate Jayson Terdiman finished the 2016-2017 season ranked 3rd internationally. 
  Mortensen's best finish at the FIL World Luge Championships was 7th in the  doubles event  in Cesana, Italy in 2011 and 2nd in the Team Relay event in the 2017 World Championships in Igls, Austria. 
  He serves as an electrician in the 1156th Engineering Company of the New York Army National Guard, and is a member of the Army World Class Athlete Program.
  Mortensen finished 14th in the doubles luge with team-mate Preston Griffall at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. After Griffall chose to focus on his education for the 2014–15 season, Mortensen teamed up with Jayson Terdiman.
caption: Matthew Mortensen in 2013
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