Jeffrey Christie

Overall

• 2006 Olympian finished 14th … Competed in seven WC, top result 11th in 2008 … Veteran of 10 World Cup seasons with a top result of 5th in 2005.

World Championship (WC) Results

• 2009 (Lake Placid, USA): 23rd 2008 (Oberhof, GER): 11th 2007 (Igls, AUT): 22nd 2005 (Park City, USA): 12th 2004 (Nagano, JPN): 16th 2003 (Sigulda, LAT): 19th 2001 (Calgary, CAN): 16th

Career Notes

• 2009-10: Finished 9th at World Cup in Calgary. 2008-09: Was 23rd at WC … Top World Cup finish was 12th in Konigssee, GER (01/04/09) … Finished 2nd at Canadian Championships in Whistler. 2007-08: Set a career mark at WC, finishing 11th (01/24/08) … Had great World Cup race in Calgary, finishing 6th (11/24/07). 2006-07: Breakout season with three top-10 finishes … His best result was 6th in Calgary (12/09/06) … Elected International Athletes Representative to the International Luge Federation … Finished 22nd at WC. 2005-06: At his first Olympic Winter Games, he finished 14th (02/12/06) … Was top Canadian … Achieved what remains best-ever World Cup result, 5th place in Calgary (12/10/05). 2004-05: Finished 12th at WC … Totalled five top-15 finishes on World Cup circuit … Top result was 12th in both Calgary and Park City, USA (02/20/05). 2003-04: Top Canadian at WC with 16th-place finish (02/15/04) … Top World Cup result was 12th in Calgary. 2000-03: Competed in World Cup races over three seasons, top result being 18th in Salt Lake City, USA … Finished 19th at WC … Two years earlier finished 16th in his first WC (02/25/01).

Personal

• Experienced luge for first time at age of 10 at Calgary Olympic Park … Attends the Hayskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary … Idol is U.S. cyclist Lance Armstrong … Outside luge, he enjoys skiing … Sister, Kaisa, works for VANOC as assistant to sliding sports manager … Father, Liam, is a level-four ski instructor … Loves to compete in Konigssee, GER, home of the oldest artificial track in the world where huge crowds come to watch luge.