Ansel Haugsjaa
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| Born | September 22, 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Luge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ansel Haugsjaa (born September 22, 2004) is an American luger.
Career
Haugsjaa competed at the 2023 Junior World Luge Championships and won a bronze medal in the doubles event, along with Marcus Mueller.[1] The next year they won a gold medal in the doubles event.[2]
He competed at the 2025 FIL World Luge Championships and finished in fourth place in the team relay with a time of 2:51.954.[3] He then competed at the 2025 America-Pacific Luge Championship and won a gold medal in the doubles event, along with Mueller. On November 29, 2025, during an Olympic test event, he finished in second place in the doubles event.[4] During the 2025–26 Luge World Cup, on December 20, 2025, he earned his first career Luge World Cup gold medal in the doubles event, with a time of 1:27.509.[5]
In January 2026, he was selected to represent the United States at the 2026 Winter Olympics.[6] He competed in the doubles event, along with Mueller. During their first run they set a track record with a time of 52.482, and held the lead by 0.003 seconds.[7] During their final run they were over a tenth of a second ahead of the field before a blip in the final corners added two tenths to their time and they finished in sixth place.[8][9]
References
- ^ Sheer, Gordy (January 16, 2023). "Muller and Haugsjaa bronze at Junior Worlds". usaluge.org. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
- ^ "Marcus Mueller and Ansel Haugsjaa Win Junior World Championship". usaluge.org. February 16, 2024. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
- ^ Sheer, Gordy (February 8, 2025). "USA fourth in relay, Gustafson eighth in men's singles". usaluge.org. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
- ^ "Mueller/Haugsjaa 2nd, Farquharson 4th in test race as 2026 Olympic Winter Games qualification begins". usaluge.org. November 29, 2025. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
- ^ Sheer, Gordy (December 20, 2025). "Mueller and Haugsjaa win first career World Cup gold medal in Lake Placid". usaluge.org. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
- ^ "USA Luge announces the nominees to the 2026 Olympic Winter Games". usaluge.org. January 12, 2026. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
- ^ "USA's Mueller/Haugsjaa go fastest in men's doubles Run 1". ktvz.com. February 11, 2026. Retrieved February 11, 2026.
- ^ Grossman, Zoe (February 11, 2026). "Italy sweeps men's, women's doubles luge as USA's dramatic gold bid slips away". NBColympics.com. Retrieved February 11, 2026.
- ^ "Brookfield's Marcus Mueller and Haugsjaa finish 6th in men's double luge". tmj4.com. February 11, 2026. Retrieved February 11, 2026.
External links
- Ansel Haugsjaa at the International Luge Federation
- Ansel Haugsjaa at USA Luge
- Ansel Haugsjaa at Team USA
- Ansel Haugsjaa at Milano Cortina 2026
- Ansel Haugsjaa at Olympedia
- Ansel Haugsjaa at InterSportStats