Lara Kipp

Lara Kipp
Kipp in 2024
Personal information
NationalityAustrian
Born (2002-10-04) 4 October 2002
Sport
SportLuge
Medal record
Women's luge
Representing  Austria
Olympic Games
2026 Milano Cortina Team relay
2026 Milano Cortina Doubles
World Championships
2024 Altenberg Doubles
2025 Whistler Doubles
2025 Whistler Mixed doubles
2023 Oberhof Doubles
2023 Oberhof Doubles' sprint
2025 Whistler Team relay
European Championships
2024 Igls Team relay
2025 Winterberg Team relay
2025 Winterberg Doubles
2026 Oberhof Mixed doubles
2026 Oberhof Doubles
2026 Oberhof Team relay

Lara Michaela Kipp (born 4 October 2002) is an Austrian luger. She is a three-time World Champion.

Career

Kipp was selected to compete at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics in doubles, however, her doubles teammate, Selina Egle, suffered a fractured metatarsus during a training session and had to withdraw from the competition.[1]

Kipp made her international debut for Austria at the 2023 FIL World Luge Championships where she won silver medals in the doubles and doubles' sprint events, along with her doubles teammate Selina Egle.[2]

At the 2024 FIL World Luge Championships, she won a gold in the doubles event with a time of 1:24.761.[3][4]

In January 2025, she competed at the 2025 FIL European Luge Championships, and won gold medals in the doubles and team relay events.[5] She then competed at the 2025 FIL World Luge Championships and won a gold medal in the inaugural mixed doubles event at the FIL World Luge Championships with a time of 1:22.894.[6] She also competed in the doubles event and broke a track record with their first run, in a time of 38.858 seconds. They finished with a time of 1:17.724, to win their second consecutive gold medal.[7][8]

In January 2026, she competed at the 2026 FIL European Luge Championships and won silver medals in the doubles and team relay events.[9][10] She then won a gold medal in the first European Championship mixed doubles event, with a Oberhof luge track record time of 1:34.156.[11]

She represented Austria at the 2026 Winter Olympics and won a bronze medal in the doubles event, along with Kipp on 11 February 2026.[12] The next day she won a silver medal in the team relay.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Austria`s Medal hope Selina Egle to miss Youth Olympic Games". fil-luge.org. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  2. ^ "Jessica Degenhardt and Cheyenne Rosenthal star as Germany dominate day one at World Luge Championships". eurosport.com. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  3. ^ "Consistency wins: Selina Egle and Lara Kipp win World Championship title in doubles". fil-luge.org. 27 January 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  4. ^ "Egle & Kipp Win World Champs Gold in Altenberg". slidingonice.com. 27 January 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  5. ^ "Record chase in the Winterberg ice track: European Championship titles for Wendl/Arlt and Egle/Kipp". fil-luge.org. 18 January 2025. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  6. ^ Song, David (6 February 2025). "Austria wins historic mixed doubles race at Luge Worlds, Langenhan and Taubitz claim watershed mixed singles gold for Germany". Pique Newsmagazine. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  7. ^ Karstens-Smith, Gemma (7 February 2025). "Austria defends women's doubles title at luge world championships". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  8. ^ "Egle & Kipp Edge Degenhardt & Rosenthal at World Champs". slidingonice.com. 7 February 2025. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  9. ^ "Record chase on the Oberhof ice track: Degenhardt/Rosenthal let off steam". fil-luge.org. 18 January 2026. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  10. ^ "Another track record: Germany wins European Championship title". fil-luge.org. 18 January 2026. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  11. ^ "First mixed European Championship titles go to Langenhan/Taubitz and Austria". fil-luge.org. 24 January 2026. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
  12. ^ "Home ice: Italy wins gold in double's luge, first time for event". ESPN.com. 11 February 2026. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  13. ^ Grossman, Zoe (12 February 2026). "Germany wins fourth straight luge team relay gold, stays undefeated in event". NBColympics.com. Retrieved 12 February 2026.