Sean Hollander
Hollander in 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | February 11, 2000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Lake Placid, New York, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Luge | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sean Hollander (born February 11, 2000) is an American luger. He represented the United States at the 2022 and 2026 Winter Olympics.
Career
Hollander represented the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics. He finished in seventh place in the team relay and eleventh place in the doubles event, along with Zack DiGregorio.[1] They were the youngest doubles team in the Olympic field.[2]
During the 2023–24 Luge World Cup, he earned his first career Luge World Cup victory on December 8, 2023 in the doubles event, along with DiGregorio.[3] They became the first U.S. doubles luge team to win a World Cup race since December 2005.[4]
In February 2025, he represented the United States at the 2025 FIL World Luge Championships and finished in fourth place in the mixed doubles event.[5] In January 2026, he was again selected to represent the United States at the 2026 Winter Olympics.[6][7]
Personal life
In May 2025, Hollander became engaged to Olympic ski jumper, Paige Jones. They met in Lake Placid, New York, where Hollander was training and Jones was competing in ski jumping nationals.[8][9]
References
- ^ Reinert, Bob (February 9, 2022). "Zack DiGregorio, Sean Hollander Finish 11th In Olympic Doubles Luge Debut". teamusa.com. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
- ^ "Sean Hollander". teamusa.com. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
- ^ Howe, Lauren (December 8, 2023). "DiGregorio/Hollander win gold in Lake Placid". usaluge.org. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
- ^ "Zack DiGregorio, Sean Hollander win U.S.' first doubles luge World Cup since 2005". nbcsports.com. December 8, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
- ^ Sheer, Gordy (February 8, 2025). "USA fourth in relay, Gustafson eighth in men's singles". usaluge.org. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
- ^ O'Brien, Parker (January 29, 2026). "Sean Hollander slides into Olympics with more experience". Lake Placid News. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
- ^ Cohen, Rebecca (January 29, 2026). "American luger Sean Hollander is ready for the Olympics — and the 'Heated Rivalry' jokes". NBC News. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
- ^ Sullivan, Corinne (February 9, 2026). "Meet the Power Couples Competing at the 2026 Winter Olympics Who Everyone Will Be Talking About". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
- ^ Liddy, Kaetlyn (February 6, 2026). "Sean Hollander and Kelly Curtis are sliding into the Olympic spotlight and giving back along the way". NBColympics.com. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
External links
- Sean Hollander at the International Luge Federation
- Sean Hollander at USA Luge
- Sean Hollander at Team USA
- Sean Hollander at Olympics.com
- Sean Hollander at Milano Cortina 2026
- Sean Hollander at Olympedia