Personal /Career Info:

Best-Ever Results

• 2005 Youth A men's singles World Cup champion, 2003 overall Youth A (to age 17) men's singles World Cup silver medalist, 2004 overall bronze medalist
• A two-time Junior World Luge Championship team event silver medalist (2006 & 2007)
• Three-time Verizon U.S. Junior (to age 20) national champion (2006, 2007 & 2008
• 2007 Verizon U.S. national champion

2007-08 Results

• 2007-08 Senior World Cup Results: DNR, DNR, DNR, DNR, DNR, DNR, 26th, 17th
• 2007-08 Junior (to age 20) World Cup Results: 4th, 2nd, 1st, 2nd, 1st, 1st
• 2008 overall Junior World Cup silver medalist
• A Fall 2007 Junior World Cup team event silver medalist (Nov. 23)
• A Fall 2007 Junior Challenge Cup bronze medalist (Nov. 30)
• A Fall 2007 Junior Challenge Cup silver medalist (Dec. 14)
• A Winter 2008 Junior World Cup team event silver medalist (Jan. 17)
• Finished fourth at the 23rd Junior World Luge Championships
• 23rd Junior World Luge Championship team event gold medalist
• Finished fourth at the 2008 Verizon U.S. National Championships
• 2008 Verizon U.S. Junior national champion

Fun Facts

• Chris wants to become a certified personal trainer following his luge career
• Chris' favorite television show is the "David Chappel Show"
• Chris played high school lacrosse and soccer for the National Sports Academy (Lake Placid, N.Y.)