Anna Fernstädt (born 23 November 1996 in Prague),[2] also known as Anna Fernstädtová,[1] is a Czech-German skeleton racer who competes on the Skeleton World Cup circuit. She started competing in 2011 and was selected to the German national team in 2013.[3] In May 2018, she announced on her personal Twitter account that she was joining the Czech Republic team for the 2018–19 season.[4]
_by_Sandro_Halank%E2%80%93044.jpg) Fernstädt in 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | German and Czech | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 November 1996 Prague, Czech Republic[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  Czech Republic Germany (2013–2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skeleton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic finals | 6th (2018 Pyeongchang) for Germany7th (2022 Beijing) for Czech Republic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Notable results edit
Fernstädt started competing on the Europe Cup in 2013–14, where she quickly established herself with a string of five podium finishes, including three golds. She had fewer podiums in 2014–15, when she added the Intercontinental Cup to her schedule, but she had two ICC wins in 2015–16 and 2016–17. She finished fifth in the 2015 junior world championships at Altenberg, and earned bronze the following year in Winterberg.[3]
Fernstädt's first season on the World Cup was 2016–17 when her best finish was a bronze at Königssee; that season, the world championships were held on the same Königssee track, and Fernstädt finished fourth but earned a bronze as part of an international squad in the mixed team competition. She started the 2017–18 season on the ICC but was promoted to the World Cup squad in the place of Sophia Griebel after winning three ICC races. She took bronze in the 2018 race at Altenberg,[1] and won the 2018 Junior World Championships by 0.81 seconds, ahead of 2017 champion Yulia Kanakina.[5]
After switching teams to the Czech Republic, Fernstädt competed at lower levels for the 2018–19 season to earn her new team a World Cup quota spot for the 2019–20 season.
World Cup results edit
All results are sourced from the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF).[3]
| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Points | Place | ||
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| 2016–17 | WHI 8 |
LKP 4 |
ALT 4 |
WIN 10 |
STM 11 |
KON 3 |
IGL — |
PYE 7 |
1192 | 8th | ||
| 2017–18 | LKP — |
PKC — |
WHI 6 |
WIN 9 |
IGL 14 |
ALT 3 |
STM 5 |
KON 5 |
1008 | 10th | ||
| 2019–20 | LKP1 7 |
LKP2 7 |
WIN 11 |
LPL 13 |
IGL 20 |
KON 8 |
STM 11 |
SIG 12 |
1084 | 9th | ||
| 2020–21 | SIG1 4 |
SIG2 10 |
IGL1 8 |
IGL2 9 |
WIN 8 |
STM 7 |
KON 2 |
IGL3 12 |
1314 | 5th |
References edit
- ^ a b c d e Stahlhacke, Angela (13 December 2017). "Media Guide Athletes: Skeleton — Innsbruck (AUT)" (PDF). International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
- ^ "Anna Fernstädt". Official website.
- ^ a b c "Anna FERNSTAEDT". International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation. Retrieved 2017-12-14.
- ^ Fernstädt, Anna [@a_fernstaedt] (May 20, 2018). "It's official: new season, new colors! 🇨🇿 #czechteam #skeleton" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Skeleton Athletes Anna Fernstädt and Nikita Tregubov Junior World Champions" (Press release). International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 2018-02-01.