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Matt Mortensen
DOB: 12/11/1985
Height / Weight:
6'0", 187lbs.
Born in Huntington Station, NY
Resides in Huntington Station, NY
Doubles Partner: Preston Griffall Click For More Info
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Fun Facts
- Matthew’s favorite place to race is Oberhof, Germany
- Matthew comes from a family of nine
- Matthew plays guitar as a hobby
Best Ever Results
- Silver medal in 2013 Lake Placid World Cup Team Relay
- Fall 2012 Norton National Champion
- Matthew and Preston are three-time USA Luge Start Champions (2009-11)
- Finished 6th in Team Relay Igls, Austria World Cup
- 2011-12 World Cup: Race #1:11th
- 2008 Verizon U.S. National Championship silver medalists
- Matthew and Preston are the 2007 Verizon U.S. National Championship bronze medalists
- Matthew and Garon Thorne raced to the 2003 Verizon U.S. Junior National Championship
- Matthew is the 2005 overall Junior (to age 20) World Cup doubles champion, and a two-time overall silver medalists (2003 & 2004), with Garon Thorne
- Matthew and Preston finished 9th at the 2009 41st World Championships (Lake Placid)
Personal Info
- WCAP athletes: Training with the US Army and luge via the World Class Athlete Program
12-13 Season
- 17th in Sochi Pre-Olympic World Cup
- 6th in 2013 Lake Placid World Cup
- Silver medal in 2013 Lake Placid World Cup Team Relay
- 14th in Whistler, Canada World Championship
- 11th in Winterberg, Germany World Cup
- 5th in Team Relay Oberhof, Germany World Cup
- 17th in Oberhof, Germany World Cup
- 13th in Altenberg, Germany World Cup
- 11th in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup
- 10th in Innsbruck-Igls, Austria World Cup
- 12th in Sigulda, Latvia World Cup
- 16th in Königssee, Germany World Cup
- Gold medal in Norton National Championships (doubles) with Preston Griffall
11-12 Season
- 8th in Paramonovo, Russia World Cup
- 16th in Sigulda, Latvia World Cup
- 14th in Winterberg, Germany World Cup
- 18th in World Cup Winterberg, Germany
- 6th in Oberhof Germany World Cup
- 5th in Calgary, Canada World Cup
- 12th in Whistler, Canada World Cup
- 11th in Igls, Austria World Cup
10-11 Season
- 7th in Cesana, Italy FIL World Championships
- 10th in Sigulda, Latvia World Cup
- 12th in Paramonovo, Russia World Cup
- 16th in Altenberg, Germany World Cup
- 11th in Oberhof, Germany World Cup
- 14th in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup
- 5th in Park City, Utah World Cup
- 10th in Calgary, Canada World Cup
- 11th in Winterberg, Germany World Cup
- 9th in Igls, Austria World Cup
09-10 Season
- 7th in Challenge Cup
- 4th in Team Relay
- Norton National Championships in Lake Placid, NY: 4th
- 2009-2010 World Cup Results: 14th, 8th, 20th, 12th
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Preston testing his sprinting skills, July 2009 |
Mortensen and Griffall are in Their First Year Together |
Koenigssee chicanes |
Preston inspects steels following run 1, 2009 National Seeding Race |
Coming up the Lake Placid outrun. 10/09 |
hitting the breaks |
Matt Mortensen, January 2009 |
Preston sprinting, physical testing July 2009 |
Preston Griffall's 2007-08 Headshot |
Preston Griffall, January 2009 |
Run2, 2009 National Seeding Race |
Matt and Preston in Lake Placid. Fall 2010 |
Matt MOrtensen's 2007-08 Headshot |
Altenberg, Germany curve 12 |
Preston, Fall 2008 |
Matt and Preston opening day, Oct. 5 2009 |
Preston, 2010 Norton National Seeding Race # 1 |
At the start in Altenberg, Germany |
Preston on his way to take run #2, 09 National Seeding Race |
Matt, Preston, Christian and Jayson finish 5th and 6th in Park city. 12/18/2010 |
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