Career Highlights

3 World Cup victories; 10 World Cup medals total
9-time National Indoor Start Champion
In 2011, youngest to ever win a national championship
Gold medal in team relay at 2012 Youth Olympic Games

Olympic Experience

3-time Olympian

Olympic Games Beijing 2022, 13th (Single - Men)
Olympic Games Pyeongchang 2018, 26th (Single - Men)
Olympic Games Sochi 2014, 22th (Single - Men)

World Championships Experience

Most recent: 2025 – 12th (Single - Men)
Years of participation: Single - Men 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025; Sprint - Single - Men 2016, 2017, 2021, 2023, 2024; Team - Relay - Mixed 2017, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024
Medals: 3 (2 silver, 1 bronze)

Silver – 2024 (Team - Relay - Mixed); 2017 (Team - Relay - Mixed)
Bronze – 2020 (Team - Relay - Mixed)

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BEST EVER RESULTS

3 World Cup gold medals in singles; 10 total World Cup singles medals to date
Silver medal in 2019 Lake Placid World Cup singles race
Silver medal in 2019 Lake Placid World Cup sprint race
Silver medal in 2017 World Championship team relay
10 World Cup team relay medals (2 more in World Championships)
9-time Norton USA Luge Start Champion, including youngest ever
Gold medal in team relay at 2012 Youth Olympic Games
U23 gold medal at 2016 Koenigssee World Championships (singles)
Silver medal in 2017 Igls, Austria World Championship team relay
Silver medals in 2020 Oberhof, Germany and Koenigssee, Germany World Cup team relays (with Summer Britcher, Chris Mazdzer/Jayson Terdiman)
Bronze medal in 2020 Sochi, Russia World Championship team relay (with Summer Britcher, Chris Mazdzer/Jayson Terdiman)

PERSONAL INFO

Saw luge on TV during 2002 Winter Olympics; father, Brett, then built a backyard track for Tucker at home
Finished 22nd at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia
Finished 26th at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea
3 World Cup victories
Completed degree from University of Fla.

2021-2022

Won team record 9th Norton USA Luge Start Championship
Won fall national team seeding races
21st place in Beijing, China World Cup singles race
Silver medal in Beijing, China World Cup team relay (with Ashley Farquharson, Chris Mazdzer, Jayson Terdiman)
17th place in Sochi, Russia (1) World Cup singles race
8th place in Sochi, Russia (1) World Cup team relay (with Summer Britcher, Chris Mazdzer, Jayson Terdiman)
16th place in Sochi, Russia (2) World Cup singles race
24th place in Altenberg, Germany World Cup singles race
17th place in Igls, Austria World Cup singles race
DNQ for Igls, Austria World Cup sprint race
23rd place in Winterberg, Germany World Cup singles race
Bronze medal in Winterberg, Germany World Cup team relay (with Summer Britcher, Chris Mazder, Jayson Terdiman)
DNF in Sigulda, Latvia World Cup singles race
19th place in Oberhof, Germany World Cup singles race
DNQ for St.Moritz, Switzerland World Cup singles race
13th place in Beijing Olympic singles race

2020-2021 (team only competed second half of season)

Won team record 8th Norton USA Luge Start Championship
Although exempt from fall qualifying, Tucker finished runner-up in the series
Did not qualify for Koenigssee, Germany World Cup
12th in Sigulda, Latvia World Cup singles race
24th in Oberhof, Germany World Cup singles race
DNF in Igls, Austria World Cup 2 singles race (was headed for a top 10 result at time of crash)
DNQ in Igls, Austria World Cup 2 sprint race
14th place in Koenigssee, Germany World Championship singles race
12th place in Koenigssee, Germany World Championship sprint race
4th place in Koenigssee, Germany World Championship team relay (with Summer Britcher, Chris Mazdzer, Jayson Terdiman)
17th place in St. Moritz, Switzerland World Cup singles race

2019-20 SEASON

17th place in Igls, Austria World Cup singles race
Silver medal in Lake Placid World Cup singles race
Silver medal in Lake Placid World Cup sprint race
8th place in Whistler, Canada World Cup singles race
6th place in Whistler, Canada World Cup sprint race
21st place in Altenberg, Germany World Cup singles race
17th place in Lillehammer, Norway World Cup singles race
17th place in Sigulda, Latvia World Cup singles race
30th place in Oberhof, Germany World Cup singles race
Silver medal in Oberhof, Germany World Cup team relay (with Summer Britcher, Chris Mazdzer/Jayson Terdiman)
14th place in Sochi, Russia World Championship singles race
Bronze medal in Sochi, Russia World Championship team relay (with Summer Britcher, Chris Mazdzer/Jayson Terdiman)
DNR in Winterberg, Germany World Cup
12th place in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup singles race
Silver medal in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup team relay (with Summer Britcher, Chris Mazdzer/Jayson Terdiman)

2018-19 SEASON

14th place in Sochi, Russia World Cup singles race
14th place in Sochi, Russia World Cup sprint race
6th place in Oberhof, Germany World Cup team relay (with Summer Britcher, Chris Mazdzer, Jayson Terdiman)
14th place in Oberhof, Germany World Cup singles race
29th place in Altenberg, Germany World Cup singles race (shortened to one heat due to heavy snowfall)
9th place in Winterberg, Germany World Championships singles race
DNQ for Winterberg, Germany World Championship sprint race
22nd place in Sigulda, Latvia World Cup singles race
4th place in Sigulda, Latvia World Cup Team Relay (with Summer Britcher, Chris Mazdzer, Jayson Terdiman)
Bronze medal in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup Team Relay (with Chris Mazdzer, Jayson Terdiman, Summer Britcher)
8th place in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup singles race
10th place in Lake Placid, NY World Cup sprint race
10th place in Lake Placid, NY World Cup singles race
Silver medal in Calgary, Canada World Cup team relay (with Summer Britcher, Chris Mazdzer/Jayson Terdiman)
8th place in Calgary, Canada World Cup singles race
19th place in Whistler, Canada World Cup singles race
19th place in Igls, Austria World Cup singles race
First place in Norton USA Luge Start Championship
Second place in pre-season Lillehammer Cup

2017-18 SEASON

26th place in Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea (holds start record set in first run of Olympic race)
13th place in Sigulda, Latvia World Cup sprint race
10th place in Sigulda, Latvia World Cup singles race
15th place in Lillehammer, Norway World Cup sprint race
11th place in Lillehammer, Norway World Cup singles race
15th place in Oberhof, Germany World Cup singles race
Silver medal in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup team relay (with Summer Britcher, Matt Mortensen/Jayson Terdiman)
6th place in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup singles race
Bronze medal in Lake Placid World Cup singles race
5th place in Lake Placid World Cup sprint race
16th place in Calgary, Canada World Cup singles race
27th place in Altenberg, Germany World Cup singles race
10th place in Winterberg, Germany World Cup singles race
15th place in Winterberg, Germany World Cup sprint race
16th place in Igls, Austria World Cup singles race
4th place in Igls, Austria World Cup team relay

2016-17 SEASON (Finished 7th in overall World Cup standings)

Silver medal in pre-season Lillehammer Cup
Swept all 4 fall competitions in Oct and Nov (Norton National Championship and 3 seeding races)
Disqualified (overweight) in Winterberg World Cup singles (resulted in lost point opportunity in singles and sprint race)
Gold medal in Lake Placid World Cup singles race
Bronze medal in Lake Placid World Cup team relay (with Britcher, Mortensen/Terdiman)
Gold medal in shortened Whistler World Cup singles race
4th place in Park City World Cup singles race
6th place in Park City World Cup sprint race
9th place in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup singles race
Silver medal in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup team relay (with Erin Hamlin, Matt Mortensen/Jayson Terdiman)
9th place in Sigulda, Latvia World Cup singles race
10th place in Sigulda, Latvia World Cup sprint race
15th place in World Championship singles race (Igls, Austria)
14th place in World Championship sprint race (Igls, Austria)
Silver medal in World Championship team relay (with Erin Hamlin, Matt Mortensen/Jayson Terdiman) (Igls, Austria)
12th place in Oberhof, Germany World Cup singles race
22nd place in Pyeongchang, South Korea pre-Olympic World Cup singles race
4th place in Altenberg, Germany World Cup singles race

2015-16 SEASON (Finished 7th in overall World Cup standings)

Gold medal in the first fall seeding race
Won the annual USA Luge Start Championship
7th place in Igls, Austria World Cup
Silver medal at 2015 Lake Placid World Cup
9th place in 2015 Park City World Cup (singles)
5th place in 2015 Park City World Cup (sprint)
7th place in 2015 Calgary World Cup (singles)
12th place in 2015 Calgary World Cup (sprint)
Bronze medal in 2016 Sigulda World Cup (singles)
15th place in Oberhof World Cup (singles)
14th place in Oberhof World Cup (sprint)
U23 gold medal in 2016 Koenigssee World Championships (singles)
15th place in 2016 Koenigssee World Championships (sprint)
6th place in 2016 Koenigssee World Championships (singles)
13th place in 2016 Altenberg World Cup (singles)
20th place in 2016 Winterberg World Cup (singles)

2014-15 SEASON

Gold medal at Lake Placid World Cup
Bronze medal at Team Relay in Lake Placid World Cup
Silver medal in Calgary, Canada FIL-Sprint World Cup
7th in Calgary, Canada World Cup
10th in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup
Bronze medal at Winterberg, Germany World Cup
6th place in Team Relay at Winterberg, Germany World Cup
5th place in Lillehammer, Norway World Cup
Silver medal at Jr. World Championship in Lillehammer, Norway
4th place in Team Relay Jr. World Championships in Lillehammer, Norway
21st in Altenberg, Germany World Cup
16th in Sochi, Russia World Cup

2013-14 SEASON

Finished 22nd at the 2014 XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia
Silver medal in team relay at Junior World Championships in Igls, Austria
9th place at Junior World Championships in Igls, Austria
Silver medal in team relay in Oberhof, Germany Junior World Cup
Bronze medal in Oberhof, Germany Junior World Cup
19th place in Oberhof, Germany World Cup
23rd in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup
16th place in Park City, Utah World Cup
11th place in Whistler World Cup
Part of silver medal relay team in Winterberg, Germany
Tie 11th place in Winterberg, Germany World Cup
Gold medal in Igls, Austria Nations Cup
26th place in Igls, Austria World Cup
28th place in Lillehammer World Cup
2013 Silver medalist in Norton Nat'l Championships

2012-13 SEASON

2013 Norton Junior National Championship silver medalist
10th in Junior World Championships in Park City, Utah
22nd in Igls, Austria Junior World Cup
15th in Winterberg, Germany Junior World Cup
3rd in Team Relay at Park City, Utah Junior World Championship
13th in Lillehammer, Norway Junior World Cup
17th in Koenigssee, Germany Junior World Cup
Tied for Norton Nat'l Championship (with Chris Mazdzer)

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