Olympic Experience

3-time Olympian

Olympic Games Beijing 2022, 23th (Single - Women)
Olympic Games Pyeongchang 2018, 4th (Team - Relay - Mixed), 19th (Single - Women)
Olympic Games Sochi 2014, 15th (Single - Women)

World Championships Experience

Most recent: 2025 – 10th (Single - Women)
Years of participation: Single - Women 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025; Sprint - Single - Women 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024; Team - Relay - Mixed 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024
Medals: 2 (1 silver, 1 bronze)

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

Career Highlights

5 World Cup career victories makes her the all-time singles leader in USA Luge history
2-time Norton USA Luge National Champion
2012 Youth Olympic Games gold medal in team relay
Silver medal in team relay at Junior World Championships in Igls, Austria
2013 Norton Junior National Champion
Fall 2012 Norton National Championship Bronze Medal
2017 U23 World Champion

World Championships years participation: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021.
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BEST EVER RESULTS
- 2020 Bronze medal in Sochi, Russia World Championship team relay (with Tucker West, Chris Mazdzer/Jayson Terdiman)
- 2020 Silver medal in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup team relay (with Tucker West, Chris Mazdzer/Jayson Terdiman)
- 2020 Silver medal in Lillehammer, Norway World Cup singles race
- 2020 Silver medal in Igls, Austria World Cup singles race
- 2019 Silver medal in Lake Placid World Cup sprint race
- Bronze medal in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup Team Relay (with Tucker West, Chris Mazdzer, Jayson Terdiman)
- Silver medal in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup singles race
- Silver medal in Lake Placid, NY World Cup sprint race
- Gold medal in Lillehammer, Norway World Cup sprint race (5 individual career victories makes Summer the all-time leader in USA Luge singles history)
- Gold medal in Lillehammer, Norway World Cup singles race
- Bronze medal in 2015 Lake Placid World Cup
- 2017 U 23 World Champion (Igls, Austria)
- Gold medal in 2015 Park City World Cup (singles)
- Gold medal in 2015 Park City World Cup (sprint)
- Bronze medal in 2015 Calgary World Cup (singles)
- Gold medal in 2015 Calgary World Cup (sprint)
- Gold medal in team relay, 2012 Youth Olympic Games
2021-2022 SEASON
- 14th place in Beijing, China World Cup singles race
- 10th place in Sochi, Russia (1) World Cup singles race
- 8th place in Sochi, Russia (1) World Cup team relay (with Tucker West, Chris Mazdzer, Jayson Terdiman)
- 10th place in Sochi, Russia (2) World Cup singles race
- Silver medal in Sochi, Russia (2) Sprint World Cup race
- Gold medal in America Pacific Championships in Sochi, Russia
- 10th place in Altenberg, Germany World Cup singles race
- 23rd place in Igls, Austria World Cup singles race
- DNQ for Igls, Austria World Cup sprint race
- 5th place in Winterberg, Germany World Cup singles race
- Bronze medal in Winterberg, Germany World Cup team relay (with Tucker West, Chris Mazdzer, Jayson Terdiman)
- DNF in Sigulda, Latvia World Cup singles race (broke finger in crash)
- DNQ for Oberhof, Germany World Cup singles race (due to injury could not execute proper start in qualifying)
- 24th place in St. Moritz, Switzerland World Cup singles race (still injured)
- 23rd place in Beijing Olympic singles race (still injured)
2020-21 SEASON (team did not compete in first half of season due to COVID)
- Captured Norton USA Luge Start Championship for the 4th straight year
- Although exempt from fall qualifying, Summer finished runner-up in the series\
- Bronze medal in Koenigssee, Germany Nations Cup qualifying race
- 15th place in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup singles race
- 6th place in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup team relay (with Jonny Gustafson, Chris Mazdzer, Jayson Terdiman)
- 10th place in Sigulda, Latvia World Cup singles race
- 7th place in Oberhof, Germany World Cup singles race
- Bronze medal in Igls, Austria World Cup 2 singles race
- 4th place in Igls, Austria World Cup 2 sprint race
- 6th place in Koenigssee, Germany World Championship singles race
- 7th place in Koenigssee, Germany World Championship sprint race
- 4th place in Koenigssee, Germany World Championship team relay (with Tucker West, Chris Mazdzer, Jayson Terdiman)
- 15th place in St. Moritz, Switzerland World Cup singles in heavy snowfall
- Team relay snowed out in St. Moritz, Switzerland
2019-20 SEASON (finished season 5th in World Cup standings)
- Silver medal in Igls, Austria World Cup singles race
- 4th place in Lake Placid World Cup singles race
- Silver medal in Lake Placid World Cup sprint race
- 28th place in Whistler, Canada World Cup singles race
- 8th place in Altenberg, Germany World Cup singles race
- Silver medal in Lillehammer, Norway World Cup singles race
- 18th place in Sigulda, Latvia World Cup singles race
- Bronze medal in Oberhof, Germany World Cup singles race (first medal in Oberhof for US woman since Cameron Myler Feb 1996)
- Silver medal in Oberhof, Germany World Cup team relay (with Tucker West, Chris Mazdzer/Jayson Terdiman)
- 7th place in Sochi, Russia World Championship sprint race
- 7th place in Sochi, Russia World Championship singles race
- Bronze medal in Sochi, Russia World Championship team relay (with Tucker West, Chris Mazdzer/Jayson Terdiman)
- DNR in Winterberg, Germany
- 4th place in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup singles race
- Silver medal in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup team relay (with Tucker West, Chris Mazdzer/Jayson Terdiman)
2018-19 SEASON (Finished third in the overall World Cup; Third in the final sprint standings)
- 9th place in Sochi, Russia World Cup singles race
- 8th place in Sochi, Russia World Cup sprint race
- 6th place in Oberhof, Germany World Cup singles race
- 6th place in Oberhof, Germany World Cup team relay
- 20th place in Altenberg, Germany World Cup singles race
- 5th place in Winterberg, Germany World Championship singles race
- 8th place in Winterberg, Germany World Championship sprint race
- Bronze medal in Sigulda, Latvia World Cup singles race
- 4th place in Sigulda, Latvia World Cup Team Relay (with Tucker West, Chris Mazdzer, Jayson Terdiman)
- Bronze medal in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup Team Relay (with Tucker West, Chris Mazdzer, Jayson Terdiman)
- Silver medal in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup singles race
- Silver medal in Lake Placid, NY World Cup sprint race
- 5th place in Lake Placid, NY World Cup singles race
- Silver medal in Calgary, Canada World Cup team relay (with Tucker West, Chris Mazdzer-Jayson Terdiman)
- 5th place in Calgary, Canada World Cup singles race
- 16th place in Whistler, Canada World Cup singles race
- 4th place in Igls, Austria World Cup sprint race
- 6th place in Igls, Austria World Cup singles rac
- Raced against the men in the pre-season Lillehammer Cup
- Norton USA Luge National Champion
2017-18 SEASON (finished the World Cup season third ranked overall, a career high; Second in the final sprint standings)
- 19th place in Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea (currently holds the track record set in the second run)
- 6th in Sigulda, Latvia World Cup sprint race
- 13th place in Sigulda, Latvia World Cup singles race
- Gold medal in Lillehammer, Norway World Cup sprint race (5 individual career victories makes Summer the all-time leader in USA Luge singles history)
- Gold medal in Lillehammer, Norway World Cup singles race
- 6th in Oberhof, Germany World Cup singles race
- Silver medal in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup team relay (with Tucker West, Matt Mortensen/Jayson Terdiman)
- 5th place in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup singles race
- 8th place in Lake Placid World Cup singles race
- 8th place in Lake Placid World Cup sprint race
- 5th place in Calgary, Canada World Cup singles race
- 4th place in Calgary, Canada World Cup team relay (with Chris Mazdzer, Matt Mortensen/Jayson Terdiman)
- 7th place in Altenberg, Germany World Cup singles race
- 7th place in Altenberg, Germany World Cup team relay (with Taylor Morris, Jake Hyrns/Anthony Espinoza)
- Bronze medal in Winterberg, Germany World Cup singles race (secured A tier Olympic qualification)
- Silver medal in Winterberg, Germany World Cup sprint race
- DNQ for Igls, Austria World Cup
- 2016 Norton National Champion
- Won first fall seeding race
- 11th place in Winterberg, Germany World Cup singles race
- 11th place in Winterberg, Germany World Cup sprint race
- 4th place in Lake Placid World Cup singles race
- Bronze medal in Lake Placid World Cup team relay (with West, Mortensen/Terdiman)
- 7th place in Whistler World Cup singles race
- 5th place in Park City World Cup singles race
- 4th place in Park City World Cup sprint race
- 18th place in Koenigssee, World Cup singles race
- 7th place in Sigulda, Latvia World Cup sprint race
- 7th place in Sigulda, Latvia World Cup singles race
- 4th place in World Championship singles race (Igls, Austria)
- 11th place in World Championship sprint race (Igls, Austria)
- U23 World Champion (Igls, Austria)
- 7th place Oberhof, Germany World Cup singles race
- 13th place in Pyeongchang, South Korea pre-Olympic World Cup singles race
- DNR in Altenberg, Germany World Cup
2015-16 SEASON (Finished season 5th in overall World Cup rankings)
- Silver medalist in second fall seeding race
- Silver medalist in Norton National Championship
- Gold medalist in Igls, Austria Nations Cup qualifier
- 5th place in Igls, Austria World Cup
- Bronze medal in 2015 Lake Placid World Cup
- Gold medal in 2015 Park City World Cup (singles)
- Gold medal in 2015 Park City World Cup (sprint)
- Bronze medal in 2015 Calgary World Cup (singles)
- Gold medal in 2015 Calgary World Cup (sprint)
- 11th place in 2016 Sigulda World Cup (singles)
- 8th place in 2016 Oberhof World Cup (singles)
- 8th place in 2016 Oberhof World Cup (sprint)
- U23 silver medal in Koenigssee World Championships
- 4th place in Koenigssee World Championship (sprint)
- 7th place in Koenigssee World Championship (singles)
- 8th place in Sochi World Cup (singles)
- 9th place in Altenberg World Cup (singles)
- 8th place in Winterberg World Cup (singles)
2014-15 SEASON
- 14th in Igls, Austria World Cup
- 14th in Igls, Austria FIL-Sprint World Cup
- 6th in Lake Placid World Cup
- 19th in Calgary, Canada World Cup
- 12th in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup
- 18th in Oberhof, Germany World Cup
- 4th in Winterberg, Germany World Cup
- 6th in Team Relay at Winterberg, Germany World Cup
- 14th in Lillehammer, Norway World Cup
- 15th in Altenberg, Germany FIL-Sprint World Cup
- 10th in Altenberg, Germany World Cup
- Finished 15th at the 2014 XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia
- Silver medal in team relay at Junior World Championships in Igls, Austria
- 5th place at Junior World Championships in Igls, Austria
- 12th place in Sigulda, Latvia World Cup
- 14th place in Altenberg, Germany World Cup
- 16th place in Oberhof, Germany World Cup
- 10th place in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup
- 9th place in Park City, Utah World Cup
- 15th place in Whistler World Cup
- DNQ Winterberg, Germany World Cup
- 8th place in Igls, Austria World Cup
- DNF in Lillehammer World Cup
- 7th in Winterberg, Germany Junior World Cup
- 8th in Igls, Austria Junior World Cup
- 13th in Oberhof, Germany Junior World Cup
- 13th in Calgary Junior World Cup
- 6th in Junior World Championships in Park City, Utah
- 7th in Koenigssee, Germany Junior World Cup
- 7th in Lillehammer, Norway Junior World Cup
- Bronze medal in Norton Nationals
- 12th in Junior World Cup, Park City #1
- 10th in Koenigssee, Germany Junior World Cup
- 12th in Winterberg, Germany Junior World Cup
- 4th in Park City, Utah Junior World Cup
- 5th in women's singles, 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games
- 17th in Igls, Austria Junior World Cup
- 20th in Calgary, Canada Junior World Cup
- 11th in Oberhof, Germany FIL Junior World Championships
- 2011 Norton Junior National Champion
- Overall Youth A World Cup Champion
- Gold medalist in Igls, Austria Junior World Cup
- 4th in Koenigssee, Germany Junior World Cup
- Gold medalist in Altenberg, Germany Junior World Cup
- 5th and 14th in Sigulda, Latvia Junior World Cup
2016-17 SEASON (injured shoulder in November 2016)

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