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Ashley Farquharson raced to Olympic bobsled glory on Tuesday at the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Games.
The American luger was excited when she looked at the scoreboard and realized she had won her first Olympic medal. Her performance in the women’s individual bobsled on Tuesday also marked the second time an American has won an Olympic medal in the event.
Farquharson, who started sliding as an extracurricular activity as a child in Park City, Utah, said it was almost hard to believe what he had accomplished.
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Ashley Farquharson of the United States reacts after her race during the women’s individual bobsled during the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at Cortina Sliding Center in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, on February 10, 2026. (Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters via Imagn Images)
“It didn’t really seem real,” Farquharson said after his win. “And then everyone met me on the ice, and the whirlwind since then really solidified it. For a couple of seconds when I was going up the run, I thought, ‘that’s not real.'”
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Germany’s Julia Taubitz took the gold medal, winning by almost a second, a monstrous margin in luge. Latvian Elena Bota came second, equaling her country’s best Olympic result.
Until Farquharson’s feat, Erin Hamlin was the last American to win a bronze medal, at the 2014 Sochi Games.
Team USA’s Ashley Farquharson starts the women’s individual race 1 on day three of the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at Cortina Sliding Center on February 9, 2026 in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. (Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)
“This was the dream,” Taubitz said. “And now the dream comes true.”
Farquharson failed to medal in any of his first 54 World Cup races before finally breaking through this season.
It wasn’t the fastest, but it was more than enough. She is an Olympic medalist. Farquharson’s ability will never be questioned again.
“Super happy for Ashley, super happy for USA Luge,” said Emily Fischnaller, her long-time American teammate. “I mean, we’re the ones on the sled, but there’s a team behind us in everything we do. So that’s just a testament to all the work everyone has put into it.”
Bronze medalist Ashley Farquharson of the United States celebrates after the women’s individual bobsled during the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at Cortina Sliding Center on February 10, 2026 in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. (Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters via Imagn Images)
Luge is a sport in which athletes slide face-up on sleds down an icy track at high speeds.
Fischnaller was 12th for the Americans in 3:33.035, falling from fifth place after three races following problems in her final heat. Summer Britcher of the United States, a two-time winner of World Cup races this season and now a four-time Olympian, was 14th in 3:33.553.
