Battle of Honey Springs

Anna Fernstädt jumps on the skeleton sled

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]

Notable results

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

All results are sourced from the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF).[3]

Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Points Place
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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Anna Fernstädt". Official website.
  3. ^ a b c "Anna FERNSTAEDT". International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation. Retrieved 2017-12-14.
  4. ^ Fernstädt, Anna [@a_fernstaedt] (May 20, 2018). "It's official: new season, new colors! 🇨🇿 #czechteam #skeleton" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "Skeleton Athletes Anna Fernstädt and Nikita Tregubov Junior World Champions" (Press release). International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 2018-02-01.

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