Katie Uhlaender — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Skeleton World Champion, winning two gold medals in 2012 (women's skeleton and mixed bobsleigh-skeleton team event).
Competed in four Winter Olympics in skeleton racing (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018).
Currently an Athlete with USA Bobsled & Skeleton and the United States Olympic Committee (since 2003).
Interns at Athletes Germany, focusing on athlete rights, sport policy, and media strategies (since 2018).
Testified before the U.S. Helsinki Commission in 2018 on doping in sports.
Featured in HBO's "The Weight of Gold" and Amazon Prime's "Survivor" and "Eco-Challenge Fiji."
Pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology with a Business concentration at Columbia University.
Won two Skeleton World Cup titles (2006-07, 2007-08).

Biography

Katie Uhlaender is an American skeleton racer who has competed since 2003. She is a four-time Olympian, participating in the Winter Olympics in 2006, 2010, 2014, and 2018. Uhlaender is a Skeleton World Champion, having won two gold medals at the FIBT World Championships in 2012 (women's skeleton and mixed bobsleigh-skeleton team event). She also holds two women's Skeleton World Cup titles from the 2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons.