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The youth of the US Natural Track Luge Team compete in Europe, typically late December until February.

Learn lots more about the US Natural Luge Team on Facebook
​www.facebook.com/usnaturaltrackluge/

The 2024-2025 Natural Track Luge international race schedule is here!

The United States Natural Track Luge Team

2024-2025 Katie Cookman, Elise Palecek, Torrey Cookman, Thomas Matthews, Mason Palecek, Leonard Pizziola
2023-2024 Torrey Cookman, Katie Cookman, Thomas Matthews, Mason Palecek, Leonard Pizziola
2022-2023 Torrey Cookman, Zane Farnsworth, Jacob Sterk, Henry Anderson, Jillian Best, Katie Cookman

2021-2022 Torrey Cookman, Henry Anderson, Zane Farnsworth, Kurt Bates, Katie Cookman
2020-2021 Torrey Cookman, Henry Anderson, Zane Farnsworth, Katie Cookman (unable to travel to Europe due to covid restrictions)
2019-2020 Torrey Cookman, Henry Anderson
2018-2019 Torrey Cookman, Henry Anderson
2017-2018 Tristen Vidlund, Torrey Cookman
2016-2017 Dakota Smith, Tristen Vidlund
2015-2016 Levi Underwood, Dakota Smith, Tristen Vidlund, Liesel Demuse, Sarah Farnsworth

2025 FIL World Championship results (Kuhtai, Austria)

World Championships are only held every two years.  Congratulations to the United States Natural Track Luge team!
  • ​U23
    • Women
      • Katie Cookman: 6th place!
    • Men
      • Thomas Matthews: 14th
      • Leonard Pizziola: 20th
      • Mason Palecek: 23th

  • Team Race: Katie Cookman and Thomas Matthews (combined time): 4th place
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2025 Championship images courtesy of FIL Luge, Jana Zischg

2025 Nations Ranking

Season cumulative World Cup points for the United States: 6th place.  Go USA!​​

Team Photos 2024-2025

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Katie Cookman
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Elise Palecek
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Torrey Cookman
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Thomas Matthews
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Mason Palecek
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Leonard Pizziola

Watch an athlete slide in an FIL World Championship
(Latzfons, Italy 2019)

Natural Track Luge International Competition:
Exciting even in slow motion!


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