Aileen Frisch
South Korean luger
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Aileen Christina Frisch (born 25 August 1992) is a South Korean-Slovenian[1] luger. Frisch competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics and 2022 Winter Olympics for South Korea.[2]
Frisch in 2018 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Aileen Christina Frisch |
| Nationality |  South Korean |
| Born | 25 August 1992 |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |
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| Sport |  Luge |
Event | Singles |
| Coached by | Steffen Sartor (GER) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 프리쉐아일린크리스티나 |
| RR | Peuriswe Ailrinkeuriseutina |
| MR | P'ŭriswe Aillink'ŭrisŭt'ina |
Sports career
In 2012, Frisch became the world junior female singles luge champion, competing as a German.[3]
Frisch failed to make the German luge team for the 2014 Winter Olympics.[3]
She retired from luging in 2015 at age 22. After her retirement, she was contacted by German coaches hired by South Korea to become a naturalized South Korean and join the South Korean luge team. At first, she refused, but in 2016, she consented and acceded to a second request when she started missing the competitions. In December 2016, she became a South Korean citizen so she could legally compete on the South Korea team at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[3] She also competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[4]
