Anna Fernstädt
Czech-German skeleton racer (born 1996)
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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]
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Fernstädt at the 2020 World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | German and Czech | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 November 1996 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  Czech Republic Germany (2013–2018) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skeleton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6th (2018 Pyeongchang) for Germany7th (2022 Beijing) 10th (2026 Milano Cortina) for Czech Republic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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She competed for Germany at the 2018 Winter Olympics[5] and for the Czech Republic at the 2022 Winter Olympics[6] and 2026 Winter Olympics.[7]
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.[8]
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 | ||
| 2021–22 | IGL1 14 |
IGL2 16 |
ALT1 12 |
WIN1 20 |
ALT2 8 |
SIG 18 |
WIN2 16 |
STM 14 |
852 | 16th | ||
| 2022–23 | WHI 4 |
PCT 11 |
LPL 10 |
WIN 15 |
ALT1 7 |
ALT2 9 |
IGL 17 |
SIG 10 |
1128 | 7th | ||
| 2023–24 | YAN 10 |
LAP 14 |
IGL 24 |
STM 26 |
LIL 24 |
SIG 28 |
ALT 15 |
LAK 17 |
602 | 21st | ||
| 2024–25 | PYE1 16 |
PYE2 8 |
YAN 8 |
ALT 12 |
SIG 10 |
WIN 2 |
STM 19 |
LIL 15 |
1076 | 11th | ||
| 2025–26 | COR 7 |
INN — |
LIL 10 |
SIG1 4 |
SIG2 2 |
WIN 3 |
STM 18 |
ALT 7 |
1162 | 4th |
