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Chris Mazdzer
	Mazdzer in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Christopher Mazdzer
Nationality	American
Born	June 26, 1988 (age 35); Pittsfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Spouse	Mara Marian (m. 2020)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Luge
Event	Doubles
Medal record
Men's luge
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
World Championships

Christopher Mazdzer (/ˈmæzdər/; born June 26, 1988) is an American retired luger. He competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, finishing 13th on both occasions.^[1]^[2] At the 2018 Winter Olympics Mazdzer won the silver medal in the Men's Single Luge, becoming the first U.S. men's singles luge medalist and the first and currently^[update] only non-European to win a medal in that event.

Career edit

On December 4, 2015, Mazdzer won the 2015–16 Luge World Cup Men's singles event at Lake Placid in the first-ever one-two finish for the United States in a men's singles luge World Cup event, with the 2014–15 winner and track record holder, Tucker West, coming in second.^[3] Until his 2015 win, Mazdzer's best finish at the FIL World Luge Championships was sixth in the singles at Whistler, British Columbia, in 2013. His best World Cup season finish was 13th in 2012–13. In December 2014, he won the men's singles event in the luge sprint in the second ever to be held and to be competed in event at the World Cup level in the discipline. Mazdzer was therein victorious at the FIL "Sprint" World Cup event at the Calgary track.^[4]

On February 11, 2018, Mazdzer won a silver medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.^[5]

Mazdzer announced his retirement from luge in December 2023, stating that he wanted to spend more time with his family.^[6]

Dancing with the Stars edit

In April 2018, Mazdzer was announced as one of the celebrities for season 26 of Dancing with the Stars. He was partnered with professional dancer Witney Carson.^[7] He was eliminated in the third week of the four-week season, placing fourth in the competition.^[8]

Personal life edit

Mazdzer's hometown is Saranac Lake, New York.^[9] Mazdzer met his Romanian-born wife, Mara, in the summer of 2017 and they became engaged in October 2019; they were married in Salt Lake City, Utah, on May 19, 2020.^[10]^[11]

References edit

^ ^a ^b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Chris Mazdzer". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
^ "Chris Mazdzer". United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on January 5, 2014. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
^ Kekis, John (December 4, 2015). "Mazdzer, West of US finish 1–2 in World Cup luge". Associated Press. Archived from the original on December 6, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2018 – via Yahoo! News.
^ "Alex Gough, Chris Mazdzer and Wendl-Arlt win second FIL Sprint World Cup". Federation internationale de luge de course. December 14, 2014. Archived from the original on January 4, 2015. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
^ Janes, Chelsea (February 11, 2018). "Chris Mazdzer grabs silver, becomes first U.S. man to win singles luge medal". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
^ "Olympic silver medalist Chris Mazdzer sets luge retirement". NBC Sports. December 4, 2023. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
^ Thorbecke, Catherine (April 13, 2018). "Adam Rippon, Tonya Harding and more superstar athletes to face-off in Dancing With the Stars season 26". ABC News. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
^ Stone, Natalie (May 14, 2018). "Triple Elimination! 'Dancing with the Stars: Athletes' Says Goodbye to 3 Contestants in Semifinals". People. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
^ Evans, Brad (February 11, 2018). "Saranac Lake's Chris Mazdzer wins first ever men's luge singles medal". WPTZ. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
^ "Meet the Hottest Team USA Olympic Athletes". February 8, 2018. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
^ McDougall, Chrös (May 19, 2020). "Olympic Medalist Chris Mazdzer, Mara Marian wed in Salt Lake City". Archived from the original on May 26, 2020. Retrieved June 27, 2020.