Meaghan Simister

Meaghan Simister

Meaghan Simister (born November 10, 1986 in Regina, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian Olympic luger who has competed since 2003.[1][2]

In the 2005/2006 season, Simister placed second in the Canadian championship competition.[3] In international competition, she came in 14th at the Koenigssee, Germany World Cup.[1] Her first Olympics were the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.[1] During the Olympics on February 14, she sustained minor injuries from a crash on the luge track, in the third of four runs, when she went to high on one of the corners of the track.[4] As a result of the crash, she didn't proceed to the fourth run.[5]

Simister's best finish at the FIL World Luge Championships was ninth in the women's singles event at Oberhof in 2008.[1][2]

She qualified for the 2010 Winter Olympics where she finished 25th.

Personal life

Simister was one of about 20 athletes in the 2006 Winter Olympics to have attended high school at the National Sport School in Calgary, Alberta.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Profile of Meaghan Simister by the CBC; URL last accessed February 17, 2006
  2. ^ a b FIL-Luge profile
  3. ^ Profile of Meaghan Simister by Luge Canada; URL last accessed February 17, 2006.
  4. ^ "Luge athlete from Regina injured", CBC Saskatchewan, February 14, 2006.
  5. ^ "Canadian athlete injured in scary luge crash", National Post, February 14, 2006
  6. ^ National Sport School; URL accessed on February 17, 2006


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