Courtney Zablocki
Courtney Zablocki (born January 28, 1981) is an American luger who competed on the World Cup luge circuit from 1997 to 2010 and competed in eight World Championships.[1] Competing in two Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of fourth place in the women's singles event at Turin in 2006, missing a medal placement by only .392 of a second.[2][3]
Zablocki's best finish at the FIL World Luge Championships was ninth in the women's singles event at Nagano in 2004.[1][4]
Born in Hinsdale, Illinois, she resided in Highlands Ranch, Colorado.[5] Before joining the Colorado Army National Guard after the 2006 Winter Olympics, Zablocki worked in the gardening department for The Home Depot from 2004 to the summer of 2006.[5][6]
Zablocki underwent surgery on both of her hands during the week of 13 April 2009 to relieve pain and the surgery was successful.[7]
She announced her retirement from luge on 9 August 2010, but still has intentions of wanting to remain in US Luge in some capacity.[8]
Zablocki married on June 30, 2009 and took her husband's name, Landin. Landin now resides in Stockholm, Sweden and owns two businesses, www.livinghealthyhappy.com[9] and www.happysleepingbaby.com.[10] Landin has authored her first book about pregnancy training, Gravidstyrka.[11]
References[]
- ^ a b "Zablocki, Courtney". FIL.
- ^ "Luge Women Singles Olympic Games 2002 Salt Lake City". todor66.com. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012.
- ^ "Luge Women Singles Olympic Games 2006 Torino". todor66.com. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012.
- ^ "Courtney Zablocki". 2006 Winter Olympics profile. Yahoo! Sports. Archived from the original on 2012-10-15.
- ^ a b "Courtney Zablocki". USA Luge.
- ^ "Profile for the 2006 Winter Olympics" (PDF). Home Depot.[dead link]
- ^ "News on Zablocki's successful surgery". FIL. April 15, 2009. Retrieved May 8, 2009.
- ^ "Luge Olympian Courtney Zablocki announces retirement". FIL. August 9, 2010. Retrieved August 15, 2010.
- ^ "Living Healthy Happy". Living Healthy Happy. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
- ^ "Happy Sleeping Baby". Happy Sleeping Baby. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
- ^ "Gravidstyrka – säker träning för dig som väntar barn". pug.se (in Swedish). 2020-07-10. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
External links[]
- Courtney Zablocki at Olympedia
- Courtney Zablocki at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- 1981 births
- Living people
- American female lugers
- United States Army soldiers
- Lugers at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Lugers at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Olympic lugers of the United States
- Female United States Army personnel
- People from Hinsdale, Illinois
- Sportspeople from Colorado
- People from Highlands Ranch, Colorado
- Sportspeople from Stockholm
- 21st-century American women
- American luge biography stubs