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Erin Hamlin

First American Olympic singles luge medalist

u/erin_hamlinluge ↗AMA only

How we know it's theirs

Her 2017 r/IAmA AMA, posted from this account

We retrieved 1 post and 34 comments from u/erin_hamlinluge, all from 2017, most often in r/IAmA.

Best moment

A redditor wrote in r/IAmA

On “I'm Olympic Luger Erin Hamlin. Want to know what it's like to slide down a track at 90 mph without looking? Ask me Anything as I getting ready to to qualify for the Winter Games.”

How do you get started in a sport like luge? Did your middle school have a luge track and bulletproof liability insurance?

u/erin_hamlinluge replied

Definitely not! USA Luge recruits through summer wheel clinics (called the slider search) and it is basically an open call tryout. I attended one in Syracuse, NY when I was 12, pretty much on a whim.

More moments

A redditor wrote in r/IAmA

On “I'm Olympic Luger Erin Hamlin. Want to know what it's like to slide down a track at 90 mph without looking? Ask me Anything as I getting ready to to qualify for the Winter Games.”

Hey Erin. What is the best luge joke? Thanks.

u/erin_hamlinluge replied

You're such a luuuuuger...with a hand held in the "L" shape on the forehead...everyone thinks they are so original with this one.

A redditor wrote in r/IAmA

On “I'm Olympic Luger Erin Hamlin. Want to know what it's like to slide down a track at 90 mph without looking? Ask me Anything as I getting ready to to qualify for the Winter Games.”

What's your most awkward moment?

u/erin_hamlinluge replied

Saying "I have to pee" before a race run and having the camera catch it...first time we had a race broadcast live...