Dajana Eitberger

Dajana Eitberger
Eitberger in 2024
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1991-01-07) 7 January 1991
Ilmenau, Germany
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
CountryGermany
SportLuge
Event(s)Singles, Doubles
Medal record
Women's luge
Representing Germany
Olympic Games
2018 Pyeongchang Singles
World Championships
2023 Oberhof Sprint
2024 Altenberg Team relay
2025 Whistler Mixed doubles
2016 Königssee Sprint
2019 Winterberg Sprint
2021 Königssee Singles
2021 Königssee Sprint
2023 Oberhof Singles
2025 Whistler Doubles
European Championships
2015 Sochi Singles
2015 Sochi Team relay
2023 Sigulda Singles
2014 Sigulda Singles
2019 Oberhof Singles
World Cup
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Singles 8 5 14
Sprint 2 5 6
Team relay 6 1 0
Total 16 11 20
  • Updated as of 26 February 2023

Dajana Eitberger (born 7 January 1991) is a German luger.[1] She currently represents Germany in the women's doubles event in the Luge World Cup.

Career

During the 2014–15 Luge World Cup season she was victorious in one event which was the final race of the season in Sochi. During that season she came in second twice and third four time and finished second in the overall standing behind her teammate, Natalie Geisenberger.[2] The event in Sochi and doubled as the European championship and as such she is the current European champion.[3]

During the 2015–16 Luge World Cup Eitberger was on the winners platform on the podium once (at the season opener in Igls),[4] was second twice and third three times. She once again finished the season sixth in the standings.

Eitberger won the silver medal at the 2018 Olympics in Pyeongchang, again behind Natalie Geisenberger. She missed the 2019/20 season due to childbirth, subsequently returned to competition, but finished the 2021–22 Luge World Cup outside of the top ten, and did not qualify for the 2022 Olympics.[5]

She competed at the 2024 FIL World Luge Championships and won a gold medal in the team relay.[6]

In July 2024, it was announced she would compete with Magdalena Matschina in doubles beginning during the 2024–25 Luge World Cup.[7][8] She competed at the 2025 FIL World Luge Championships and won a silver medal in the inaugural mixed doubles event at the FIL World Luge Championships.[9][10] She also won a bronze medal in the doubles event.[11][12]

Results

World Championships

  • 10 medals – (2 gold, 1, silver, 7 bronze)
Year Age Singles Sprint Doubles Doubles sprint Team relay Mixed doubles
2015 Sigulda 24 6th — — — — —
2016 Königssee 25 20th Bronze — — —
2017 Innsbruck 26 9th 5th — — —
2019 Winterberg 28 12th Bronze — — —
2020 Sochi 29 — — — — —
2021 Königssee 30 Bronze Bronze — — —
2023 Oberhof 31 Bronze Gold — — —
2024 Altenberg 33 — — 6th 5th Gold
2025 Whistler 34 — — Bronze — — Silver

World Cup

Season Singles Sprint Team relay Points Overall Singles Sprint
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6
2012–13
–
–
–
–
–
4
–
–
– 		— — — —
–
–
–
–
–
– 		60 35th 35th —
2013–14
40
4
9
7
5
4
3
5
7 		— — — —
–
–
–
–
–
– 		432 5th 5th —
2014–15
2
7
6
3
3
2
3
3
1
4
4
2 		—
–
–
–
–
1
1 		851 2nd
2015–16
1
9
3
9
6
3
19
10
7
3
2
2 		N/A
1
–
–
–
–
– 		712 6th 1st
2016–17
3
9
5
8
16
–
4
8
3
1
6
– 		N/A
–
–
–
–
–
– 		553 7th NC
2017–18
2
11
3
6
5
2
1
DNF
4
9
1
–
4
–
–
–
–
1
– 		754 2nd 2nd NC
2018–19
8
8
25
1
14
8
25
3
3
3
6
2 		N/A
–
–
–
–
–
– 		631 4th 4th 2nd
2020–21
3
6
1
13
5
11
11
5
4
3
3
3 		N/A
–
–
1
–
–
CNX 		698 3rd 4th 3rd
2021–22
5
5
9
9
–
DNF
–
–
–
3
–
– 		N/A
–
–
–
–
–
– 		270 18th 19th 13rd
2022–23
10
4
1
1
2
3
4
1
6
7
2
4 		—
–
2
–
–
1
– 		852 2nd 2nd 2nd

Note: Prior to 2020/21 season, to be classified in sprint standings athletes must compete on all sprint events throughout the season.

References

  1. ^ "Dajana Eitberger".
  2. ^ "Luge - Dajana Eitberger (Germany)".
  3. ^ "Luge - Eitberger crowned European champion - Yahoo Sport". uk.sports.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 2016-01-27.
  4. ^ "Dajana Eitberger leads German one-two in women's World Cup opener". 28 November 2015.
  5. ^ Reynolds, Tim (13 January 2022). "Luge preview: A long, winding road took US to Beijing Games". ABC news.
  6. ^ "Germany triumphs in the Team Relay at the end of the World Championships". fil-luge.org. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Rennrodeln: Dajana Eitberger ab nächster Saison mit neuer Hinterfrau im Doppelsitzer unterwegs". bsd-portal.de (in German). 1 July 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  8. ^ "Eitberger Now Shares Doubles With Matschina". fil-luge.org. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  9. ^ Song, David (6 February 2025). "Austria wins historic mixed doubles race at Luge Worlds, Langenhan and Taubitz claim watershed mixed singles gold for Germany". Pique Newsmagazine. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  10. ^ "Magdalena Matschina aus Bad Feilnbach holt Silber bei Rodel-WM". radio-charivari.de (in German). 7 February 2025. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  11. ^ Karstens-Smith, Gemma (7 February 2025). "Austria defends women's doubles title at luge world championships". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  12. ^ "Egle & Kipp Edge Degenhardt & Rosenthal at World Champs". slidingonice.com. 7 February 2025. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
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