Elsa Desmond

Elsa Desmond (born 6 August 1997) is an English-born luger who competes for Ireland.[2][3][4]

Elsa Desmond
Desmond in 2018
Personal information
Born (1997-08-06) 6 August 1997
Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
Alma materKing's College London
Occupationphysician / olympics
Years active2018–present
Sport
Country Ireland
Sport Luge
Event(s)Singles
Coached byAdam Rosen[1]
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals2022

Early life

Desmond was born in Buckingham in 1997.[5] Her paternal grandparents were from County Cavan and County Cork, Ireland.[6] She grew up in England, India and Turkey, and was part of the University of London Air Squadron.[3]

Sporting career
Desmond at the 2021–22 Luge World Cup.
Desmond at the 2021 FIL World Luge Championships

Desmond began to compete in luge in 2018. She competed for Ireland at the 2022 Winter Olympics in the women's singles event.[7][8]

Personal life

Desmond studied medicine at King's College London, and began to work at Southend University Hospital in July 2021.[9] She aims to work as an anaesthesiologist in air rescue services.[10]

See also

References
  1. "Luge World Cup: Elsa Desmond on a pathway to the 2022 Winter Olympics". Royal Borough Observer.
  2. https://www.fil-luge.org/en/athletes/elsa-desmond
  3. Fennessy, Paul (January 21, 2021). "The medical student who has made sporting history for Ireland". The42.
  4. O'Riordan, Ian. "Ireland names six-strong Beijing Winter Olympics team". The Irish Times.
  5. "Elsa Desmond - Player Profile - Luge". Eurosport.
  6. O'Donoghue, Conor. "Meet some of the Irish athletes aiming to make the 2022 Winter Olympics in 60 days". The Irish Post.
  7. "2022 Winter Olympics Games: Irish team aiming to do a 'Cool Runnings' in Beijing". independent.
  8. "Introducing....Elsa Desmond (LUGE) | d jhbnn#TeamIreland - Olympics". olympics.ie/.
  9. Whitehouse, Ellis (January 26, 2022). "Essex doctor competing in Winter Olympics in China". EssexLive.
  10. https://www.fil-luge.org/cdn/uploads/fil-magazin-1-2021-web.pdf
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