History of Laura Nolte in Timeline

Laura Nolte is a German bobsleigh pilot who started competing for the national team in 2015. She achieved significant success, including winning the gold medal in the two-woman bobsleigh event at the 2022 Winter Olympics, making her the youngest to win that title. In 2023, she became the first European to win the Monobob World Champion title at the Sankt Moritz World Championships and secured the 2023 European Monobob Champion title in Altenberg, Germany. She also won gold in the two-woman event at the 2021 IBSF European Championships and the 2021 IBSF Junior World Championships.

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2015: Bobsleigh career

In 2015, Laura Nolte began competing for the German national bobsleigh team.

2016: Winter Youth Olympics Gold Medal

In 2016, Laura Nolte won the gold medal in the girls' monobob event at the Winter Youth Olympics held in Lillehammer, Norway.

2020: IBSF World Championships 2020

In 2020, Laura Nolte competed in the two-woman event at the IBSF World Championships 2020 held in Altenberg, Germany.

February 2021: IBSF World Championships 2021 Bronze Medal

In February 2021, Laura Nolte won the bronze medal in the two-woman event at the IBSF World Championships 2021 held in Altenberg, Germany. She also won the bronze medal in the monobob event.

2021: IBSF European Championships 2021 Gold Medal

In 2021, Laura Nolte won the gold medal in the two-woman event at the IBSF European Championships 2021 held in Winterberg, Germany.

February 2022: 2022 Winter Olympics Gold Medal

In February 2022, Laura Nolte won the gold medal in the two-woman competition in bobsleigh at the 2022 Winter Olympics, held on 18 and 19 February at the Xiaohaituo Bobsleigh and Luge Track in Yanqing District of Beijing, achieving three track records and becoming the youngest bobsleigh pilot in history to win the title.

December 2022: First World Cup win in Monobob

In December 2022, Laura Nolte achieved her first World Cup win in Monobob in Lake Placid, while setting the track record during the first run.

2022: 2022 Winter Olympics Gold Medal

In 2022, Laura Nolte won the gold medal in the two-woman bobsleigh event at the Winter Olympics, becoming the youngest in bobsleigh history to win the title.

January 2023: Monobob World Cup win and World Champion title

In January 2023, Laura Nolte secured her second Monobob World Cup win in Winterberg, set a track record at the first Altenberg Monobob event of the season, and claimed her first Monobob European Champion title in Altenberg. At the Monobob event at the IBSF World Championships 2023, held at the Sankt Moritz Celerina Olympic Bobrun on January 28 and 29, Laura Nolte won her first World Champion title by setting the fastest time in three of the runs and obtaining the track record during the second run.

2023: Monobob World Champion title

In 2023, Laura Nolte became the first European to win the Monobob World Champion title at the Sankt Moritz World Championships. She also won the 2023 European Monobob Champion title in Altenberg, Germany.