Justin Snith

Background:

Justin got started in the sport of luge in 2005 when he took part in a Discover Luge Camp at Canada Olympic Park that his parents enrolled him in. Justin wasted no time working his way onto the World Cup after having an extremely successful junior career with doubles partner Tristan Walker. At just 18 years old, Justin reached his first major goal in the sport after qualifying to compete at 2010 Olympic Winter Games where he finished in 15th place.

Justin continued his rapid development in the sport during the post-Olympic season where he and Tristan captured the Canadian Championships and finished eighth at the 2011 World Championships. The Canadian duo made history in 2013, posting the best-ever finish by a Canadian doubles team at the World Championships when they finished fourth – one day before joining forces with their teammates to win the silver in the team relay. Justin and Tristan narrowly missed out on the podium two more times before the end of the season at World Cup stops in Lake Placid, and on the 2014 Olympic Track in Sochi, Russia.

Canada’s best-ever luge tandem continued their historic run into the Olympic year where they became the first doubles team in the country to slide onto the World Cup podium when they grabbed the bronze in Konigssee, Germany. Justin and Tristan had two more top-five finishes before a heartbreaking Olympics where they were fourth in both the doubles race and the first-ever team relay.

Now focused on Pyeongchang 2018, the Canadian duo slid back onto the podium three years ago where they won the bronze on their home track in Calgary. They have been a part of Canada’s bronze-medal winning relay team at the 2017 and 2016 World Championships. The Canadians also won the team relay at the World Cup in Lake Placid last season.

Outside of luge, Justin enjoys snowboarding, mountain biking and swimming. Following his luge career, he plans to go to university.

Career Highlights

2017 – World Cup, Altenberg, GER: 5 (team relay)

2017 – World Cup, Oberhof, GER: 4 (doubles), 4 (team relay)

2017 – World Cup, Konigssee, GER: 5 (doubles), 4 (team relay)

2016 – World Cup, Lake Placid, USA: 1 (team relay)

2016 – World Cup, Whistler, CAN: 5

2016 – World Championships, Konigssee, GER: 3 (team relay)

2016 – World Cup, Oberhof, GER: 4

2016 – World Cup, Altenberg, GER: 5

2016 – World Cup, Winterberg, GER: 1 (team relay)

2015 – World Cup, Calgary, CAN: 5

2015 – World Championships, Sigulda, LAT: 3 (relay)

2015 – World Cup, Calgary, CAN: 3 (doubles)

2014 – Olympic Winter Games, Sochi, RUS: 4 (doubles); 4 (relay)

2014 – World Cup, Konigssee, GER: 3

2013 – World Cup, Whistler, CAN: 4

2013 – World Cup, Winterberg, GER: 5

2013 – World Championships, Whistler, CAN: 4

2013 – World Cup, Lake Placid, USA: 4

2013 – World Cup, Sochi, RUS: 4

2010 – Olympic Winter Games, Whistler, CAN: 15

2010 – Olympic Winter Games, Whistler, CAN: 15

2008 Junior World Cup, Cesana, ITA: 3

2009 Junior World Championships, Nagano, JPN: 3

2008 Junior World Cup, Salt Lake City, Utah: 3

Past Results