Trinity Ellis

Trinity Ellis joined the national team program in 2017-18 as part of Luge Canada’s Next Gen group. For that season and the next, she competed on the FIL Youth World Cup circuit. She earned her first podium in January 2018 when she finished third on her favourite track Winterberg, just before she competed at the FIL World Junior Championships. Her first Youth World Cup victories came in December 2018 when she won back-to-back races in Park City, Utah to kick off that season. She quickly added a silver medal at the Youth World Cup in Calgary.  
 

In January 2019, Trinity competed at her first senior FIL World Championships and was ranked ninth among the U23 women. She joined the senior World Cup team for the second half of their season, which included competing in her first team relay in Oberhof. 
 

Trinity achieved a career highlight at the first stop of the 2019-20 World Cup season in Innsbruck where she placed career-best eighth in the women’s singles event and was part of a fourth-place finish with Reid Watts (men’s singles) and Tristan Walker and Justin Snith (doubles) in the team relay. She capped the season by winning both the Canadian junior and senior national titles. 

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Trinity did not compete internationally during the 2020-21 season. When she returned to the World Cup circuit in November 2021, she finished 10th in the women’s singles event at the Olympic test event of the Yanqing Sliding Centre. She was also part of a fifth-place finish there with the team relay.

Ellis made her Olympic debut at Beijing 2022 where she was the top Canadian in the women’s singles event, placing 14th. She was also part of Canada’s sixth-place finish in the team relay. Despite competing in an empty stadium, Trinity knew it was the biggest stage she had ever been on and the nerves were high – an overwhelming experience knowing the support she had from home.

Getting into the Sport: Started luge at age 11 after being introduced to it during a Grade 6 field trip to the Whistler Sliding Centre… Was immediately drawn to the speed and adrenaline. She dreamed of competing at the Olympics since attending her first national team selections when she was 14. She was inspired by Olympian Kimberley McRae’s work ethic, positivity and willingness to teach… 

Did You Know: Trinity has been skiing since she was two. She grew up playing soccer and gymnastics. She graduated from high school in 2020, and is currently taking courses at Athabasca University. Trinity is Metis and has worked as a server, a landscaper, and a farm hand on Lil’wat Nation. She enjoys crochet, drawing and painting during the competition season. Also likes to spend her summers in the mountains, hiking, camping, paddleboarding, rock climbing, skiing, walking her dog, driving and fixing her car. Her party trick is she can wiggle her ears. And if you wanna dance, she has learned the “Footloose” routine with teammate, Caitlin Nash. Her favourite motto: “Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will” -Suzy Kasem… Has a bracelet that she calls her good luck charm… Has started a mug collection from European Christmas markets…

Career Highlights

2019 – World Cup, Lake Placid, USA: 14
2019 – World Cup, Igls, AUT: 8 (singles), 4 (Team Relay)
2019 – World Cup, Oberhof, GER: 7 (Team Relay), 21 (singles)
2019 – World Cup, Altenberg, GER: 16
2019 – World Championships, Winterberg, GER: 9 (U23), 29 (singles)
2018 – Junior World Championships, Altenberg, GER: 19
2018 – Youth A Overall Standings: 7
2018 – Youth A World Cup, Winterberg, GER: 3

Past Results