Luge at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's singles
| Women's singles at the XXI Olympic Winter Games
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Photo of the medal ceremony
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| Venue | Whistler Sliding Centre | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 15–16 February | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 29 from 13 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 2:46.524 | ||||||||||||
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Tatjana Hüfner |
 Germany
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Nina Reithmayer |
 Austria
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Natalie Geisenberger |
Germany
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The women's luge at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada took place on 15–16 February at the Whistler Sliding Centre in Whistler, British Columbia.Germany's Sylke Otto was the two-time defending Olympic champion. Otto retired midway through the 2006-07 season in January 2007 to pregnancy and after suffering a crash at the track in Königssee, Germany.Erin Hamlin of the United States was the defending world champion. The test event that took place at the venue was won by Germany's Natalie Geisenberger. The last World Cup event prior to the 2010 games took place in Cesana, Italy on 31 January 2010 and was won by Geisenberger. Geisenberger's teammate Tatjana Hüfner, the defending Olympic bronze medalist, won the overall World Cup for 2009-10 season in women's singles.
While the IOC does not consider luge times eligible for Olympic records, the International Luge Federation (FIL) does maintain records for both the start and a complete run at each track it competes.
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