Silke Kraushaar

Silke Kraushaar-Pielach

Silke Kraushaar-Pielach (center) meeting with fans during the 2008 FIL World Luge Championships in Oberhof, Germany.

Medal record Women's Luge Representing  Germany Olympic Games 1998 Nagano Women's singles 2006 Turin Women's singles 2002 Salt Lake City Women's singles World Championships 2000 St. Moritz Mixed team 2001 Calgary Mixed team 2004 Nagano Women's singles 2007 Igls Mixed team 1997 Igls Mixed team 1999 Königssee Mixed team 2000 St. Moritz Women's singles 2001 Calgary Women's singles 2007 Igls Women's singles 2008 Oberhof Women's singles World Cup Championships 1998-99 Women's singles 2000-01 Women's singles 2001-02 Women's singles 2005-06 Women's singles 2006-07 Women's singles 1997-98 Women's singles 1999-00 Women's singles 2002-03 Women's singles 2003-04 Women's singles 2004-05 Women's singles 2007-08 Women's singles European Championships 1998 Oberhof Women's singles 1998 Oberhof Mixed team 2002 Altenberg Mixed team 2004 Oberhof Women's singles 2004 Oberhof Mixed team 2006 Winterberg Women's singles 2006 Winterberg Mixed team 2000 Winterberg Women's singles 2002 Altenberg Women's singles 2008 Cesana Women's singles

Silke Kraushaar-Pielach (born Silke Kraushaar on 10 October 1970 in Sonneberg, Thuringia) is a German luger who competed from 1995 to 2008. In June 2008, she was named sports manager for the luge section of Bob- und Schlittenverband für Deutschland (BSD - German bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton federation).

Competing in three Winter Olympics, Kraushaar-Pielach won a complete set of medals in the women's singles event with a gold in 1998 (when she beat her team-mate Barbara Niedernhuber by 2 thousandths of a second), a silver in 2006, and a bronze in 2002.

She also won ten medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with four golds (Women's singles: 2004, Mixed team: 2000, 2001, 2007), four silvers (Women's singles: 2000, 2001; Mixed team: 1997, 1999), and two bronze (Women's singles: 2007, 2008).

Kraushaar-Pielach won ten medals at the FIL European Luge Championships, including seven golds (Women's singles: 1998, 2004, 2006; Mixed team: 1998, 2000, 2004, 2006) and three silvers (Women's singles: 2000, 2002, 2008).