Kimberley McRae

A love of sport, Kim found her way into the sport of luge while attending a ski show in Calgary in 2004 where the Canadian Luge Association set up a booth to introduce Canadians to the unique sliding sport. She hopped on the wheel sled and demonstrated the start on the travelling ramp…that was enough as she has been hooked ever since.

A talented athlete, Kim has made a quick and steady progression in the sport evolving from a little girl trying to stay on her sled to a high-performance athlete became just the second Canadian ever to win an individual medal at the 2017 World Championships when she was third.

Making her Olympic debut in Sochi, Russia with an impressive fifth-place finish, Kim shocked the world during the Olympic year when she slid onto the World Cup podium in Altenberg, Germany. Kim finished third – her teammate Alex Gough won the gold. It was the first time ever in the history of luge that two Canadians were on the same World Cup podium. The duo were both celebrating medals again two years ago when Kim won the silver, and Alex the bronze at a World Cup stop in Lake Placid, NY. She was also part of Canada’s gold-medal winning relay team on that historic weekend in New York.

The new leader of the women’s luge squad, Kim matched her fifth-place performance at the Olympics again in PyeongChang 2018. Kim is now focused on continuing to build towards the 2022 Olympic Winter Games, while studying nursing at Mount Royal University.

When not training or studying, Kim enjoys spending time with family and friends in order to balance her life. She enjoys fishing, hiking and travelling to remote places whenever she can leave city life behind.

Career Highlights

2018 – Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang, KOR: 5
2018 – World Cup, Lake Placid, USA: 3
2018 – World Cup, Calgary, CAN: 4
2017 – World Championships, Igls, AUT: 3
2017 – World Cup, Pyeongchang, KOR: 6
2017 – World Cup, Oberhof, GER: 5 (individual), 4 (team relay)
2017 – World Cup, Sigulda, LAT: 5 (individual), 6 (team relay)
2016 – World Cup, Lake Placid, USA: 2 (individual), 1 (team relay)
2016 – World Cup, Winterberg, GER: 6
2016 – World Cup, Altenberg, GER: 5
2015 – World Cup, Calgary, CAN: 5
2015 – World Cup, Altenberg, GER: 6
2014 – World Cup, Igls, AUT: 6
2014 – World Cup, Calgary, CAN: 7
2014 – Olympic Winter Games, Sochi, RUS: 5
2014 – World Cup, Sigulda, LAT: 6
2014 – World Cup, Altenberg, GER: 3
2014 – World Cup, Konigssee, GER: 5
2013 – World Championships, Whistler, CAN: 7
2013 – Fast Track Canadian Championships, Whistler, CAN: 3
2012 – World Cup, Sochi, RUS: 9
2012 – World Cup, Winterberg, GER: 9
2012 – World Cup, Konigssee, GER: 8
2012 – World Cup, Winterberg, GER: 9
2011 – World Cup, Calgary, CAN: 7
2011- Fast Track Canadian Championships: 3
2011- Junior Canadian Championships: 1
Forerunning 2010 Olympic Winter Games
2009- Junior World cup Altenberg, GER: 3

Past Results