Name: Andrew Sherk
Position: Doubles with Andrew Sherk
Sport: Luge
DOB: 4/15/1992
Hometown: Fort Washington, Pa.
Olympic Experience
  • 2018
World Championship Experience
  • 2015, 2016, 2017
Other Career Highlights
  • Finished 6th in Lake Placid World Cup to secure Olympic berth
Personal: Talented skateboarder
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BEST EVER RESULTS

  • Gold medal in 2015 World Cup team relay in Lake Placid
  • 8th in 2013 Lake Placid World Cup (with Jake Hyrns)
  • Gold medals in Altenberg, Germany Challenge Cup
  • 2010 Junior National Doubles Champion
  • Placed 8th at the Junior World Championships in Igls, Austria
  • Placed 4th in doubles at the Junior World Cup in Winterberg, Germany
  • Bronze medal in 2015 Lake Placid Nations Cup qualifying 
  • 6th in 2015 Lake Placid World Cup

 

17-18 SEASON (with Justin Krewson for the third year)

  • 8th place in Olympic debut in Pyeongchang, South Korea (best result outside of Lake Placid)

  • DNR in Sigulda, Latvia due to injury to Justin Krewson
    7th place in Lillehammer, Norway World Cup sprint race

  • 11th place in Lillehammer, Norway World Cup doubles race
  • DNF in Oberhof, Germany World Cup doubles race
  • 18th in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup doubles race
  • 6th in Lake Placid World Cup doubles race
  • 5th in Lake Placid World Cup sprint race
  • 11th place in Calgary, Canada World Cup doubles race
  • 20th place in Altenberg, Germany World Cup doubles race
  • 16th in Winterberg, Germany World Cup doubles race
  • 13th in Igls, Austria World Cup doubles race
  • 4th place in Igls, Austria World Cup team relay (with Erin Hamlin, Tucker West, Justin Krewson)


16-17 SEASON (with Justin Krewson)

  • DNQ for Winterberg, Germany World Cup doubles/resulted in missed sprint race
  • 11th in Lake Placid World Cup doubles race
  • 11th in Whistler World Cup doubles race
  • 10th in Park City World Cup doubles race
  • 10th in Park City World Cup sprint race
  • 11th in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup doubles race
  • 16th place in Sigulda, Latvia World Cup doubles race
  • 11th place in World Championship sprint doubles race (Igls, Austria)
  • 14th place in World Championship doubles race (Igls, Austria)
  • 16th place in Oberhof, Germany World Cup doubles race
  • 14th place in Pyeongchang, South Korea pre-Olympic World Cup doubles race
  • 12th place in Altenberg, Germany World Cup doubles race

15-16 SEASON (With Justin Krewson)
  • With new partner Justin Krewson, won annual USA Luge Start Championships
  • Finished second in the fall seeding races and Norton National Championships
  • 17th in Igls, Austria World Cup
  • Bronze medal in Lake Placid Nations Cup qualifying 
  • 6th in Lake Placid World Cup
  • Gold medal in Lake Placid World Cup team relay (team's first gold medal in team relay)
  • 8th place in Park City World Cup (doubles)
  • 12th place in Park City World Cup (sprint)
  • 14th place in Calgary World Cup (doubles)
  • 13th place in Calgary World Cup (sprint)
  • 12th place in Sigulda World Cup (doubles)
  • 18th place in Oberhof World Cup (doubles)
  • DNF Koenigssee World Championships -- season-ending knee injury to Justin Krewson

13-14 SEASON
  • 19th place in Whistler World Cup
  • 10th place in Winterberg, Germany World Cup
  • 18th place in Igls, Austria World Cup
  • 2013 Norton National Doubles Champion

12-13 SEASON
  • 11th in Sochi Pre-Olympic World Cup
  • 8th in 2013 Lake Placid World Cup
  • 21st in Whistler, Canada World Championship
  • 16th in Winterberg, Germany World Cup
  • 19th in Oberhof, Germany World Cup
  • 17th in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup
  • 12th in Altenberg, Germany World Cup
  • 16th in Sigulda, Latvia World Cup
  • 5th in Team Relay Koengissee, Germany World Cup
  • 11th in Königssee, Germany World Cup

11-12 SEASON
  • 3rd in Calgary, Canada Junior World Cup
  • 17th in Calgary, Canada
  • 5th in Oberhof, Germany Junior World Cup
  • Season ended with training run crash in Koenigssee, Germany Jan. 2012: Hyrns injured wrist; Sherk slight concussion
  • Gold in Junior World Cup, Park City #2
  • Gold in Junior World Cup, Park City
  • 10-11 SEASON
  • Bronze medal in Igls, Austria Junior World Cup
  • Silver medals in Sigulda, Latvia Challenge Cup
  • 5th in FIL Junior World Championships in Oberhof, Germany
  • Silver medals in Altenberg, Germany Junior World Cup
  • 6th in Koenigssee, Germany Junior World Cup
  • Gold medals in 2 events in Sigulda, Latvia

09-10 SEASON
  • 2009-2010 Overall Junior World Cup Standing: 11th
  • 2009-2010 Junior World Cup: 7th, DSQ, 5th, DNF, 4th