- 2010, 2014, 2018
- 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019
- 2018 Olympic silver medalist at XXIII Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea (a USA first in men's singles)
- 10 Individual World Cup medals including 4 gold
- 8-time Norton National Champion
- Ranked 3rd overall in the 2015-16 World Cup season (tied for US best ever)
FUN FACTS
- 2018 Dancing With The Stars contestant with pro dancer Witney Carson; Advanced to third of four rounds in the season
- Named as an Athlete Mentor for Classroom Champions, a non-profit organization partnering Olympic and Paralympic athletes with students and teachers in underserved communities
- Chris is the athlete representative to the executive board of the International Luge Federation and the IOC
- Chris’ favorite show on television is Vice News
- Chris is an outdoor enthusiast who enjoys rock climbing, mountain biking, hiking, skiing and exploring the world
- His website is: www.chrismazdzer.com
BEST EVER RESULTS
2018 Olympic silver medalist at XXIII Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea (a USA first in men's singles)
- Bronze medal in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup Team Relay (with Jayson Terdiman, Summer Britcher, Tucker West)
- Silver medal in Lake Placid, NY World Cup sprint race
- Silver medal in Calgary, Canada World Cup team relay (with Jayson Terdiman, Summer Britcher, Tucker West)
- Ranked 3rd in the 2015-16 overall World Cup standings (tied for USA Luge best ever)
- 2015 World Cup gold medal in Lake Placid in singles and relay
- 2015 World Cup gold medal in Park City (singles)
- 2014 sprint World Cup gold medal in Calgary
- Ranked 5th in the 2013-14 and 2014-15 overall World Cup standings
- Finished 4th in the singles and sprint competitions at the 2016 World Championships
- Bronze medal in 2020 Sochi, Russia World Championship team relay (with Summer Britcher, Tucker West, Jayson Terdiman)
- Silver medal in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup team relay (with Summer Britcher, Tucker West, Jayson Terdiman)
2020-2021 (team only competed second half of season)
- Although exempt from qualifying, Chris captured the fall singles races and the COVID Cup
- With doubles teammate Jayson Terdiman, Chris won 1 of 2 fall series doubles races
- 13th place in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup doubles race (with Jayson Terdiman)
- 15th place in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup singles race
- 6th place in Koenigssee, Germany team relay (with Summer Britcher, Jonny Gustafson, Jayson Terdiman)
- 13th place in Sigulda, Latvia World Cup singles race
- 10th place in Sigulda, Latvia World Cup doubles race (with Jayson Terdiman)
- 20th place in Oberhof, Germany World Cup singles race
- 15th place in Oberhof, Germany World Cup doubles race (with Jayson Terdiman)
2019-20 SEASON (Racing singles as well as doubles with Jayson Terdiman; Shoulder and elbow surgeries in March 2020)
- 10th place in Igls, Austria World Cup singles race
- 17th place in Igls, Austria World Cup doubles race
- 7th place in Lake Placid World Cup singles race
- 4th place in Lake Placid World Cup sprint race
- DNF Lake Placid World Cup doubles race
- 13th place in Whistler, Canada World Cup singles race
- 9th place in Whistler, Canada World Cup (singles) sprint race
- 11th place in Whistler, Canada World Cup doubles race
- 10th place in Whistler, Canada World Cup (doubles) sprint race
- 13th place in Altenberg, Germany World Cup singles race
- 17th place in Altenberg, Germany World Cup doubles race
- DNS in Lillehammer, Norway World Cup singles race (neck)
- DNS in Lillehammer, Norway World Cup doubles race (neck)
- DNS in Sigulda, Latvia World Cup singles and doubles (neck)
- 12th place in Oberhof, Germany World Cup doubles race
- Silver medal in Oberhof, Germany World Cup team relay (with Summer Britcher, Tucker West, Jayson Terdiman)
- 19th place in Sochi, Russia World Championship singles race
- 9th place in Sochi, Russia World Championship sprint doubles
- DSQ in Sochi, Russia World Championship doubles race (steel runners too warm)
- Bronze medal in Sochi, Russia World Championship team relay (with Summer Britcher, Tucker West, Jayson Terdiman)
- DNR in Winterberg, Germany World Cup
- 17th place in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup singles race
- 7th place in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup doubles race (season's best result)
- Silver medal in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup team relay (with Summer Britcher, Tucker West, Jayson Terdiman)
2018-19 SEASON (Raced singles as well as doubles with Jayson Terdiman; Finished 7th overall in doubles in abbreviated season)
Season ended prematurely due to shoulder and neck issues. Underwent shoulder surgery Feb. 20, second such procedure since spring 2016
- DNR in Sochi, Russia World Cup finals
- 6th place in Oberhof, Germany team relay with Jayson Terdiman, Summer Britcher, Tucker West
- 10th place in Oberhof, Germany World Cup doubles race
- 9th place in Altenberg, Germany World Cup doubles race
- DNR Altenberg, Germany World Cup singles race due to neck injury
- 6th place in Winterberg, Germany World Championship team relay (with Jayson Terdiman, Emily Sweeney, Jonny Gustafson)
- 11th place in Winterberg, Germany World Championship doubles race
- 5th place in Winterberg, Germany World Championship doubles sprint race
- DNR in men's sprint and men's singles due to neck injury
- 13th place in Sigulda, Latvia World Cup singles race
- 11th place in Sigulda, Latvia World Cup doubles race
- 4th place in Sigulda, Latvia World Cup team relay (with Jayson Terdiman, Summer Britcher, Tucker West)
- Bronze medal in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup Team Relay (with Jayson Terdiman, Summer Britcher, Tucker West)
- 9th place in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup doubles race
- 9th place in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup singles race
- Silver medal in Lake Placid, NY World Cup sprint doubles race
- 6th place in Lake Placid, NY World Cup doubles race
- 6th place in Lake Placid, NY World Cup sprint race
- 4th place in Lake Placid, NY World Cup singles race
- Silver medal in Calgary, Canada World Cup team relay (with Jayson Terdiman, Summer Britcher, Tucker West)
- 5th place in Calgary, Canada World Cup doubles race
- 24th place in Calgary, Canada World Cup singles race
- 6th place in Whistler, Canada World Cup team relay
- 7th place in Whistler, Canada World Cup doubles race
- 9th place in Igls, Austria World Cup doubles sprint
- 17th place in Igls, Austria World Cup singles
- 10th place in Igls, Austria World Cup doubles
- Gold medal in pre-season Lillehammer Cup
- Captured 8th Norton National Championship in Lake Placid
2017-18 SEASON
- 2018 Olympic silver medalist at XXIII Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea (a USA first in men's singles)
- 10th place in Sigulda, Latvia World Cup sprint race
- 6th place in Sigulda, Latvia World Cup singles race
- 21st place in Lillehammer, Norway World Cup singles race
- 17th place in Oberhof, Germany World Cup singles race
- Tied 16th place in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup singles race
- 8th place in Lake Placid World Cup singles race
- 15th in Lake Placid World Cup sprint race
- 14th place in Calgary, Canada World Cup singles race
- 4th place in Calgary, Canada World Cup team relay (with Summer Britcher, Matt Mortensen/Jayson Terdiman)
- 19th place in Altenberg, Germany World Cup singles race
- 21st in Winterberg, Germany World Cup singles race
- 20th in Igls, Austria World Cup singles race
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