Eric Pothier

Eric Pothier ( born August 3, 1979 in Calgary, Alberta ) is a Canadian luger.

Eric Pothier operates since 1990 Luge, since 1998 it belongs to the Canadian national team in doubles at. He first came here with Chris Moffat. In the overall World Cup of the season 1999/2000, the duo was 13, at the European Championships in Winterberg twelfth in double and ninth with the team. The Luge World Cup in St. Moritz in 2000 they finished in tenth, as the Overall World Cup 2000/ 01. Were very successful Moffat / Port Here at the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City, where she finished fifth.

After the Olympics, there were reactions at the Canadian doubles. Port Here then drove with Grant Albrecht, his former partner Chris Moffat with his brother, and Albrecht 's former partner, Mike Moffat. Albrecht / Pothier were initially the stronger twin. In the post-Olympic season 2002/ 03 they finished in ninth place overall World Cup, 2003/ 04 they were Seventh and 2004/ 05 Eighth. In the Luge World Cup in 2003 in Sigulda they finished eleventh in doubles and eighth place with the team, 2004, they were in a double Ninth and with the team Seventh, Eleventh and in 2005 in a double and sixth with the team.