Natalie Obkircher

Natalie Obkircher ( born February 7, 1971 in Geldern ) is a former Italian luger.

Natalie Obkircher the Centro Sportivo Forestale belonged in the 1990s, the most successful luger, who came from outside Germany. Their first international medal was Obkircher win at the European Championships in 1990 in Igls, together with Norbert Huber, Arnold Huber, Gerda Steiner and White Hansjörg Raffl in the team competition behind the teams from Germany and Austria the bronze medal. The following year she won the bronze medal in the team competition at the Luge World Cup in 1991 in Winterberg. In the following years, she won a regular international medals in this competition. EM bronze came in 1992, 1996 and 2000 added, silver in 1998. Zöggeler With Armin, Norbert Huber, Gerda Steiner White, Kurt Brugger and Wilfried Huber 1994 she could win the title ahead of the German team. At the World Championships came in 1993, 1996 and 1997 Bronze added, 1995, she won silver behind the Germans with the Italian team. In individual competitions Obkircher could never win an international medal, but placed himself again and again in front of the field. So it was at the 1999 World Cup in Koenigssee sixth in singles and fourth in the team in 2000 in St. Moritz was a seventh ranking in singles and fifth place added with the team. In 2001, she missed out on fourth place with the team a repeated medal win scarce. 2003 ranks came towards the end of the career again eleven singles and five with the team added.

Four times Obkircher approached at the Winter Olympics. In 1992, she finished second in Albertville Rank 19, 1994, she came in fifth in Lillehammer in the medal close, but missed by a poor final pass better placement. In 1998, 12th place in Nagano and 2002, with rank 17 in Salt Lake City did not bring Olympic success. In Luge World Cup Obkircher belonged for years to the top, winning it but never was able to win against the mostly German competition. But she reached mostly results in the top ten.