Nina Reithmayer was an Austrian luger who won the silver medal in the women’s singles at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics and was subsequently chosen as flagbearer at the closing ceremony. In 2010, Reithmayer won the bronze medal at the European Championships. At the 2006 Torino Games she came eighth and 20th at Sochi i n 2014.
At World Championships Reithmayer won silver medals with the mixed teams in 2007 and 2008, and a bronze medal in 2009. After ending her competitive career, Reithmayer worked for the Austrian Luge Federation as a coach for young lugers, and in November 2020 became employed by Swiss Sliding as a project manager for youth lugers in Switzerland. In 2007 and 2010, she was awarded the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria.
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