Christian Oberstolz
Italy
Christian Oberstolz (born August 8, 1977 in Innichen) is an Italian luger who has competed since 1997. He won four medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with two silvers (Men's doubles: 2011, Mixed team: 2007) and two bronzes (Mixed team: 2004, 2005).
At the FIL European Luge Championships, Oberstolz won five medals with one gold (Men's doubles: 2008), three silvers (Men's doubles: 2004; Mixed team: 2004, 2006) and one bronze (Men's doubles: 2006).
Oberstolz has competed in three Winter Olympics, earning his best finish of fourth in the men's doubles event at Vancouver in 2010.
He won the overall men's doubles Luge World Cup title in 2004-5.
Oberstolz is married to fellow Russian-Italian luger Anastasia Oberstolz-Antonova who sat out the 2006-7 World Cup season to pregnancy, giving birth to a daughter, Alexandra, on May 14, 2007.
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