1. Erin Mullady Hamlin was born on 19 November 1986 and is a four-time Olympian and the first female American luger to medal at any Winter Olympics, as well as the first American of either gender to medal in luge singles competition and the first non-European woman to take an Olympic medal in luge.
Erin Hamlin took the singles bronze medal in Sochi's 2014 Winter Olympics, something the Associated Press called "a feat that will surely go down as perhaps the greatest moment in USA Luge history".
At age 12 Hamlin took an interest in luge and attended the US Luge Screening Camp in Syracuse, NY.
At this event Erin Hamlin finished first in the women's singles race with a two-run time of 1-minute, 34.097 seconds.
In 2004, Erin Hamlin won ten medals in five years of racing.
Erin Hamlin raced in the Junior World Cups held in Germany and Austria.
Erin Hamlin placed seventh in the 2004 Junior World Cups, making her a US junior national luge champion where she competed around the world as a member of the US Junior National Team.
In 2006 Erin Hamlin represented the United States at the Olympic Games held in Torino, Italy and again in 2010 when the Olympic Games were held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
In 2009, Erin Hamlin placed first at the FIL World Luge Championships held in Lake Placid, New York.
In 2014 Erin Hamlin earned a bronze medal at the Olympic Games held in Sochi, Russia.
Erin Hamlin competed in her fourth and last Winter Olympics at the 2018 Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
Erin Hamlin is the daughter of Eileen and Ronald Hamlin who both reside in Remsen.
Erin Hamlin attended Remsen Junior-Senior High School where she was a Sectional All-Star in both soccer and track.
In 2009, Hamlin became a spokesperson for the National Headache Foundation in the wake of her suffering migraine headaches.