Verena Hofer

Verena Hofer (born 17 March 2001) is an Italian luger who represented Italy at the 2022 and 2026 Winter Olympics.

Career

Hofer competed at the 2018 Junior World Luge Championships and won a bronze medal in the team relay with a time of 2:16.972. She again competed at the 2019 Junior World Luge Championships and won a silver medal in the singles event with a time of 1:21.388.^[1]

She represented Switzerland at the 2022 Winter Olympics in the singles event where she finished in 13th place.^[2]^[3]

She competed at the 2024 FIL European Luge Championships and won a bronze medal in the team relay with a time of 2:52.651.^[4] She again competed at the 2025 FIL European Luge Championships and won a bronze medal in the team relay with a time of 3:12.008.^[5]

During the 2025–26 Luge World Cup, Italy won the team relay on 13 December 2025 with a time of 3:05.885.^[6] She represented Italy at the 2026 Winter Olympics and won a bronze medal in the team relay.^[7]

↑ Gillen, Nancy (1 February 2019). "Langenhan retains title in men's event at FIL Junior World Championships". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
↑ "Verena Hofer". olympics.com. Archived from the original on 1 March 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
↑ Palmer, Dan (28 May 2021). "Italy selects luge team for Beijing 2022 winter season". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
↑ Howe, Lauren (14 January 2024). "Team USA fourth in Igls World Cup relay". usaluge.org. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
↑ Sheer, Gordy (19 January 2025). "USA Fourth in Team Relay". usaluge.org. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
↑ "Italy triumphs in the team relay". fil-luge.org. 14 December 2025. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
↑ Grossman, Zoe (12 February 2026). "Germany wins fourth straight luge team relay gold, stays undefeated in event". NBColympics.com. Retrieved 12 February 2026.