Ashley Walden
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 | Ashley Walden DOB: November 5, 1981 Height / Weight: 5'9", 140 lbs. (1 meter 75, 63.5 kg) Resides in Westborough, Mass. Born in Framingham, Mass. | Personal /Career Info: Best-Ever Results - Finished eighth at 2002 XIX Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
- Has competed in six world championships (1999-2001, 2004-2005 & 2007)
- Seven-time consecutive JetBlue Airways U.S. national luge start champion (1998-2004, 2007)
- Two-time Meransan, Italy int'l start champion (2001 & 2003)
- 2007 Verizon U.S. National champion
- Recorded best-ever World Cup finish, third, Jan. 22, 2005, in Winterberg, Germany, becoming the first U.S. women's singles slider to medal on the western German track
- A two-time world championship team event silver medalist (2004 & 2005)
- 2000 Verizon North American champion
- Three-time Verizon North American Championship bronze medalist (2001, 2002 & 2004)
2007-08 Results - 2007-08 World Cup Results: 20th, 16th, 11th, 14th, DNF, 15th, 13th, 14th
- Finished 16th in the final 2008 overall World Cup rankings
- 2007 JetBlue Airways U.S. national luge start champion
- 2008 Verizon U.S. National Championship silver medalist
Fun Facts - Ashley participated in softball, track & field and field hockey while attending Westborough High School (Westborough, Mass.)
- Ashley's favorite quote is "Never, never, never quit." -- Winston Churchill
- Ashley is married to U.S. men's singles slider, Bengt Walden
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 Ashley Walden was fourth in the Oberhof, Germany Challenge Cup race. |
 Ashley Walden enjoys Nagano, Japan |
 Ashley Walden prepares for Sunday's national's race. |
 Ashley Walden paddles down the Lake Placid start ramp. |
 Ashley Walden slides through the finish line. |
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