Cookham’s Elsa Desmond is set to realise her dream of representing Ireland on the Olympic stage this week when she competes in the luge at the Beijing Games. Desmond will compete against the world’s best on the grandest stage of all, travelling on a sled at speeds of up to 130km/hr. The 24-year-old recently qualified as a doctor, learning the news in the Swiss ski resort of St Moritz last year. In an interview with the Olympic Federation of Ireland Desmond she spoke about how she first saw the sport on TV as a child and wanted to give it a go. She added: “Being raised by a dad who is Irish in so many ways, I always wanted to represent Ireland and help get more small nations into luge.

Source: Express February 04, 2022 01:05 UTC