Lara Kipp

Lara Michaela Kipp (born 4 October 2002) is an Austrian luger. She is a three-time World Champion.

Career Kipp was selected to compete at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics in doubles, however, her doubles teammate, Selina Egle, suffered a fractured metatarsus during a training session and had to withdraw from the competition.

Kipp made her international debut for Austria at the 2023 FIL World Luge Championships where she won silver medals in the doubles and doubles' sprint events, along with her doubles teammate Selina Egle.

At the 2024 FIL World Luge Championships, she won a gold in the doubles event with a time of 1:24.761.

In January 2025, she competed at the 2025 FIL European Luge Championships, and won gold medals in the doubles and team relay events. She then competed at the 2025 FIL World Luge Championships and won a gold medal in the inaugural mixed doubles event at the FIL World Luge Championships with a time of 1:22.894. She also competed in the doubles event and broke a track record with their first run, in a time of 38.858 seconds. They finished with a time of 1:17.724, to win their second consecutive gold medal.

In January 2026, she competed at the 2026 FIL European Luge Championships and won silver medals in the doubles and team relay events. She then won a gold medal in the first European Championship mixed doubles event, with a Oberhof luge track record time of 1:34.156.

She represented Austria at the 2026 Winter Olympics and won a bronze medal in the doubles event, along with Kipp on 11 February 2026. The next day she won a silver medal in the team relay.