Erin Hamlin Takes Silver At FIL World Cup In Lake Placid

You can add another medal to Erin Hamlin's trophy case.

The Remsen, NY native snagged silver at the FIL World Cup event in Lake Placid over the weekend.

However, Hamlin - who became the first American to medal (bronze) in a singles Olympic luge event at the 2014 games in Sochi - wanted a bit more.

From USA.org:

“It’s kind of nice to move up a spot,” said Hamlin. “It would have been nice to capitalize on home ice a little bit better. My runs weren’t perfect. I had a couple mistakes that were kind of a bummer, but what can you do?”

First place went to defending Olympic gold medalist Natalie Geisenberger of Germany. Tatjana Huefner, the German luger who took silver just ahead of Hamlin in Sochi, earned third in Lake Placid.