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Aidan Kelly (born September 6, 1994) is an American slider who raced for the United States in the men's luge singles event at the

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. He was the 2013 Norton junior U.S.A champion.

Biography

Kelly attended National Sports Academy in

Lake Placid, New York Lake Placid is a Administrative divisions of New York#Village, village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, Essex County, New York (state), New York, United States. In 2020, its population was 2,205. The village of Lake Placid ...

. He graduated top of his class in 2012 while he trained at the

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, also in Lake Placid. Kelly resides in

West Islip, New York West Islip is a hamlet and CDP settled in 1683, located in the Town of Islip, in Suffolk County, New York, United States. Situated on the South Shore of Long Island, the population of the CDP was 27,048 at the time of the 2020 census. Histor ...

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* American male lugers 1994 births Living people Lugers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Olympic lugers for the United States People from West Islip, New York Sportspeople from Islip (town), New York 21st-century American sportsmen {{US-luge-bio-stub