Kate Elizabeth Hansen (born June 9, 1992) is an American luger who has competed since 2003.

She has been on the United States National Team since 2007, and she finished 16th in the women's singles at a World Cup event in Calgary on November 21, 2009.

Hansen won the USA Luge National Championship in October 2013 with a broken foot.

[5] The official Facebook page of Beyonce posted the link to her dance warmup before Hansen's final race in the Sochi 2014 luge event, wishing her luck.

[3] Hansen teamed up with Jimmy Kimmel in a prank video which made it seem that a wolf had broken into the apartment where she was staying.