It comes after Gough's predecessor, Steve Harris, stepped down from the final year of his term to act as the body's high-performance manager.

Harris moved to that position while Sam Edney is on parental leave for a year.

A four-time Olympian, Gough won mixed team silver and women's singles bronze at the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics.

Gough had been the athlete representative on the Luge Canada Board since 2016. 

Kim McRae, a two-time Olympian and world bronze medallist, will now act as the athlete representative on the Board.

"It's important for me to give back to the Luge Canada organisation and I'm excited for the opportunity to serve as President as Steve Harris changes roles within the organisation," said Gough.

The 34-year-old has also won six medals at the World Championships - one a silver in the mixed team, three bronzes in the mixed team and two bronzes in the women's singles.

She won the silver at Pyeongchang 2018 in a team with Edney, Tristan Walker and Justin Snith.