Erin Mielzynski

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Erin Mielzynski
Alpine skier
Disciplines Slalom, Giant slalom
Club Georgian Peaks
Born (1990-05-25) 25 May 1990 (age 31)
Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
World Cup debut29 November 2009 (age 19)
Website erinmielzynski.com
Olympics
Teams3 – (2010, 2014, 2018)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams6 – (20112021)
Medals1 (team)
World Cup
Seasons11th – (20112021)
Wins1 – (1 SL)
Podiums2 – (2 SL)
Overall titles0 – (38th in 2019)
Discipline titles0 – (12th in SL, 2019)

Erin Mielzynski (born 25 May 1990) is a Canadian World Cup alpine ski racer. She primarily races in the technical events and specializes in slalom. Erin's home ski club is Georgian Peaks Ski Club in Thornbury Ontario.

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Born in Brampton, Ontario, [1] Mielzynski made her World Cup debut in November 2009 and has competed in three Winter Olympics and five World Championships.

She won her first World Cup race in March 2012 in slalom at Ofterschwang, Germany, her first top ten finish. [2] It was the first World Cup victory for a Canadian woman in over four years, when Emily Brydon won a Super G in February 2008 at St. Moritz, Switzerland. It was also the first World Cup win in slalom for a Canadian woman in over 41 years; Betsy Clifford won at Schruns, Austria in January 1971. [3]

In January 2022, Mielzynski was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team. [4] [5]

World Cup results

Season standings

SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiant
Slalom
Super GDownhillCombined
2010 1913158    
2011 209735    
2012 214215    
2013 224013    
2014 23703042  26
2015 244214    
2016 255417   41
2017 266121    
2018 274315    
2019 283812    
2020 297021    
2021 304511    
Standings through 21 February 2021

Top ten finishes

SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace
2012 4 Mar 2012 Flag of Germany.svg Ofterschwang, Germany Slalom 1st
2013 20 Dec 2012 Flag of Sweden.svg Åre, SwedenSlalom5th
1 Jan 2013 Flag of Germany.svg Munich, GermanyParallel Slalom9th
4 Jan 2013 Flag of Croatia.svg Zagreb, CroatiaSlalom3rd
15 Jan 2013 Flag of Austria.svg Flachau, AustriaSlalom10th
16 Mar 2013  Flag of Switzerland.svg   Lenzerheide, SwitzerlandSlalom10th
2015 4 Jan 2015 Flag of Croatia.svg Zagreb, CroatiaSlalom6th
21 Mar 2015 Flag of France.svg Méribel, FranceSlalom8th
2016 28 Nov 2015 Flag of the United States.svg Aspen, USASlalom10th
29 Nov 2015Slalom4th
2017 29 Dec 2016 Flag of Austria.svg Semmering, AustriaSlalom9th
2018 3 Jan 2018 Flag of Croatia.svg Zagreb, CroatiaSlalom7th
28 Jan 2018  Flag of Switzerland.svg   Lenzerheide, SwitzerlandParallel Slalom8th
10 Mar 2018 Flag of Germany.svg Ofterschwang, GermanySlalom7th
17 Mar 2018 Flag of Sweden.svg Åre, SwedenSlalom10th
2019 9 Dec 2018  Flag of Switzerland.svg   St. Moritz, SwitzerlandParallel Slalom7th
22 Dec 2018 Flag of France.svg Courchevel, FranceSlalom8th
1 Jan 2019 Flag of Norway.svg Oslo, NorwayParallel Slalom5th
2021 3 Jan 2021 Flag of Croatia.svg Zagreb, CroatiaSlalom5th

World Championship results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombinedTeam
event
2011 20 16
2013 22 17 4
2015 24 6 2
2017 26 15 5
2019 28 10 9
2021 30 DNF2 7

Olympic results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombinedTeam
event
2010 19 20 not
run
2014 23 DNF1 21
2018 27 11 9
2022 31 16

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References

  1. "Erin Mielzynski". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
  2. Ski Racing.com- Canadian Mielzynski wins first World Cup in Ofterschwang slalom, Stiegler second – 4 March 2012
  3. Vancouver Sun.com – Skier Erin Mielzynski earns first career World Cup win – 4 March 2012
  4. Nichols, Paula (21 January 2022). "13 alpine skiers and eight ski cross racers nominated to Team Canada for Beijing 2022". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  5. "21 Alpine Skiing and Ski Cross Athletes Nominated to Compete at Beijing 2022". www.alpinecanada.org/. Alpine Canada. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.