Karin Roten Meier

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Karin Roten Meier
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1996 Sierra Nevada Giant slalom
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1997 Sestriere Giant slalom
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1997 Sestriere Slalom

Karin Roten Meier (born 27 January 1976, in Leukerbad) is a Swiss retired alpine skier. She won two FIS Alpine Ski World Cup races in her career. [1] She competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics and the 1998 Winter Olympics. [2]

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World Cup victories

DateLocationRace
10 March 1996 Flag of Norway.svg Kvitfjell Slalom
20 December 1998 Flag of Switzerland.svg Veysonnaz Slalom

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References

  1. "Winter Sports: World Cup Roundup; Swiss Skier Wins; American Is Second". The New York Times. 1998-12-21. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Karin Roten Meier Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2018.