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Born | Stuttgart, Germany [1] | 24 February 1996||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Skiing career | |||||||||||||||||||||
Disciplines | Downhill, super-G | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club | SC Starnberg | ||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup debut | 9 January 2016 (age 19) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 2 – (2018, 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 4 − (2017–2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 1 (0 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||
Seasons | 8 − (2016–2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Podiums | 6 − (6 DH) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Overall titles | 0 – (20th in 2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline titles | 0 – (5th in DH, 2019, 2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kira Weidle (born 24 February 1996) is a German World Cup alpine ski racer, specializing in the speed events of Downhill and Super-G. [2] She made her World Cup debut in January 2016 and attained her first podium in November 2018. [3] Weidle won the silver medal in the downhill at the 2021 World Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo.
Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
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2017 | 20 | 105 | — | — | 41 | 50 | — |
2018 | 21 | 62 | — | — | 42 | 25 | — |
2019 | 22 | 25 | — | — | 39 | 5 | — |
2020 | 23 | 30 | — | — | 36 | 13 | — |
2021 | 24 | 20 | — | — | 23 | 5 | — |
2022 | 25 | 27 | — | — | 21 | 11 | |
2023 | 26 | 22 | — | — | 17 | 7 | |
2024 | 27 | 22 | — | — | 11 | 15 |
Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
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2019 | 30 November 2018 | Lake Louise, Canada | Downhill | 3rd |
27 January 2019 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany | Downhill | 3rd | |
2021 | 27 February 2021 | Val di Fassa, Italy | Downhill | 3rd |
2022 | 15 January 2022 | Zauchensee, Austria | Downhill | 2nd |
2023 | 17 December 2022 | St. Moritz, Switzerland | Downhill | 3rd |
20 January 2023 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | Downhill | 3rd |
Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
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2017 | 20 | — | — | 31 | 29 | DSQ2 |
2019 | 22 | — | — | 18 | 13 | — |
2021 | 24 | — | DNF1 | 19 | 2 | — |
2023 | 26 | — | DNF1 | 23 | 8 | — |
Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
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2018 | 21 | — | — | DNF | 11 | — |
2022 | 25 | — | — | 15 | 4 | — |
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