Nicole Schmidhofer

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Nicole Schmidhofer
Nicole Schmidhofer Sporthilfe-Gala 2017.jpg
Schmidhofer in November 2017
Personal information
Born (1989-03-15) 15 March 1989 (age 35)
Friesach, Carinthia, Austria
Occupation Alpine skier
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Skiing career
Disciplines Downhill, super-G
ClubUnion SC
Schönberg-Lachtal
World Cup debut15 March 2007 (age 18)
Website nici-schmidhofer.at
Olympics
Teams2 – (2010, 2018)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams4 – (20132019)
Medals1 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons17 – (20072023)
Wins4 – (3 DH, 1 SG)
Podiums12 – (6 DH, 6 SG)
Overall titles0 – (5th in 2019)
Discipline titles1 – (DH, 2019)
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
World Cup race podiums
Event1st2nd3rd
Super-G132
Downhill321
Total453
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 St. Moritz Super-G
Junior World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Altenmarkt/Flachau Super-G
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2007 Altenmarkt/FlachauGiant slalom
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2007 Altenmarkt/FlachauCombined
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Downhill
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2007 Altenmarkt/FlachauDownhill

Nicole "Nici" Schmidhofer (born 15 March 1989) is an Austrian former World Cup alpine ski racer. She specializes in the downhill and super-G events.

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Career

Born in Friesach, Carinthia, Schmidhofer made her World Cup debut in March 2007. She competed for Austria at the 2010 Winter Olympics, [1] but did not finish in the super-G, which was her only event at the Olympics. [2] Three years later, Schmidhofer finished in 11th place in the super-G at the 2013 World Championships in Schladming.

At the 2017 World Championships, she became a gold medalist in super-G.

Her breakout World Cup season was in 2019, with three wins and three additional podiums; she won the season title in downhill and was runner-up in super-G. In March 2019, she participated in her first speed skiing world championships in Vars, France She finished 4th with a new Austria national record of 217.590 km/h.[ citation needed ] She retired after the 2023 World Cup ski season. [3]

World Cup results

At Garmisch-Partenkirchen in January 2017 2017 Audi FIS Ski Weltcup Garmisch-Partenkirchen Damen - Nicole Schmidhofer - by 2eight - 8SC9968.jpg
At Garmisch-Partenkirchen in January 2017

Season standings

SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiant
slalom
Super-GDownhillCombined
2007 171045741
2008 1812451
2009 19702640
2010 20812849
2011 21913836
2012 228635
2013 2345836
2014 24201211
2015 25301220
2016 26492321
2017 271578
2018 281779
2019 29521
2020 30 13 3 9
2021 31Injured left knee in December, out for season
2022 32 109 45
2023 33 53 11 35
Standings through 8 January 2023

Race podiums

SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace
2013 20 Jan 2013 Flag of Italy.svg Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy Super-G 2nd
2014 24 Jan 2014 Downhill 3rd
2018 3 Dec 2017 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lake Louise, CanadaSuper-G3rd
21 Jan 2018 Flag of Italy.svg Cortina d'Ampezzo, ItalySuper-G3rd
2019 30 Nov 2018 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lake Louise, CanadaDownhill1st
1 Dec 20181st
19 Dec 2018 Flag of Italy.svg Val Gardena, ItalySuper-G2nd
19 Jan 2019 Flag of Italy.svg Cortina d'Ampezzo, ItalyDownhill2nd
26 Jan 2019 Flag of Germany.svg Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GermanySuper-G1st
23 Feb 2019  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Crans-Montana, SwitzerlandDownhill2nd
2020 7 Dec 2019 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lake Louise, CanadaDownhill1st
09 Feb 2020 Flag of Germany.svg Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GermanySuper-G2nd

World Championship results

YearAgeSlalomGiant
slalom
Super-GDownhillCombined
2013 2311
2015 254
2017 27116
2019 29 119

Olympic results

YearAgeSlalomGiant
slalom
Super-GDownhillCombined
2010 20DNF1
2014 24
2018 281812
2022 32Did not compete

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References

  1. "Nicole Schmidhofer". Vancouver2010.com. Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
  2. "Ladies' Super-G Results". Vancouver2010.com. Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on 8 April 2010. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
  3. "Goodbye Champions". fis-ski.com. 18 April 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2024.