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 36)
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

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.