Sabrina Simader

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Sabrina Simader
Personal information
Full nameSabrina Wanjiku Simader
Born (1998-04-13) 13 April 1998 (age 26)
Kakuma, Kenya
Occupation Alpine skier  
Skiing career
Disciplines Downhill, giant slalom, super-G
World Cup debut7 January 2017 (age 18)
Olympics
Teams1 – (2018)
World Championships
Teams3 – (20172021)
World Cup
Seasons4 – (20172020)
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya

Sabrina Wanjiku Simader (born 13 April 1998 [1] ) is an alpine skier from Kenya.

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Early life

Simader was born in Kilifi, Kenya and moved to Austria when she was three years old with her Kenyan mother and Austrian step-father. [2] [3] Her step-father owned a ski lift and trained Simader in skiing during her childhood. [4] She grew up in Sankt Johann am Wimberg and later in the Ennstal region. [5]

Career

2016 Winter Youth Olympics

Simader represented Kenya at the Winter Youth Olympics in 2016 in Lillehammer, Norway. [6]

2018 Winter Olympics

Simader competed for Kenya at the 2018 Winter Olympics in the alpine skiing events. Simader became the first female and alpine skier to compete for Kenya at the Winter Olympics. [7] [8]

World Cup results

Results per discipline

DisciplineWC startsWC Top 30WC Top 15WC Top 5WC PodiumBest result
DateLocationPlace
Slalom 00000
Giant slalom 2000015 February 2020 Flag of Slovenia.svg Kranjska Gora, Slovenia45th
Super-G 10000023 January 2022 Flag of Italy.svg Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy33rd
Downhill 10000026 January 2024 Flag of Italy.svg Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy39th
Combined 1000023 February 2020 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Crans-Montana, SwitzerlandDNS2
Total230000

World Championship results

Year
AgeSlalomGiant
Slalom
Super GDownhillCombinedTeam Event
2017 18 50 60 39
2019 20Did not participate
2021 22 DSQ
2023 24 31 26
2025 26 DSQ 28

Olympic results

Year
AgeSlalomGiant
Slalom
Super GDownhillCombinedTeam event
2018 19 DNF2 38

Other results

European Cup results

Season standings

SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiant
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
20202114857
202122

Results per discipline

DisciplineEC startsEC Top 30EC Top 15EC Top 5EC PodiumBest result
DateLocationPlace
Slalom 00000
Giant slalom 00000
Super-G 6100019 February 2020 Flag of Italy.svg Sarentino, Italy19th
Downhill 6000019 February 2022 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Crans-Montana, Switzerland41st
Combined 20000DNS22 times
Total141000
  • Standings through 7 February 2023

References

  1. "SIMADER Sabrina – Biographie". data.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  2. Hartman, Ellie (25 January 2024). "Resilience reignited: Sabrina Wanjiku Simader returns to speed in Cortina". Ski Racing.
  3. Kiguru, Muigai (10 January 2018). "History beckons: Wanjiku carries Kenya's hopes to next month's Winter Olympics in South Korea". The Star (Kenya)]. Nairobi, Kenya. Archived from the original on 10 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  4. Adegoke, Yemisi (2 February 2018). "Sabrina Simader: Kenya's 'Snow Leopard' aiming for Olympic glory". BBC News.
  5. Gran, Wolfgang (2020). "Second home Zillertal". Zillertal.
  6. "Kenyan skier Simader on fast track to 2018 Olympic downhill". Associated Press. 7 February 2017.
  7. "Alpine Skiing Quota List for Olympic Games 2018". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 5 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  8. Kimuyu, Hilary (13 January 2017). "Meet Sabriner Wanjiku, the only Kenyan going to Winter Olympics". Nairobi News. Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Pyeongchang 2018
Succeeded by
Incumbent