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Born | Unteriberg, Schwyz, Switzerland | 12 May 1993|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Alpine skier | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Disciplines | Slalom, combined, giant slalom, super-G | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | SC Drusberg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup debut | 23 October 2010 (age 17) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | wendyholdener.ch | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Teams | 3 – (2014, 2018, 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 5 (1 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Teams | 7 – (2011–2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 6 (3 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seasons | 14 – (2011–2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 5 – (2 SL, 1 PSL, 2 AC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Podiums | 49 – (35 SL, 5 PSL, 5 AC, 2 SG, 2 GS) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Overall titles | 0 – (2nd in 2018) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline titles | 2 – (AC, 2016 and 2018) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Wendy Holdener (born 12 May 1993) is a Swiss World Cup alpine ski racer who specialises in slalom and combined. [1] She is a two-time World champion in combined and a five-time Olympic medalist, [2] four individual with one gold medal in the team event at Pyeongchang in 2018. [3] Four years later in 2022, she won a silver medal in the combined. [4] [5]
Holdener made her World Cup debut in Sölden in October 2010, and attained her first podium in March 2013, a second place in slalom at Ofterschwang. In 2016, she gained her first two World Cup victories and won the crystal globe title in the combined discipline. [6]
Holdener's first win in a World Cup slalom came in November 2022 at Killington, shared with Anna Swenn-Larsson, after thirty previous podiums in the discipline without a victory. Another win came two weeks later at Sestriere, Italy.
Season | Discipline |
2016 | Combined |
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2018 | Combined |
Season | ||||||||
Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Parallel | |
2011 | 17 | 89 | 38 | — | — | 49 | 27 | — |
2012 | 18 | 67 | 31 | — | — | — | 19 | |
2013 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 42 | — | — | 33 | |
2014 | 20 | 29 | 10 | 35 | — | — | 12 | |
2015 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 46 | 52 | — | 7 | |
2016 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 45 | — | 1 | |
2017 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 22 | 53 | — | 3 | |
2018 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 39 | 1 | |
2019 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 48 | 3 | |
2020 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 38 | 2 | 13 |
2021 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 22 | 27 | — | — | 20 |
2022 | 28 | 14 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 46 | — | |
2023 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 24 | — | — | |
2024 | 30 | 20 | 7 | 29 | — | — |
Season | ||||
Date | Location | Discipline | Place | |
2013 | 10 March 2013 | ![]() | Slalom | 2nd |
2015 | 29 December 2014 | ![]() | Slalom | 3rd |
2016 | 29 December 2015 | ![]() | Slalom | 2nd |
23 February 2016 | ![]() | City event | 1st | |
28 February 2016 | ![]() | Combined | 2nd | |
6 March 2016 | ![]() | Slalom | 2nd | |
13 March 2016 | ![]() | Combined | 1st | |
2017 | 12 November 2016 | ![]() | Slalom | 2nd |
27 November 2016 | ![]() | Slalom | 3rd | |
11 December 2016 | ![]() | Slalom | 3rd | |
29 December 2016 | ![]() | Slalom | 3rd | |
8 January 2017 | ![]() | Slalom | 2nd | |
10 January 2017 | ![]() | Slalom | 3rd | |
2018 | 12 November 2017 | ![]() | Slalom | 3rd |
28 December 2017 | ![]() | Slalom | 2nd | |
1 January 2018 | ![]() | City event | 2nd | |
3 January 2018 | ![]() | Slalom | 2nd | |
7 January 2018 | ![]() | Slalom | 3rd | |
26 January 2018 | ![]() | Combined | 1st | |
28 January 2018 | Slalom | 3rd | ||
30 January 2018 | ![]() | City event | 2nd | |
3 March 2018 | ![]() | Super-G | 3rd | |
10 March 2018 | ![]() | Slalom | 2nd | |
17 March 2018 | ![]() | Slalom | 2nd | |
2019 | 9 December 2018 | ![]() | Parallel slalom | 3rd |
29 December 2018 | ![]() | Slalom | 3rd | |
1 January 2019 | ![]() | City event | 3rd | |
5 January 2019 | ![]() | Slalom | 3rd | |
2 February 2019 | ![]() | Slalom | 3rd | |
24 February 2019 | ![]() | Combined | 3rd | |
9 March 2019 | ![]() | Slalom | 2nd | |
16 March 2019 | ![]() | Slalom | 2nd | |
2020 | 23 November 2019 | ![]() | Slalom | 2nd |
17 December 2019 | ![]() | Giant slalom | 3rd | |
12 January 2020 | ![]() | Combined | 2nd | |
9 February 2020 | ![]() | Super-G | 3rd | |
15 February 2020 | ![]() | Giant slalom | 3rd | |
16 February 2020 | Slalom | 2nd | ||
2021 | 12 January 2021 | ![]() | Slalom | 3rd |
6 March 2021 | ![]() | Slalom | 3rd | |
13 March 2021 | ![]() | Slalom | 3rd | |
2022 | 28 November 2021 | ![]() | Slalom | 3rd |
9 January 2022 | ![]() | Slalom | 2nd | |
2023 | 20 November 2022 | ![]() | Slalom | 2nd |
27 November 2022 | ![]() | Slalom | 1st | |
11 December 2022 | ![]() | Slalom | 1st | |
28 January 2023 | ![]() | Slalom | 3rd | |
11 March 2023 | ![]() | Slalom | 2nd | |
2024 | 26 November 2023 | ![]() | Slalom | 3rd |
Year | ||||||||
Age | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Parallel | Team Event | |
2011 | 17 | DNF2 | 29 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
2013 | 19 | 11 | 26 | — | — | — | 9 | |
2015 | 21 | DNF2 | 17 | — | — | — | 4 | |
2017 | 23 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | |
2019 | 25 | 17 | 15 | 14 | — | 1 | 1 | |
2021 | 27 | 4 | 8 | — | — | DNF SL | 7 | 4 |
2023 | 29 | DNF2 | 18 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Year | |||||||
Age | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team event | |
2014 | 20 | DNF1 | DNF1 | — | — | — | — |
2018 | 24 | 2 | 9 | — | — | 3 | 1 |
2022 | 28 | 3 | 9 | — | — | 2 | — |
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