Wendy Holdener

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Wendy Holdener
Podium Women's Slalom 2023 (8) (cropped).jpg
Holdener in 2023
Personal information
Born (1993-05-12) 12 May 1993 (age 31)
Unteriberg, Schwyz, Switzerland
Occupation Alpine skier
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Skiing career
Disciplines Slalom, combined, giant slalom, super-G
ClubSC Drusberg
World Cup debut23 October 2010 (age 17)
Website wendyholdener.ch
Olympics
Teams3 – (2014, 2018, 2022)
Medals5 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams7 – (20112023)
Medals6 (3 gold)
World Cup
Seasons15 – (20112025)
Wins5 – (2 SL, 1 PSL, 2 AC)
Podiums50 – (36 SL, 5 PSL, 5 AC, 2  SG, 2  GS)
Overall titles0 – (2nd in 2018)
Discipline titles2 – (AC, 2016 and 2018)
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
World Cup race podiums
Event1st2nd3rd
Slalom21717
Giant slalom002
Super-G002
Combined221
Parallel122
Total52124
International alpine ski competitions
Event1st2nd3rd
Olympic Games 122
World Championships 330
Total452
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Pyeongchang Team event
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2018 Pyeongchang Slalom
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Beijing Combined
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2018 Pyeongchang Combined
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2022 Beijing Slalom
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 St. Moritz Combined
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Åre Combined
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2019 Åre Team event
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2017 St. Moritz Slalom
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Méribel Combined
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2023 Méribel Parallel
Junior World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Crans Montana Combined
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2011 Crans MontanaDownhill
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Quebec Team event
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2011 Crans MontanaGiant slalom

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]

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Career

Holdener at Stockholm's Hammarbybacken in 2018 Third place, Wendy Holdener.jpg
Holdener at Stockholm's Hammarbybacken in2018

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.

Holdener finished the season in seventh place overall in the 2023 season [7] and second in Slalom. [8]

World Cup results

Season titles

SeasonDiscipline
2016 Combined
2018 Combined

Season standings

Holdener celebrates podium finish in Slalom in 2023 with Shiffrin & Vlhova. Podium Women's Slalom 2023 (33).jpg
Holdener celebrates podium finish in Slalom in 2023 with Shiffrin & Vlhová.
Season
AgeOverallSlalomGiant
slalom
Super-GDownhillCombinedParallel
2011 1789384927
2012 18673119
2013 192064233
2014 2029103512
2015 2122846527
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 57 21 41
2025 31 7 5 19
Standings through 11 December 2024

Race podiums

Holdener skiing in 2023. Wendy Holdener Grandvalira 2023 GS 1st run (6).jpg
Holdener skiing in 2023.
Season
DateLocationDisciplinePlace
2013 10 March 2013 Flag of Germany.svg Ofterschwang, Germany Slalom 2nd
2015 29 December 2014 Flag of Austria.svg Kühtai, AustriaSlalom3rd
2016 29 December 2015 Flag of Austria.svg Lienz, AustriaSlalom2nd
23 February 2016 Flag of Sweden.svg Stockholm, Sweden City event 1st
28 February 2016 Flag of Andorra.svg Soldeu, Andorra Combined 2nd
6 March 2016 Flag of Slovakia.svg Jasná, SlovakiaSlalom2nd
13 March 2016  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Lenzerheide, SwitzerlandCombined1st
2017 12 November 2016 Flag of Finland.svg Levi, FinlandSlalom2nd
27 November 2016 Flag of the United States.svg Killington, USASlalom3rd
11 December 2016 Flag of Italy.svg Sestriere, ItalySlalom3rd
29 December 2016 Flag of Austria.svg Semmering, AustriaSlalom3rd
8 January 2017 Flag of Slovenia.svg Maribor, SloveniaSlalom2nd
10 January 2017 Flag of Austria.svg Flachau, AustriaSlalom3rd
2018 12 November 2017 Flag of Finland.svg Levi, FinlandSlalom3rd
28 December 2017 Flag of Austria.svg Lienz, AustriaSlalom2nd
1 January 2018 Flag of Norway.svg Oslo, NorwayCity event2nd
3 January 2018 Flag of Croatia.svg Zagreb, CroatiaSlalom2nd
7 January 2018 Flag of Slovenia.svg Kranjska Gora, SloveniaSlalom3rd
26 January 2018  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Lenzerheide, SwitzerlandCombined1st
28 January 2018Slalom3rd
30 January 2018 Flag of Sweden.svg Stockholm, SwedenCity event2nd
3 March 2018  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Crans-Montana, Switzerland Super-G 3rd
10 March 2018 Flag of Germany.svg Ofterschwang, GermanySlalom2nd
17 March 2018 Flag of Sweden.svg Åre, SwedenSlalom2nd
2019 9 December 2018  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   St. Moritz, SwitzerlandParallel slalom3rd
29 December 2018 Flag of Austria.svg Semmering, AustriaSlalom3rd
1 January 2019 Flag of Norway.svg Oslo, NorwayCity event3rd
5 January 2019 Flag of Croatia.svg Zagreb, CroatiaSlalom3rd
2 February 2019 Flag of Slovenia.svg Maribor, SloveniaSlalom3rd
24 February 2019  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Crans-Montana, SwitzerlandCombined3rd
9 March 2019 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Špindlerův Mlýn, Czech RepublicSlalom2nd
16 March 2019 Flag of Andorra.svg Soldeu, AndorraSlalom2nd
2020 23 November 2019 Flag of Finland.svg Levi, FinlandSlalom2nd
17 December 2019 Flag of France.svg Courchevel, France Giant slalom 3rd
12 January 2020 Flag of Austria.svg Altenmarkt, AustriaCombined2nd
9 February 2020 Flag of Germany.svg Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GermanySuper-G3rd
15 February 2020 Flag of Slovenia.svg Kranjska Gora, SloveniaGiant slalom3rd
16 February 2020Slalom2nd
2021 12 January 2021 Flag of Austria.svg Flachau, AustriaSlalom3rd
6 March 2021 Flag of Slovakia.svg Jasná, SlovakiaSlalom3rd
13 March 2021 Flag of Sweden.svg Åre, SwedenSlalom3rd
2022 28 November 2021 Flag of the United States.svg Killington, USASlalom3rd
9 January 2022 Flag of Slovenia.svg Kranjska Gora, SloveniaSlalom2nd
2023 20 November 2022 Flag of Finland.svg Levi, FinlandSlalom2nd
27 November 2022 Flag of the United States.svg Killington, USASlalom1st
11 December 2022 Flag of Italy.svg Sestriere, ItalySlalom1st
28 January 2023 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Špindlerův Mlýn, Czech RepublicSlalom3rd
11 March 2023 Flag of Sweden.svg Åre, SwedenSlalom2nd
2024 26 November 2023 Flag of the United States.svg Killington, USASlalom3rd
2025 1 December 2024 Flag of the United States.svg Killington, USASlalom2nd

World Championship results

Year
AgeSlalomGiant
slalom
Super-GDownhillCombinedParallelTeam 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

Olympic results

Year
AgeSlalomGiant
slalom
Super-GDownhillCombinedTeam event
2014 20 DNF1 DNF1
2018 24 2 9 3 1
2022 28 3 9 2

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