Andrea Fischbacher (born 14 October 1985)[1] is a retired alpine ski racer from Austria.
 Fischbacher in December 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 14 October 1985 Schwarzach im Pongau, Salzburg, Austria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 164 cm (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Super-G, downhill, giant slalom, combined | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Union Skiklub Eben i.P. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 11 March 2004 (age 18) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 10 June 2015 (age 29) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | andrea-fischbacher.at | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 2 – (2006, 2010) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (1 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 4 – (2005, 2009–13) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (0 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 11 – (2005–15) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 3 – (2 DH, 1 SG) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 10 – (2 DH, 6 SG, 1 GS) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (10th in 2009, 2010 ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (2nd in DH, 2009) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editBorn in Schwarzach im Pongau, Salzburg, Fischbacher now lives in Eben im Pongau. She made her World Cup debut in March 2004 in Sestriere, Italy, where she would claim her first World Cup victory four years later in a dead-heat tie with Fabienne Suter. Fischbacher competed for Austria at the Winter Olympics in 2006 and again in 2010, where she won the gold medal in the Super-G, ahead of Tina Maze and Lindsey Vonn.[2][3] In the Downhill on February 17, she finished 4th, missing the bronze medal by 0.03 seconds.
Left off the Austrian team for the 2014 Winter Olympics, Fischbacher responded with a victory in the first race after the games, her first World Cup podium in over four years.[4]
World Cup results
editRace podiums
edit| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 4 Dec 2005 | Lake Louise, Canada | Super-G | 2nd |
| 9 Dec 2005 | Aspen, USA | Super-G | 3rd | |
| 2007 | 15 Mar 2007 | Lenzerheide, Switzerland | Super-G | 2nd |
| 2008 | 10 Feb 2008 | Sestriere, Italy | Super-G | 1st^ |
| 2009 | 25 Oct 2008 | Sölden, Austria | Giant slalom | 3rd |
| 7 Dec 2008 | Lake Louise, Canada | Super-G | 2nd | |
| 27 Feb 2009 | Bansko, Bulgaria | Downhill | 2nd | |
| 28 Feb 2009 | Downhill | 1st | ||
| 2010 | 31 Jan 2010 | St. Moritz, Switzerland | Super-G | 2nd |
| 2014 | 2 Mar 2014 | Crans-Montana, Switzerland | Downhill | 1st |
^ Tie for first with Fabienne Suter.
Season standings
edit| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 19 | 68 | — | 50 | 29 | 47 | — |
| 2006 | 20 | 15 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 36 | 19 |
| 2007 | 21 | 13 | 39 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 35 |
| 2008 | 22 | 20 | 52 | 27 | 12 | 25 | 21 |
| 2009 | 23 | 10 | — | 14 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| 2010 | 24 | 10 | — | 17 | 5 | 15 | 20 |
| 2011 | 25 | 14 | — | 13 | 13 | 11 | 15 |
| 2012 | 26 | 31 | — | 34 | 15 | 17 | — |
| 2013 | 27 | 60 | — | — | 21 | 33 | — |
| 2014 | 28 | 21 | — | 33 | 38 | 8 | — |
| 2015 | 29 | 63 | — | 31 | 40 | 31 | — |
World Championship results
edit| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 19 | — | — | 7 | — | — |
| 2007 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 23 | — | 24 | 3 | 7 | — |
| 2011 | 25 | — | 25 | DNF | 9 | — |
| 2013 | 27 | — | — | 9 | 8 | — |
| 2015 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — |
Olympic results 
edit
at the 2010 Winter Olympics
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 20 | — | — | 13 | — | — |
| 2010 | 24 | — | — | 1 | 4 | — |
| 2014 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |
Personal
editFischbacher is a second cousin of Hermann Maier, a multiple Olympic, World Cup, and world champion.[5]
References
edit- ^ Portrait – Andrea Fischbacher (AUT) – WC Gesamtwertung 06/07 – Ergebnisse – Aktuelles – Ski, Snow, Skiing, Wintersport, Skigebiete, Telemark, Schneehöhen, Skireisen, Skiweltcup, Ski Alpin – ski2b.com
- ^ "Ladies Super-G Results." Archived 22 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine Vancouver2010.com. Published 02-20-2010. Retrieved 02-20-2010.
- ^ "Andrea Fischbacher is victorious in Olympic super-G". BBC Sport. BBC. 20 February 2010. Archived from the original on 21 February 2010. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
- ^ Mintz, Geoff (2 March 2014). "From bib 29, Fischbacher takes the win in Crans Montana". Ski Racing. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ^ "The Herminator's cousin races to Super-G gold". Bild. 21 February 2010. Archived from the original on 24 February 2010. Retrieved 11 March 2010. .
External links
edit- Andrea Fischbacher at FIS (alpine)
- Andrea Fischbacher at Olympedia
- Andrea Fischbacher at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Official website (in German)
- Austrian Ski team – official site – Andrea Fischbacher – (in German)
