Kathrin Hölzl (born 18 July 1984) is a retired World Cup alpine ski racer from Germany. Born in Berchtesgaden, Bavaria,[1] she was the gold medalist in the giant slalom at the 2009 World Championships.
 Hölzl in December 2008 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 18 July 1984 Berchtesgaden, Bavaria, West Germany | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | |||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Giant slalom, slalom | ||||||||||||||
| Club | WSV Bischofswiesen | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 15 December 2001 (age 17) | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | 28 December 2011 (age 27) | ||||||||||||||
| Website | katy-hoelzl.de | ||||||||||||||
| Olympics | |||||||||||||||
| Teams | 1 - (2010) | ||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||
| Teams | 3 - (2007-11) | ||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (1 gold) | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 11 - (2002-2012) | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 2 - (2 GS) | ||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 9 - (9 GS) | ||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 - (8th in 2010) | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 1 - (GS in 2010) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Hölzl made her World Cup debut in December 2001 in Val d'Isère, France. Following her world championship in February 2009, she scored her first World Cup victory in a giant slalom at Aspen in November, followed by another win in December at Lienz. She made two additional podiums and won the World Cup giant slalom title for the 2010 season.[2] In October 2013 Hölzl announced her retirement from the sport after struggling with injuries and illness for several years, having last competed in a World Cup race in December 2011.[3]
World Cup results
editSeason standings
edit| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super G | Downhill | Combined |
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| 2006 | 21 | 70 | 44 | 26 | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 22 | 29 | 34 | 5 | — | — | 47 |
| 2008 | 23 | 24 | 17 | 8 | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 24 | 25 | 17 | 12 | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 25 | 8 | 27 | 1 | — | — | 43 |
| 2011 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 7 | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 27 | missed season due to injury | |||||
Season titles
edit| Season | Discipline |
|---|---|
| 2010 | Giant slalom |
Races podiums
edit| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 18 Mar 2007 | Lenzerheide, Switzerland | Giant slalom | 2nd |
| 2009 | 10 Jan 2009 | Maribor, Slovenia | Giant slalom | 3rd |
| 2010 | 28 Nov 2009 | Aspen, USA | Giant slalom | 1st |
| 28 Dec 2009 | Lienz, Austria | Giant slalom | 1st | |
| 24 Jan 2010 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | Giant slalom | 3rd | |
| 11 Mar 2010 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany | Giant slalom | 2nd | |
| 2011 | 23 Oct 2010 | Sölden, Austria | Giant slalom | 2nd |
| 27 Nov 2010 | Aspen, USA | Giant slalom | 3rd | |
| 28 Dec 2010 | Semmering, Austria | Giant slalom | 3rd |
References
edit- ^ (in German) Official homepage
- ^ FIS: Alpine World Cup 2010 ladies' giant slalom standings
- ^ "Slalom Champion Retires". nytimes.com. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
External links
edit- Kathrin Hölzl at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Kathrin Hölzl World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
- Kathrin Hölzl at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Kathrin Hölzl at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- katy-hoelzl.de - personal site - (in German)
- German Ski Team (DSV) - Kathrin Hölzl - (in German)
- Fischer Skis - athletes - Kathrin Hölzl