Michaela Dorfmeister
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| Olympic medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Women’s Alpine Skiing | |||
| Gold | 2006 Turin | Downhill | |
| Gold | 2006 Turin | Super-G | |
| Silver | 1998 Nagano | Super-G | |
Michaela Dorfmeister (born 25 March 1973 in Vienna) is a professional alpine skier from Austria. Her specialities are both the Downhill and Super-G disciplines, although she skis in and has had success in Giant Slalom.
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[edit] Biography
The only daughter of a butcher by trade, Dorfmeister lived in Vienna until she was 6. She later studied at the Schladming ski academy, which has produced many of Austria's skiing greats.
Dorfmeister raced her first international season in 1983 and entered her first World Cup race in 1991 at Serre Chevalier coming 26th. Her first podium place was in 1995 at the St. Anton downhill when she was 1st. This was followed by a total of 24 victories (8 in downhill, 8 in Super-G and 8 in Giant Slalom)
In 2000 she won the World Cup for Giant Slalom, and in 2002 the aggregate World Cup. She won two more speciality World Cups, in 2003 (Downhill) and 2005 (Super-G). At the 2006 Winter Olympics, she won the gold medal in the Downhill and Super-G races.
[edit] Results
[edit] World Cup victories
[edit] World Championships
- Sierra Nevada 1996
- Giant Slalom 9th
- Sestriere 1997
- Super-G 8th
- Vail 1999
- St. Anton 2001
- Giant Slalom 8th
- Downhill 1st
- St. Moritz 2003
- Giant Slalom 4th
- Super-G 1st
- Bormio 2005
- unknown
[edit] Winter Olympics
- 1998 Winter Olympics at Nagano
- Super-G Silver
- 2002 Winter Olympics at Salt Lake City
- Combined 5th
- Giant Slalom 4th
- Super-G 6th
- Downhill 9th
- 2006 Winter Olympics at Turin
[edit] External links
| Olympic champions in women's downhill Downhill |
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| 1948: Hedy Schlunegger | 1952: Trude Beiser-Jochum | 1956: Madeleine Berthod | 1960: Heidi Biebl | 1964: Christl Haas | 1968: Olga Pall | 1972: Marie-Theres Nadig | 1976: Rosi Mittermaier | 1980: Annemarie Moser-Pröll | 1984: Michela Figini | 1988: Marina Kiehl | 1992: Kerrin Lee-Gartner | 1994: Katja Seizinger | 1998: Katja Seizinger | 2002: Carole Montillet | 2006: Michaela Dorfmeister |
| Olympic champions in men's Super-G |
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| 1988: Sigrid Wolf | 1992: Deborah Compagnoni | 1994: Diann Roffe | 1998: Picabo Street | 2002: Daniela Ceccarelli | 2006: Michaela Dorfmeister |
| World Champions in Women's Super-G |
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| 1987: Maria Walliser | 1989: Ulrike Maier | 1991: Ulrike Maier | 1993: Katja Seizinger | 1996: Isolde Kostner | 1997: Isolde Kostner | 1999: Alexandra Meissnitzer | 2001: Régine Cavagnoud | 2003: Michaela Dorfmeister | 2005: Anja Pärson |
| World Champions in Women's Downhill |
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| 1931: Esme MacKinnon | 1932: Paula Wiesinger | 1933: Inge Wertsin-Lantschner | 1934: Anny Rüegg | 1935: Christl Cranz | 1936: Evelyn Pinching | 1937: Christl Cranz | 1938: Lisa Resch | 1939: Christl Cranz | 1948: Hedy Schlunegger | 1950: Trude Jochum-Beiser | 1952: Trude Jochum-Beiser | 1954: Ida Schöpfer | 1956: Madeleine Berthod | 1958: Lucille Wheeler | 1960: Heidi Biebl | 1962: Christl Haas | 1964: Christl Haas | 1966: Erika Schinegger | 1968: Olga Pall | 1972: Marie-Theres Nadig | 1974: Annemarie Moser-Pröll | 1976: Rosi Mittermaier | 1978: Annemarie Moser-Pröll | 1980: Annemarie Moser-Pröll | 1982: Gerry Sorensen | 1985: Michela Figini | 1987: Maria Walliser | 1989: Maria Walliser | 1991: Petra Kronberger | 1993: Kate Pace | 1996: Picabo Street | 1997: Hilary Lindh | 1999: Renate Götschl | 2001: Michaela Dorfmeister | 2003: Melanie Turgeon | 2005: Janica Kostelić |
