- Michaela Dorfmeister
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Medal record
Michaela DorfmeisterCompetitor for Austria Women's alpine skiing Olympic Games Gold 2006 Turin Downhill Gold 2006 Turin Super-G Silver 1998 Nagano Super-G World Championships Gold 2001 St. Anton Downhill Gold 2003 St. Moritz Super-G Silver 1999 Vail Downhill Bronze 1999 Vail 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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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 25 victories (7 in downhill, 10 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.
Dorfmeister's win in the Hafjell Super G on 3 March 2006 made her the oldest woman to win an Alpine Skiing World Cup race [1]
World Cup victories
Overall
Season Discipline 2000 Giant Slalom 2002 Overall 2003 Downhill 2006 Downhill 2005 Super-G 2006 Super-G Individual races
Date Location Race 16 December 1995 St. Anton Downhill 6 March 1999 St. Moritz Super-G 4 December 1999 Serre-Chevalier Giant Slalom 9 December 1999 Val-d'Isère Giant Slalom 5 January 2000 Maribor Giant Slalom 8 January 2000 Berchtesgaden Giant Slalom 11 February 2000 Santa Caterina Super-G 24 November 2000 Aspen Super-G 9 December 2000 Sestriere Giant Slalom 27 October 2001 Sölden Giant Slalom 19 January 2002 Berchtesgaden Giant Slalom 31 January 2002 Åre Giant Slalom 6 March 2002 Altenmarkt Downhill 7 March 2002 Altenmarkt Super-G 21 December 2002 Lenzerheide Downhill 1 March 2003 Innsbruck Downhill 5 December 2004 Lake Louise Super-G 6 January 2005 Santa Caterina Downhill 16 January 2005 Cortina d'Ampezzo Downhill 19 February 2005 Åre Super-G 11 March 2005 Lenzerheide Super-G 18 December 2005 Val-d'Isère Super-G 20 January 2006 St. Moritz Super-G 21 January 2006 St. Moritz Downhill 3 March 2006 Hafjell Super-G External links
- Michaela Dorfmeister's official web site
- Ski-DB.com - Results - Michaela Dorfmeister
Olympic Champions in Women's Downhill 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 | 2010: Lindsey VonnOlympic Champions in Women's Super-G 1988: Sigrid Wolf | 1992: Deborah Compagnoni | 1994: Diann Roffe | 1998: Picabo Street | 2002: Daniela Ceccarelli | 2006: Michaela Dorfmeister | 2010: Andrea Fischbacher1987: 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 | 2007: Anja Pärson | 2009: Lindsey Vonn | 2011: Elisabeth Görgl1931: Esme Mackinnon | 1932: Paula Wiesinger | 1933: Inge Wersin-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: Marielle Goitschel | 1968: Olga Pall | 1970: Annerösli Zryd | 1972: Marie-Theres Nadig | 1974: Annemarie 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: Mélanie Turgeon | 2005: Janica Kostelić | 2007: Anja Pärson | 2009: Lindsey Vonn | 2011: Elisabeth GörglAwards Preceded by
Mirna JukićAustrian Sportswoman of the year
2003Succeeded by
Kate AllenPreceded by
Renate GötschlAustrian Sportswoman of the year
2006Succeeded by
IncumbentCategories:- 1973 births
- Living people
- Austrian alpine skiers
- Alpine skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Austria
- Olympic silver medalists for Austria
- People from Lower Austria
- Olympic alpine skiers of Austria
- Olympic medalists in alpine skiing
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