Andrea Rothfuss (born 20 October 1989) is a German

para-alpine skier Paralympic alpine skiing is an adaptation of alpine skiing for athletes with a disability. The sport evolved from the efforts of disabled veterans in Germany and Austria during and after the Second World War. The sport is governed by the Internat ...

. She has a

disability Disability is the experience of any condition that makes it more difficult for a person to do certain activities or have equitable access within a given society. Disabilities may be Cognitive disability, cognitive, Developmental disability, dev ...

: she was born without a left hand.

Career

She skied at the

2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships The 2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships was held in Sestriere, Italy, from January 14 to 23, 2011. IPC stands for International Paralympic Committee. Skiers competed in sitting, standing or visually impaired classification categories in D ...

. She was the first skier to finish in the standing women's downhill race and the slalom race. She was the second skier to finish in the Super Combined. She was the third skier to finish in the

Super G Super giant slalom, or super-G, is a racing discipline of alpine skiing. Along with the faster downhill, it is regarded as a "speed" event, in contrast to the technical events giant slalom and slalom. It debuted as an official World Cup event ...

race and the Giant Slalom Race.

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* * * 1989 births Alpine skiers at the 2006 Winter Paralympics Alpine skiers at the 2010 Winter Paralympics Alpine skiers at the 2014 Winter Paralympics Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Paralympics Alpine skiers at the 2022 Winter Paralympics German female alpine skiers Living people Medalists at the 2006 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 2010 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 2014 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 2018 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 2022 Winter Paralympics Paralympic alpine skiers for Germany Paralympic bronze medalists for Germany Paralympic gold medalists for Germany Paralympic silver medalists for Germany Paralympic medalists in alpine skiing People from Freudenstadt Sportspeople from Karlsruhe (region) 21st-century German women {{Germany-Paralympic-medalist-stub