Christina Ackermann (born 6 February 1990) is a retired German

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alpine ski racer. She specialised in slalom and competed in three

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and four

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. Born Christina Geiger in

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, she made her World Cup debut in December

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and her first podium was a third place in slalom at Semmering in 2010. In her first Olympics in 2010, she was fourteenth in the slalom. Christina Geiger in action

World Cup results

Season standings

Race podiums

* 2 podiums – (1 SL 1 PS); 28 top tens

World Championship results

Olympic results

References

External links

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Christina Ackermann
World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation * * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ackermann, Christina German female alpine skiers 1990 births Living people Alpine skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Olympic alpine skiers for Germany Sportspeople from Oberstdorf Skiers from Bavaria 21st-century German women