Franziska Gritsch (born 15 March 1997) is an Austrian
World Cup
A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the concept i ...
alpine ski racer
Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing (cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether for ...
and specializes in the technical events of
slalom and
giant slalom
Giant slalom (GS) is an alpine skiing and alpine snowboarding discipline. It involves skiing between sets of poles ("gates") spaced at a greater distance from each other than in slalom but less than in Super-G.
Giant slalom and slalom make up t ...
. She competed in three
World Championships
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, winning a silver medal in the
team event in
2019
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.
Team event results
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World Cup results
Season standings
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Race podiums
* 0 wins
* 3 podiums (1 SG, 1 AC, 1 PS); 15 top tens
World Championship results
References
External links
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Austrian Ski Team
– official site – Franziska Gritsch – '
1997 births
Living people
Austrian female alpine skiers
Skiers from Innsbruck
21st-century Austrian women
21st-century Austrian people
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