Georg Lindner (born 20 January 1983 in
Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
) is an
alpine skier
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 ...
from
Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
but now competes for
Moldova
Moldova ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Republica Moldova), is a Landlocked country, landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The List of states ...
. He competed for
Moldova at the 2014 Winter Olympics 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 d ...
event where he did not finish the race.
Although born in Austria, Lindner elected to compete for Moldova from 2009, as a naturalized Moldovan citizen.
Mirko Deflorian excluded from Moldova’s Olympic team
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References
1983 births
Austrian male alpine skiers
Moldovan male alpine skiers
Alpine skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Olympic alpine skiers for Moldova
Living people
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