Manuela Mölgg (born 28 August 1983) is a retired alpine ski racer from

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, a specialist in the technical events of slalom and giant slalom.

Biography

Born in

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, Mölgg made her World Cup debut at age 17 in December

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and gained her first podium in November 2004. She has 14 World Cup podium finishes and appeared in two

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and six

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. At the 2009 Alpine World Ski Championships in

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Mölgg took the lead in the slalom after the first run but was disqualified from the second after missing the final gate of the course, having kept her lead at the intermediate checkpoints before the finish line. She is the sister of

Manfred Mölgg Manfred Mölgg (born 3 June 1982) is an Italian former World Cup alpine ski racer. He specialized in the technical events of slalom and giant slalom. Mölgg's younger sister Manuela is also a former alpine racer with ten World Cup podiums. ...

(b.1982), a racer on the Italian men's team. At the

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she led after the first run of the giant slalom, and then finished the race in 8th position. After the 2018 World Cup Finals in

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, Mölgg announced her retirement from World Cup skiing. Mölgg has been in a relationship with fellow alpine skier

Werner Heel Werner Heel (born 23 March 1982) is an Italian former World Cup alpine ski racer. Born in Meran, Heel grew up in St. Leonhard in Passeier and currently resides in Meran, where he works as a police officer. Heel began skiing at the age of four ...

since 2009: as of 2018 the couple were engaged.

World Cup results

Season standings

Race podiums

* 14 podiums (12 GS, 2 SL)

World Championship results

She has competed in seven

and her best finish is sixth place, in the slalom and giant slalom in

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, and again in the GS in 2017.

Olympic results

Mölgg has made four

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teams and her best finish was eight in the giant slalom in

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References

External links

*
Manuela Moelgg
at the Italian Winter Sports Federation (FISI)
Moelgg.com
official site of Manfred & Manuela Mölgg {{DEFAULTSORT:Molgg, Manuela 1983 births Living people Sportspeople from Bruneck Skiers from South Tyrol Ladin people Italian female alpine skiers Alpine skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics 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 Italy Alpine skiers of Fiamme Gialle