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Nicole "Nici" Schmidhofer (born 15 March 1989) is an Austrian former World Cup alpine ski racer. She specializes in the
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and super-G events.


Career

Born in Friesach, Carinthia, Schmidhofer made her World Cup debut in March
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. She competed for
Austria at the 2010 Winter Olympics Austria participated at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Medalists Alpine skiing Stefanie Köhle, Mario Matt and Hannes Reichelt were withdrawn from the squad prior to the opening ceremony. Biathlon ...
, but did not finish in the super-G, which was her only event at the Olympics. Three years later, Schmidhofer finished in 11th place in the super-G at the 2013 World Championships in Schladming. At the 2017 World Championships, she became a gold medalist in super-G. Her breakout World Cup season was in
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, with three wins and three additional podiums; she won the season title in downhill and was runner-up in super-G. In March 2019, she participated in her first speed skiing world championships in Vars, France She finished 4th with a new Austria national record of 217.590 km/h. She retired after the 2023 World Cup ski season.


World Cup results


Season standings

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Race podiums

*4 wins – (3 DH, 1 SG) *12 podiums – 6 DH, 6 SG)


World Championship results


Olympic results


References


External links

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