Nicole "Nici" Schmidhofer (born 15 March 1989) is an Austrian former
World Cup alpine ski racer. She specializes in the
downhill
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and
super-G events.
Career
Born in
Friesach, Carinthia, Schmidhofer made her World Cup debut in March
2007
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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Stefanie Köhle, Mario Matt and Hannes Reichelt were withdrawn from the squad prior to the opening ceremony.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
2019
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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
:
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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1989 births
Austrian female alpine skiers
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 Austria
People from Friesach
Living people
Sportspeople from Carinthia (state)
20th-century Austrian women
21st-century Austrian women