Priska Nufer (born 11 February 1992) is a Swiss

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alpine ski racer, and specializes in the speed events of

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and

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. Nufer has competed at three World Championships, the first in

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at Beaver Creek, USA, in the

event. She also represented

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at the

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, China, in the combined event. After the Olympics, Nufer won her first World Cup race in late February 2022, a downhill on home-country snow in

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, which was also her first podium (and eighth top ten).

World Cup results

Season standings

Race podiums

* 1 win (1 DH) * 1 podium – (1 DH); 15 top tens

World Championship results

Olympic results

References

External links

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Priska Nufer
at Swiss Ski Team ' * * ' 1992 births Swiss female alpine skiers Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Alpine skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic alpine skiers for Switzerland 21st-century Swiss women {{Switzerland-alpine-skiing-bio-stub