Erika "Riki" Mahringer (16 November 1924 – 30 October 2018) was an

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 ...

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 ...

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She competed in the 1948 and 1952 Winter Olympics. In 1948 she won the bronze medal in the slalom event as well as in the Alpine combined competition. In the downhill contest she finished 19th. Four years later she finished fourth in the 1952 Olympic downhill event. In the same year she finished 17th in the giant slalom competition and 22nd in the slalom contest.Erika Mahringer's profile at Sports Reference.com
/ref> Mahringer earned silver medals in the FIS Alpine Skiing World Championships 1950 at

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(slalom and downhill), and in the giant slalom she finished fourth. She was a six time Austrian Champion (downhill 1948, 1951, 1952; slalom 1951; giant slalom 1951; Alpine Combined 1951). In 1951, she was named Austrian Sports Personality of the Year. Mahringer was born in

Linz Linz ( , ; cs, Linec) is the capital of Upper Austria and third-largest city in Austria. In the north of the country, it is on the Danube south of the Czech border. In 2018, the population was 204,846. In 2009, it was a European Capital ...

. She wed fellow skier Ernst Spiess in 1954. Together they founded the Mayrhofen Ski School. In 1955, they opened "Riki’s Skikindergarten", the world's first children's ski school. Riki and Ernst are the parents of

Uli Spiess Urlich "Uli" Spiess (born 15 August 1955) is an Austrian former alpine skier. He is the brother of the former alpine skier Nicola Spiess and is the son of and Erika Mahringer. Career During his career he has achieved 22 results among the top ...

and

Nicola Spiess Nicola Spiess married Werdenigg (born 29 July 1958) is an Austrian former alpine skier. She is the sister of the former alpine skier Uli Spiess and is the daughter of and Erika Mahringer. Career During her career she has achieved 17 results ...

who became Alpine ski racers like their parents.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mahringer, Erika 1924 births 2018 deaths Sportspeople from Linz Austrian female alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers of Austria Alpine skiers at the 1948 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 1952 Winter Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Austria Olympic medalists in alpine skiing Medalists at the 1948 Winter Olympics 20th-century Austrian women 21st-century Austrian women

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