Astrid Lødemel (born 9 December 1971) is a retired Norwegian

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 ...

from

Voss Voss () is a Municipalities of Norway, municipality and a Districts of Norway, traditional district in Vestland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Vossevangen. Other villages inclu ...

. Her best result in the

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is a second place in

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, United States, on 13 December 1992 just two hundreds of a second behind

Ulrike Maier Ulrike Maier (22 October 1967 – 29 January 1994) was a World Cup alpine ski racer from Austria, a two-time World Champion in super-G. She competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics and the 1992 Winter Olympics. Born in Rauris, Salzburg, where her ...

. Astrid Lødemel has a 3rd place in the

from

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, France on 3 March 1993. She also competed in four events at the

1992 Winter Olympics The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Albertville '92 (Franco-Provençal, Arpitan: ''Arbèrtvile '92''), were a winter multi-sport event held from 8 to 23 February 1992 in and aroun ...

. The highlight in her career came in the

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in Japan, when she won a silver medal in the downhill behind Kate Pace on 11 February, and on 14 February she won a bronze medal in the Super-G after

Katja Seizinger Katja Seizinger (; born 10 May 1972) is a German former World Cup alpine ski racing champion. She is her country's most successful alpine skier. Biography Born in Datteln, North Rhine-Westphalia, Seizinger won three Olympic gold and two bronze ...

and

Sylvia Eder Sylvia Eder (born 24 August 1965) is a former Austrian alpine skier. Biography Born in Leogang, she won her first downhill race at Bad Gastein, Austria in 1982 at the age of 17. The downhill remained her specialty discipline throughout her earl ...

. Astrid Lødemel retired in 1995 due to a knee injury.

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* * 1971 births Norwegian female alpine skiers Living people Olympic alpine skiers for Norway Alpine skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics {{Norway-alpine-skiing-bio-stub