Lena Dürr (born 4 August 1991) is a German

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alpine ski racer 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 ...

and specializes in slalom. Born in

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, and raised in nearby

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, Dürr made her World Cup debut in February

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. She has two World Cup wins; the first was also her first podium, a parallel slalom in

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. It was a City Event race in Moscow, Russia, on 29 January, where she came as a reserve. Her second win came exactly a decade later in a slalom at

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, where she edged out runner-up

Mikaela Shiffrin Mikaela Pauline Shiffrin (born March 13, 1995) is an American two-time Olympic Gold Medalist and World Cup alpine skier. She is a four-time Overall World Cup champion, a four-time world champion in slalom, and a six-time winner of the World Cup ...

. The two had switched positions on the podium in a slalom the previous day. Both her sister

Katharina Dürr Katharina Dürr (born 1989) is a retired German alpine skier. She competed at the 2007, 2008 and 2009 Junior World Championships, only in the slalom. The highlight was winning the silver medal in 2007. She finished 23rd in the slalom at the 20 ...

and father Peter Dürr are/were alpine ski racers.

World Cup results

Season standings

Race podiums

* 2 wins – (1 SL, 1 CE) * 9 podiums – (8 SL, 1 CE); 36 top tens

World Championship results

Olympic results

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Duerr, Lena 1991 births Living people Skiers from Munich German female alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers of Germany Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic medalists in alpine skiing Olympic silver medalists for Germany