Fränzi Aufdenblatten
Franziska Christine "Fränzi" Aufdenblatten (born 10 February 1981) is a retired Swiss World Cup alpine ski racer.
Fränzi Aufdenblatten | |
|---|---|
 Aufdenblatten in January 2009 | |
| Born | 10 February 1981 |
| Occupation | Alpine skier |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Skiing career | |
| Disciplines | Downhill, super-G, giant slalom, combined |
| Club | Zermatt |
| World Cup debut | 11 March 2000 (age 19) |
| Website | Fraenzi-Aufdenblatten.ch |
| Olympics | |
| Teams | 3 – (2002, 2006, 2014) |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Championships | |
| Teams | 5 – (2003–09, 2013) |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Cup | |
| Seasons | 11 |
| Wins | 1 – (1 SG |
| Podiums | 4 – (3 DH, 1 SG) |
| Overall titles | 0 – (18th in 2004) |
| Discipline titles | 0 – (5th in DH, 2006) |
Born in Zermatt, Valais, Aufdenblatten made her World Cup debut in March 2000 in a giant slalom at Sestriere. She scored four podium finishes on the World Cup: one win in a super-G in Val-d'Isère in December 2009, and three third places in downhill at Haus im Ennstal (2004), Bad Kleinkirchheim (2006), and Lenzerheide (2014). Aufdenblatten competed in three Winter Olympics (2002, 2006 and 2014) and her best finish was a sixth place in the 2014 super-G at Rosa Khutor.
After the 2014 Games, Aufdenblatten announced that she would be retiring from competition at the end of the season in order to start a new career in sports management.[1] After announcing her retirement, she scored a fourth and final World Cup podium finish with a third place in the downhill at the 2014 World Cup Finals at Lenzerheide in her native Switzerland.[2]
World Cup victories
| Date | Location | Discipline |
|---|---|---|
| 20 December 2009 | Val-d'Isère, France | Super-G |
References
- "Fränzi Aufdenblatten announces retirement". Fédération Internationale de Ski. 28 February 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- "Lara Gut gewinnt" [Lara Gut wins]. Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). 12 March 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
External links
- Fränzi Aufdenblatten at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Fränzi Aufdenblatten World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
- Fränzi Aufdenblatten at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Fränzi Aufdenblatten at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Swiss Ski team – official site – (in German)
- Stöckli Skis – alpine racers – Fraenzi Aufdenblatten
- Official website (in German)