Nicole Schmidhofer

Nicole "Nici" Schmidhofer (born 15 March 1989) is an Austrian former World Cup alpine ski racer. She specializes in the downhill and super-G events.

Nicole Schmidhofer
Schmidhofer in November 2017
Born (1989-03-15) 15 March 1989
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesDownhill, super-G
ClubUnion SC
Schönberg-Lachtal
World Cup debut15 March 2007 (age 18)
Websitenici-schmidhofer.at
Olympics
Teams2 – (2010, 2018)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams4 – (20132019)
Medals1 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons17 – (20072023)
Wins4 – (3 DH, 1 SG)
Podiums12 – (6 DH, 6 SG)
Overall titles0 – (5th in 2019)
Discipline titles1 – (DH, 2019)
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing  Austria
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Super-G 1 3 2
Downhill 3 2 1
Total 4 5 3
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 St. MoritzSuper-G
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place2007 Altenmarkt/FlachauSuper-G
Gold medal – first place2007 Altenmarkt/FlachauGiant slalom
Silver medal – second place2007 Altenmarkt/FlachauCombined
Bronze medal – third place2009 Garmisch-PartenkirchenDownhill
Bronze medal – third place2007 Altenmarkt/FlachauDownhill

Career

Born in Friesach, Carinthia, Schmidhofer made her World Cup debut in March 2007. She competed for Austria at the 2010 Winter Olympics,[1] but did not finish in the super-G, which was her only event at the Olympics.[2] Three years later, Schmidhofer finished in 11th place in the super-G at the 2013 World Championships in Schladming.

At the 2017 World Championships, she became a gold medalist in super-G.

Her breakout World Cup season was in 2019, with three wins and three additional podiums; she won the season title in downhill and was runner-up in super-G. In March 2019, she participated in her first speed skiing world championships in Vars, France She finished 4th with a new Austria national record of 217.590 km/h.

World Cup results

Season standings

SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiant
slalom
Super-GDownhillCombined
2007171045741
20081812451
200919702640
201020812849
201121913836
2012228635
20132345836
201424201211
201525301220
201626492321
2017271578
2018281779
201929521
2020301339
202131Injured left knee in December, out for season
20223210945
202333531135
Standings through 8 January 2023

Race podiums

  • 4 wins – (3 DH, 1 SG)
  • 12 podiums – 6 DH, 6 SG)
Season Date Location Discipline Place
201320 Jan 2013Italy Cortina d'Ampezzo, ItalySuper-G2nd
201424 Jan 2014Downhill3rd
20183 Dec 2017Canada Lake Louise, CanadaSuper-G3rd
21 Jan 2018Italy Cortina d'Ampezzo, ItalySuper-G3rd
201930 Nov 2018Canada Lake Louise, CanadaDownhill1st
1 Dec 20181st
19 Dec 2018Italy Val Gardena, ItalySuper-G2nd
19 Jan 2019Italy Cortina d'Ampezzo, ItalyDownhill2nd
26 Jan 2019Germany Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GermanySuper-G1st
23 Feb 2019 Switzerland  Crans-Montana, SwitzerlandDownhill2nd
20207 Dec 2019Canada Lake Louise, CanadaDownhill1st
09 Feb 2020Germany Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GermanySuper-G2nd

World Championship results

YearAgeSlalomGiant
slalom
Super-GDownhillCombined
2013 23 11
2015 25 4
2017 27 1 16
201929119

Olympic results

YearAgeSlalomGiant
slalom
Super-GDownhillCombined
2010 20 DNF1
2014 24
2018 28 18 12
2022 32 Did not compete

References

  1. "Nicole Schmidhofer". Vancouver2010.com. Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
  2. "Ladies' Super-G Results". Vancouver2010.com. Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on 8 April 2010. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
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