Andrea Fischbacher

Andrea Fischbacher (born 14 October 1985)[1] is a retired alpine ski racer from Austria.

Andrea Fischbacher
Alpine skier
Fischbacher in December 2008
DisciplinesSuper-G, Downhill,
Giant slalom, Combined
ClubUnion Skiklub Eben i.P.
Born (1985-10-14) 14 October 1985
Schwarzach im Pongau, Salzburg, Austria
Height164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
World Cup debut11 March 2004 (age 18)
Retired10 June 2015 (age 29)
Websiteandrea-fischbacher.at
Olympics
Teams2 – (2006, 2010)
Medals1 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams4 – (2005, 2009–13)
Medals1 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons11 – (2005–15)
Wins3 – (2 DH, 1 SG)
Podiums10 – (2 DH, 6 SG, 1 GS)
Overall titles0 – (10th in 2009, 2010 )
Discipline titles0 – (2nd in DH, 2009)
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing  Austria
Olympic Games
2010 VancouverSuper-G
World Championships
2009 Val-d'IsèreSuper-G
Junior World Ski Championships
2003 BardonecchiaSuper-G
2004 MariborSuper-G

Career

Born in Schwarzach im Pongau, Salzburg, Fischbacher now lives in Eben im Pongau. She made her World Cup debut in March 2004 in Sestriere, Italy, where she would claim her first World Cup victory four years later, a dead-heat tie with Fabienne Suter. Fischbacher competed for Austria at the Winter Olympics in 2006 and again in 2010, where she won the gold medal in the Super-G, ahead of Tina Maze and Lindsey Vonn.[2][3] In the Downhill on February 17, she finished 4th, missing the bronze medal by 0.03 seconds.

Left off the Austrian team for the 2014 Winter Olympics, Fischbacher responded with a victory in the first race after the games, her first World Cup podium in over four years.[4]

World Cup results

Race podiums
  • 3 wins – (2 DH, 1 SG)
  • 10 podiums – (3 DH, 6 SG, 1 GS)
Season Date Location Discipline Place
20064 Dec 2005Lake Louise, CanadaSuper-G2nd
9 Dec 2005Aspen, USASuper-G3rd
200715 Mar 2007Lenzerheide, SwitzerlandSuper-G2nd
200810 Feb 2008Sestriere, ItalySuper-G1st^
200925 Oct 2008Sölden, AustriaGiant slalom3rd
7 Dec 2008Lake Louise, CanadaSuper-G2nd
27 Feb 2009Bansko, BulgariaDownhill2nd
28 Feb 2009Downhill1st
201031 Jan 2010St. Moritz, SwitzerlandSuper-G2nd
20142 Mar 2014Crans-Montana, SwitzerlandDownhill1st

^ Tie for first with Fabienne Suter.

Season standings
SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiant
 slalom 		Super-GDownhillCombined
20051968—502947—
20062015341473619
20072113391881135
200822205227122521
20092310—148220
20102410—1751520
20112514—13131115
20122631—341517—
20132760——2133—
20142821—33388—
20152963—314031—

World Championship results
  Year   Age  Slalom Giant
 slalom 		Super-GDownhillCombined
200519——7——
200721—————
200923—2437—
201125—25DNF9—
201327——98—
201529—————

Olympic results

Fischbacher (center) with super-G medalists Tina Maze and Lindsey Vonn
at the 2010 Winter Olympics
  Year   Age  Slalom Giant
 slalom 		Super-GDownhillCombined
200620——13——
201024——14—
201428—————

Personal

Fischbacher is a second cousin of Hermann Maier, a multiple Olympic, World Cup, and world champion.[5]

References
  1. Portrait – Andrea Fischbacher (AUT) – WC Gesamtwertung 06/07 – Ergebnisse – Aktuelles – Ski, Snow, Skiing, Wintersport, Skigebiete, Telemark, Schneehöhen, Skireisen, Skiweltcup, Ski Alpin – ski2b.com
  2. "Ladies Super-G Results." Archived 22 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine Vancouver2010.com. Published 02-20-2010. Retrieved 02-20-2010.
  3. "Andrea Fischbacher is victorious in Olympic super-G". BBC Sport. BBC. 20 February 2010. Archived from the original on 21 February 2010. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  4. Mintz, Geoff (2 March 2014). "From bib 29, Fischbacher takes the win in Crans Montana". Ski Racing. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  5. "The Herminator's cousin races to Super-G gold". Bild. 21 February 2010. Archived from the original on 24 February 2010. Retrieved 11 March 2010. .
Awards
Preceded by
Mirna Jukić		 Austrian Sportswoman of the year
2010		 Succeeded by
Elisabeth Görgl
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