Martina Schild

Martina Schild (born 26 October 1981 in Brienz) is a Swiss alpine skier competing in downhill and super-G.

Martina Schild
Personal information
Born (1981-10-26) 26 October 1981
Brienz, Switzerland
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing   Switzerland
Olympic Games
2006 TurinDownhill

At the 2006 Winter Olympics, she won the silver medal in the women's downhill. She placed 6th in the women's super-G.[1]

She is the granddaughter of skier Hedy Schlunegger (1923–2003), who was the Olympic downhill champion of 1948.[2]

World Cup victories
Date Location Race
2 December 2007 Lake LouiseSuper-G

References
  1. "Martina Schild". 2006 Winter Olympics profile. Yahoo! Sports. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2007.
  2. "Skiing: Women downhillers show why they're a different breed". International Herald Tribune. Retrieved 5 January 2007.
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