Ina Meschik Explained
Ina Meschik (born 25 September 1990 in Sankt Veit an der Glan) is an Austrian alpine snowboarder.[1] [2] She represented her nation Austria in two editions of the Olympic Games (2010 and 2014), and eventually claimed a bronze medal in parallel giant slalom at the 2010 FIS Junior World Championships in Lake Wānaka, New Zealand and fourth-place finishes at the FIS World Cup series.[3] Meschik is currently a member of ASKÖ Landskron Ski Club in Villach, under her personal coach Tom Weninger.[4]
Meschik made her official debut, as a 19-year-old, at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, where she finished sixth in the women's giant slalom, losing out to Germany's Anke Karstens in the classification final match by sixty-four hundredths of a second.[5]
At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Meschik qualified for two alpine snowboarding events (including the first ever women's parallel slalom) by achieving fourth-place finishes from the FIS World Cup series in Rogla, Slovenia, and in Carezza, Italy.[6] [7] In the women's giant slalom, Meschik improved her prior performance in Vancouver with a fourth-place finish, but narrowly missed the bronze medal by almost a full second behind host nation's Alena Zavarzina in their small final match.[8] [9] Three days later, in the inaugural women's slalom, Meschik did not match her stellar stint from the giant slalom, as she lost the quarterfinal match to Germany's Amelie Kober by a hundredth-second margin.[10]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Ina Meschik. Sochi 2014. 2 March 2014. 2 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140302103930/http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-ina-meschik. dead.
- Ina Meschik. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418111251/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/me/ina-meschik-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 2 March 2014.
- News: Haggart. Matthew. Snowsports: European boarders dominant. Otago Daily Times. 27 August 2010. 2 March 2014.
- News: Meschik mit besten Chancen für Olympia. Meschik has a best chance for an Olympic medal. German. Kleine Zeitung. 16 January 2014. 2 March 2014.
- Web site: Women's Parallel Giant Slalom Medal Round. Vancouver 2010. NBC Olympics. 2 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140228131710/http://i.nbcolympics.com/snowboarding/resultsandschedules/event=SBW230000/phase=SBW230MMM/index.html. 28 February 2014. dead.
- News: Career's first for Ledecka and Mathies in Rogla PGS; First Czech win on Alpine Snowboard World Cup tour; Exciting race for Crystal Globes . . 2013 . 2 March 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140207114754/http://www.rogla.eu/en/winter/news/n/careers-first-for-ledecka-and-mathies-in-rogla-pgs-first-czech-win-on-alpine-snowboard-world-cup/ . 7 February 2014 .
- News: 13 December 2013 . Meschik schrammt am Podest vorbei . German . Meschik scrapes past the podium . . dead . 2 March 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140210053812/https://www.laola1.at/de/wintersport/winter-mix/snowboard/pgs-carezza-unterkofler-sieg/page/72115-334-191-209-.html . 10 February 2014.
- Web site: Ladies' Parallel Giant Slalom Finals. Sochi 2014. 2 March 2014. 23 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140223154811/http://www.sochi2014.com/en/snowboard-ladies-pgs-finals. dead.
- News: Smith . Shawn . 19 February 2014 . Husband/wife duo Vic Wild, Alena Zavarzina win medals in parallel giant slalom . . dead . 2 March 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140302141519/http://www.nbcolympics.com/news/husband-wife-duo-vic-wild-alena-zavarzina-win-medals-parallel-giant-slalom . 2 March 2014.
- Web site: Ladies' Parallel Slalom Quarterfinals. Sochi 2014. 2 March 2014. 2 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140302113439/http://www.sochi2014.com/en/snowboard-ladies-psl-quarterfinals. dead.
