Kathrin Hölzl Explained

Kathrin Hölzl
Disciplines:Giant slalom, slalom
Club:WSV Bischofswiesen
Birth Date:1984 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Berchtesgaden, Bavaria, West Germany
Height:163 cm
Wcdebut:15 December 2001 (age 17)
Retired:28 December 2011 (age 27)
Website:katy-hoelzl.de
Olympicteams:1 - (2010)
Olympicmedals:0
Worldsteams:3 - (2007-11)
Worldsmedals:1
Worldsgolds:1
Wcseasons:11 - (2002-2012)
Wcwins:2 - (2 GS)
Wcpodiums:9 - (9 GS)
Wcoveralls:0 - (8th in 2010)
Wctitles:1 - (GS in 2010)
Show-Medals:yes

Kathrin Hölzl (born 18 July 1984) is a retired World Cup alpine ski racer from Germany. Born in Berchtesgaden, Bavaria,[1] she was the gold medalist in the giant slalom at the 2009 World Championships.

Hölzl made her World Cup debut in December 2001 in Val d'Isère, France. Following her world championship in February 2009, she scored her first World Cup victory in a giant slalom at Aspen in November, followed by another win in December at Lienz. She made two additional podiums and won the World Cup giant slalom title for the 2010 season.[2] In October 2013 Hölzl announced her retirement from the sport after struggling with injuries and illness for several years, having last competed in a World Cup race in December 2011.[3]

World Cup results

Season standings

Season Age Overall Slalom Giant
slalom
Super G Downhill Combined
21 70 44 26  —  —  —
22 29 34 5  —  — 47
23 24 17 8  —  —  —
24 25 17 12  —  —  —
25 8 27 1  —  — 43
26 25 29 7  —  —  —
27 missed season due to injury

Races podiums

Season DateLocationDisciplinePlace
align=center rowspan=12007 18 Mar 2007 Lenzerheide, Switzerland 2nd
align=center rowspan=12009 10 Jan 2009 Maribor, Slovenia Giant slalom 3rd
align=center rowspan=42010 align=right bgcolor="#BOEOE6"28 Nov 2009 Aspen, USA align=center bgcolor="#BOEOE6"Giant slalom align=center bgcolor="#BOEOE6"1st
align=right bgcolor="#BOEOE6"28 Dec 2009 Lienz, Austria align=center bgcolor="#BOEOE6"Giant slalom align=center bgcolor="#BOEOE6"1st
24 Jan 2010 Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy Giant slalom 3rd
11 Mar 2010 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany Giant slalom 2nd
align=center rowspan=32011 23 Oct 2010 Sölden, Austria Giant slalom 2nd
27 Nov 2010 Aspen, USA Giant slalom 3rd
28 Dec 2010 Semmering, Austria align=center Giant slalom 3rd

External links

Notes and References

  1. Official homepage
  2. https://archive.today/20110711005034/http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/disciplines/alpineskiing/cupstandings.html?suchcompetitorid=&suchseason=2010&sector=AL&suchgender=L&suchcup=WC&discipline=GS FIS: Alpine World Cup 2010 ladies' giant slalom standings
  3. Web site: Slalom Champion Retires . . 7 October 2013 . nytimes.com. 29 December 2014.