| Katja Seizinger | |
| Disciplines: | Downhill, super-G, Giant slalom, slalom, combined |
| Club: | Ski Club Halblech |
| Birth Date: | 1972 5, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Datteln, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany |
| Height: | 1.71 m |
| Wcdebut: | 10 December 1989 (age 17) |
| Retired: | April 1999 – (age 26)[1] |
| Olympicteams: | 3 – (1992, 1994, 1998) |
| Olympicmedals: | 5 |
| Olympicgolds: | 3 |
| Worldsteams: | 4 – (1991, 1993, 1996, 1997) |
| Worldsmedals: | 4 |
| Worldsgolds: | 1 |
| Wcseasons: | 9 – (1990–1998) |
| Wcwins: | 36 – (16 DH, 16 SG, 4 GS) |
| Wcpodiums: | 76 |
| Wcoveralls: | 2 – (1996, 1998) |
| Wctitles: | 9 – (4 DH, 5 SG) |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Katja Seizinger (in German pronounced as /ˈkatja ˈzaɪ̯t͡sɪŋɐ/; born 10 May 1972) is a former World Cup alpine ski racing champion, Germany's most successful alpine skier.[2]
Born in Datteln, North Rhine-Westphalia, Seizinger won three Olympic gold and two bronze medals, and won eleven World Cup season titles: two overall, four downhill, and five Super-G. She was a three-time winner of Germany's sportswoman of the year award.
With Olympic downhill victories in 1994 and 1998, she was the first to win consecutive Olympic gold medals in the same alpine speed event, and also the first woman to successfully defend an Olympic alpine title.[3] [4]
Seizinger injured both knees while training in June 1998,[5] missed the entire 1999 season,[6] then retired in April.[1]
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant Slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 44 | – | 39 | 12 | – | 21 | ||
| 18 | 15 | – | 29 | 4 | 13 | 12 | ||
| 19 | 3 | – | 10 | 3 | 1 | — | ||
| 20 | 2 | 58 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 21 | 3 | 49 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | ||
| 22 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 23 | 1 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | ||
| 24 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | ||
| 25 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 26 | injured, did not compete | |||||||
| Season | Discipline |
|---|---|
| 1992 | Downhill |
| 1993 | Downhill |
| Super-G | |
| 1994 | Downhill |
| Super-G | |
| 1995 | Super-G |
| 1996 | Overall |
| Super-G | |
| 1998 | Overall |
| Downhill | |
| Super-G |
| Season | Date | Location | Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 7 Dec 1991 | Santa Caterina, Italy | Super-G |
| 11 Jan 1992 | Schruns, Austria | ||
| 25 Jan 1992 | Morzine, France | Downhill | |
| 7 Mar 1992 | Vail, CO, USA | Downhill | |
| 1993 | 20 Dec 1992 | Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada | Super-G |
| 15 Jan 1993 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | Downhill | |
| 26 Feb 1993 | Veysonnaz, Switzerland | Downhill | |
| 3 Mar 1993 | Morzine, France | Downhill | |
| 20 Mar 1993 | Vemdalen, Sweden | Giant slalom | |
| 20 Mar 1993 | Åre, Sweden | Super-G | |
| 1994 | 14 Jan 1994 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | Downhill |
| 15 Jan 1994 | Super-G | ||
| 6 Mar 1994 | Whistler, BC, Canada | Downhill | |
| 9 Mar 1994 | Mammoth Mountain, CA, USA | Super-G | |
| 16 Mar 1994 | Vail, CO, USA | Downhill | |
| 1995 | 11 Dec 1994 | Lake Louise, AB, Canada | Super-G |
| 9 Mar 1995 | Bormio, Italy | Super-G | |
| 1996 | 5 Dec 1995 | St. Anton, Austria | Downhill |
| 6 Jan 1996 | Maribor, Slovenia | Giant slalom | |
| 13 Jan 1996 | Garmisch, Germany | Super-G | |
| 2 Feb 1996 | Val-d'Isère, France | Super-G | |
| 3 Feb 1996 | Downhill | ||
| 4 Feb 1996 | Super-G | ||
| 9 Mar 1996 | Hafjell, Norway | Giant slalom | |
| 1997 | 26 Oct 1996 | Sölden, Austria | Giant slalom |
| 30 Nov 1996 | Lake Louise, AB, Canada | Downhill | |
| 7 Mar 1997 | Mammoth Mountain, CA, USA | Super-G | |
| 13 Mar 1997 | Vail, Colorado, USA | Super-G | |
| 1998 | 29 Nov 1997 | Mammoth Mountain, CA, USA | Super-G |
| 4 Dec 1997 | Lake Louise, AB, Canada | Downhill | |
| 5 Dec 1997 | Downhill | ||
| 6 Dec 1997 | Super-G | ||
| 17 Dec 1997 | Val d'Isère, France | Downhill | |
| 18 Dec 1997 | Super-G | ||
| 24 Jan 1998 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | Super-G | |
| 31 Jan 1998 | Åre, Sweden | Downhill |
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | — | — | 20 | 5 | 5 | |||
| 20 | — | 12 | 1 | 4 | DNF DH | |||
| 23 | — | 5 | DNF | 2 | 5 | |||
| 24 | — | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |||
| 26 | injured, did not compete | |||||||
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | DNF SL2 | ||||||
| 21 | DNF SL1 | ||||||
| 25 | 1 |