Nicole Hosp Explained

Nicole Hosp
Disciplines:Slalom, combined, super-G, downhill
Club:Skiklub Bichlbach
Birth Date:6 November 1983
Birth Place:Ehenbichl, Tyrol, Austria
Height:174 cm
Wcdebut:18 February 2001 (age 17)
Retired:1 June 2015 (age 31)
Website:niki-hosp.at
Olympicteams:2 – (2006, 2014)
Olympicmedals:3
Olympicgolds:0
Worldsteams:7 – (200315)
Worldsmedals:9
Worldsgolds:3
Wcseasons:15 – (20012015)
Wcwins:12
Wcpodiums:57
Wcoveralls:1 – (2007)
Wctitles:1 – (GS in 2007)
Show-Medals:yes

Nicole Hosp (pronounced as /de/; born 6 November 1983) is an Austrian former World Cup alpine ski racer. She competed in all five disciplines and was a world champion, three-time Olympic medalist, and an overall World Cup champion.[1] [2]

Career

Born in Ehenbichl, Tyrol, she won her first World Cup competition, giant slalom, in Sölden, Tyrol, Austria on 26 October 2002, sharing the victory with Andrine Flemmen and Tina Maze.[3] Hosp won the overall World Cup title in 2007 and the season title in giant slalom. A versatile all-around racer, she won World Cup races in four of the five alpine skiing disciplines (super-G, giant slalom, slalom and combined), and was world champion in the giant slalom in 2007. Although Hosp won the giant slalom crystal globe in 2007, she stopped racing GS after often not qualifying for the second run in 2011. In her final seasons, she competed in four disciplines: slalom, Super-G, downhill, and combined.

Hosp suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury to her right knee at Sölden in October 2009 and missed the rest of the 2010 season, including the 2010 Winter Olympics.[4]

World Cup results

Season titles

SeasonDiscipline
Overall
Giant slalom

Season standings

Season Age Overall Slalom Giant
slalom
Super-G Downhill Combined
18 121 58
19 10 10 4
20 12 6 6
21 14 7 6 4
22 4 6 4 10 23 5
23 1 2 1 2 20 3
24 2 2 7 10 19 9
25 14 8 24 25 46 8
26 Injured in October 2009, missed rest of season
27 15 12 28 8 5
28 22 26 20 36 3
29 16 15 20 2
30 9 8 6 22 4
31 5 9 6 12

Race victories

SeasonDateLocationDiscipline
2003 26 Oct 2002Sölden, Austria Giant slalom
2004 17 Dec 2003Madonna di Campiglio, Italy Slalom
27 Dec 2003 Lienz, Austria Giant slalom
2006 29 Jan 2006Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy Giant slalom
16 Mar 2006 Åre, Sweden Super-G
2007 6 Jan 2007Kranjska Gora, Slovenia Giant slalom
2 Mar 2007Tarvisio, Italy Super combined
17 Mar 2007Lenzerheide, Switzerland Slalom
18 Mar 2007Giant slalom
2008 9 Dec 2007Aspen, USA Slalom
13 Jan 2008Maribor, Slovenia Slalom
2015 30 Nov 2014 Aspen, USA Slalom

World Championship results

  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined
19 3 DNF2 2
21 DNF2 5
23 6
25
27 12
29 3
31 2

Olympic results

  Year    Age   Slalom  Giant
 slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined
22 5
26 injured, did not compete<-->
30 2

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Nicole Hosp says goodbye . Ski Racing . Kelley . Jessica. 1 June 2015 . 29 March 2016.
  2. News: Nicole Hosp announces retirement . FIS-Ski.com . 3 June 2015 . 29 March 2016.
  3. News: Flemmen, Maze, Hosp in three-way tie. United Press International. English. 26 October 2002. 4 January 2021.
  4. Web site: Hosp hopes to compete in 2011 championships. Ski Racing.com. 30 October 2009.