Roswitha Steiner Explained

Roswitha Stadlober (née Steiner)[1] (born 14 June 1963 in Radstadt, Salzburg) is an Austrian former alpine skier.

Career

She concluded her career at the end of the 1987/1988 season by clinching her second Slalom World Cup title, also winning her last race in Aspen. She is married to Alois Stadlober, a former Austrian cross-country skier and world champion at the 1999 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. Their son Luis Stadlober and daughter Teresa Stadlober are also competitive cross-country skiers.[2] Roswitha has served as a member of the executive committee of the Austrian Ski Federation since 2011.[3] In October 2021, she became the first female president of the Federation, after having served as senior vice-president.[4]

Achievements

1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo:

1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary:

Alpine skiing World Championship 1982 in Schladming:

Alpine skiing World Championship 1987 in Crans-Montana:

1984 Austrian Alpine Ski Championships

8 World Cup race victories at Slalom

Two time Slalom World Cup winner 1985/86 and 1987/88 (There are statistics, that she would have shared first title with Erika Hess; she and Erika did gain 110 points, but Roswitha did achieve four victories, therefore she is the sole winner.)

References

  1. Web site: Roswitha Stadlober wird ÖSV-Präsidentin . . 13 October 2021 . . German . Roswitha Stadlober becomes ÖSV President. 27 October 2021.
  2. Web site: Family Business . . 9 February 2018 . . German . 10 January 2019.
  3. Web site: Erstmals Frau an der Spitze des ÖSV . . 15 October 2021 . sport1.de. German . Woman at the head of the ÖSV for the first time . 27 October 2021.
  4. Web site: Austrian Ski Federation appoints Stadlober as President after Schmidhofer exit . Berkeley . Geoff . 14 October 2021 . . 27 October 2021.