Anna-Lena Forster

Anna-Lena Forster (born 15 June 1995) is a German para-alpine skier who competed at the 2014, 2018 and 2022 Winter Paralympics winning six medals.

Anna-Lena Forster
Forster at the 2013 IPC World Championships
Personal information
Nickname(s)"Leni", "Lenchen"
NationalityGerman
Born (1995-06-15) 15 June 1995
Radolfzell, Germany
Years active2012–
Sport
CountryGermany
SportPara-alpine skiing
Disability classLW12-1
Event(s)Downhill
Giant slalom slalom
Super-G
Super combined
Coached byJustus Wolf
Medal record
Women's Alpine skiing
Representing  Germany
Winter Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2018 PyeongchangSlalom sitting
Gold medal – first place2018 PyeongchangSuper combined sitting
Gold medal – first place2022 BeijingSuper combined sitting
Gold medal – first place2022 BeijingSlalom sitting
Silver medal – second place2014 SochiSuper-combined sitting
Silver medal – second place2014 SochiSlalom sitting
Silver medal – second place2022 BeijingDownhill sitting
Bronze medal – third place2014 SochiGiant slalom sitting
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 Sella NeveaSlalom sitting
Gold medal – first place2021 LillehammerDownhill sitting
Gold medal – first place2021 LillehammerSuper-G sitting
Gold medal – first place2021 LillehammerSlalom sitting
Gold medal – first place2021 LillehammerSuper combined sitting
Gold medal – first place2023 LleidaSuper-G sitting
Gold medal – first place2023 LleidaAlpine combined sitting
Gold medal – first place2023 LleidaGiant slalom sitting
Gold medal – first place2023 LleidaSlalom sitting
Silver medal – second place2013 La MolinaSlalom sitting
Silver medal – second place2017 TarvisioSlalom sitting
Silver medal – second place2019 Sella NeveaDownhill sitting
Silver medal – second place2019 Sella NeveaGiant slalom sitting
Silver medal – second place2019 Sella NeveaSuper combined sitting
Silver medal – second place2023 LleidaDownhill sitting
Bronze medal – third place2015 PanoramaSlalom sitting
Bronze medal – third place2017 TarvisioSuper combined sitting

Early life

Forster was born in Radolfzell, Konstanz Germany. She was born without a right leg and with bones missing in her left leg.[1] She started skiing at the age of six at the VDK Munchen ski club.[1]

Career

Forster competes in the LW12 para-alpine skiing classification using a mono-ski and outriggers.[1]

At the 2013 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships, she won a silver medal in the women's slalom in a time of 2 minutes 31.31 seconds. She was also placed fourth in the super-combined and fifth in the super-G but she failed to finish the giant slalom.[1]

Forster was selected as part of the German team for the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia. Competing in the slalom she finished in a time of 2 minutes 14.35 seconds and was identified as the gold medal winner and press releases announcing her victory were posted.[2] She was given gold because her compatriot Anna Schaffelhuber, who finished in a faster time, was disqualified for not having her outriggers in a stationary position at the start of her first run.[1][3] Following an appeal Schaffelhuber was reinstated and Forster was awarded the silver medal.[4] Forster won her second silver medal of the Games, again finishing behind Schaffelhuber, in the combined. The two German skiers were the only athletes to complete the race.[5][6] Her third Paralympic medal, a bronze, came in the giant slalom where she finished behind Schaffelhuber and Austrian skier Claudia Lösch in a time of 2 minutes 59.33 seconds.[7] In the downhill Forster came fourth and therefore missed out on a medal. She failed to finish the super-G event.[1]

Forster was nominated for the Baden Sports Personality of the Year award in 2012 and in 2013 she was awarded a gold medal by her home town of Radolfzell to mark her achievements.[1]

She won the silver medal in the women's downhill sitting event at the 2022 Winter Paralympics.[8][9]

References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Anna-Lena Forster.
  1. "Forster Anna-Lena". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 26 March 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  2. "Germany's Forster Skis to Paralympic Slalom Gold". Ria Novosti. 12 March 2014. Archived from the original on 31 August 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  3. "Kimberly Joines to take bronze in slalom, not silver". CBC Sports. 13 March 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  4. "Schaffelhuber awarded gold after successful slalom appeal". International Paralympic Committee. 13 March 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  5. "Etherington wins historic silver". Channel4. 14 March 2014. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  6. "Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games Alpine Skiing Women's Super Combined sitting". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  7. "Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games Alpine Skiing Women's Giant Slalom sitting". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  8. Burke, Patrick (5 March 2022). "Slovakia's Farkašová wins first gold medal of Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  9. "Alpine Skiing Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Winter Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
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