Marianne Kaufmann-Abderhalden

Marianne Kaufmann-Abderhalden (born 1 April 1986) is a retired World Cup alpine ski racer from Switzerland.[2]

Marianne Kaufmann-Abderhalden
Kaufmann-Abderhalden in January 2010
Born (1986-04-01) 1 April 1986
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesDownhill, Super-G, Combined
ClubSSC Toggenburg
World Cup debut15 March 2006 (age 19)
Retired7 March 2015 (age 28)[1]
Olympics
Teams1 – (2014)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams2 – (2013, 2015)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons7 – (20092015)
Wins1 – (1 DH)
Podiums5 – (5 DH)
Overall titles0 – (16th in 2014)
Discipline titles0 – (5th in DH, 2014)
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing   Switzerland
Junior World Ski Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Quebec Downhill
Silver medal – second place 2006 Quebec Combined

Born in Grabs, St. Gallen, she made her World Cup debut in Åre, Sweden, in March 2006. She won the gold medal in the downhill at the 2006 Junior World Ski Championships.[1] Kaufmann-Abderhalden has attained five World Cup podiums, all in downhill. Her first was in March 2010 at Crans Montana and her sole victory came at Val-d'Isère in December 2013. She announced her retirement from competition in March 2015, due to her training and race performances being hampered by severe pain in her right knee.[1]

World Cup results

Season standings

SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiant
Slalom
Super GDownhillCombined
20082111333
20092212659
201023742839
20112444401727
20122510745
20132651402118
20142716445
2015287630

Race podiums

  • 1 win – (1 DH)
  • 5 podiums – (5 DH)
Season Date Location Discipline Place
20106 Mar 2010Crans-Montana, SwitzerlandDownhill3rd
20131 Dec 2012Lake Louise, CanadaDownhill3rd
20146 Dec 2013Downhill2nd
21 Dec 2013Val-d'Isère, FranceDownhill1st
25 Jan 2014Cortina d'Ampezzo, ItalyDownhill2nd

World Championship results

  Year   Age  Slalom Giant
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
2013262014
20152829

Olympic results

  Year   Age  Slalom Giant
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
201427DNFDNF1

References

  1. "Marianne Abderhalden announces retirement". Federation Internationale de Ski. 6 March 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  2. "FIS-Ski - biographie". www.fis-ski.com. Archived from the original on 19 March 2008.
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