Kathrin Hölzl

Kathrin Hölzl ( born July 18, 1984 in Berchtesgaden ) is a German former alpine skier. She drove mainly in the disciplines of giant slalom and slalom. It achieved its greatest success in 2009 with the world champion title in the giant slalom. She belonged to the A-team of the German Ski Association and was in the ski team of the Federal Customs Administration since 2004. In October 2013, she finished her career due to injury.

Biography

For the first time on skis was Hölzl at the age of three years, with five years she played her first race. As of December 1999, she came in FIS races to use, on January 2001, the European Cup. At the Junior World Championship 2001 in Verbier she reached the sixth place in the Super -G. On December 15, 2001, it was first used in skiing to use and drove in the Super G in Val d'Isere 41st

Hölzl could be in the next three winters not establish in the World Cup, which is why they launched mainly to European Cup races. The first podium finish at this stage she succeeded in December 2002, the first victory in December 2005. With another victory in February 2006, she secured the second place in the giant slalom discipline standings of the European Cup. First World Cup points won Hölzl on 21 December 2005 in Spindleruv Mlyn, where she finished the giant slalom in 24th place. After she was gone for the first time on November 25, 2006 in Aspen in the top ten, she succeeded on 18 March 2007 at the World Cup finals in Lenzerheide with 2nd place in the giant slalom, the first podium finish. At the 2007 World Championships in Åre she went in the giant slalom at number six.

Although Hölzl stood in the 2007/ 08 season, never on the podium, but get it to her regularly top 10 rankings. The 2008/09 season began initially somewhat muted, but it reached in January with a third place in Maribor returned to the level of the previous winter. Hölzl celebrated at the 2009 World Championships in Val d'Isere with the victory in the giant slalom the biggest success of her career. She was the first German world champion in this discipline after 31 years ( Maria Epple 1978). This success also meant the 100th German individual medal in the history of Alpine World Ski Championships.

On November 28, 2009 Hölzl succeeded in the giant slalom in Aspen, its first victory in a World Cup race. A month later, her second World Cup in Lienz of success ( in the same discipline ). You could qualify for their good results in the World Cup for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, where she reached the 6th place in the Giant Slalom on February 25, 2010. At the World Cup finals in Garmisch -Partenkirchen it secured with a 2nd place victory in the giant slalom discipline rating of the season 2009/10.

At the beginning of the 2010/11 season pass Hölzl three more podium finishes. Due to chronic back pain, where she suffered since the beginning of the season, put them in January 2011, several weeks of break. Although they came to the Giant Slalom at the 2011 World Championships in Garmisch -Partenkirchen, but gave up the second passage and declared the premature end of the season. On December 28, 2011, she was in the giant slalom in Lienz her comeback, but fell in the second round of. Then they could this season incur no additional race more. Also in the 2012/13 season she came because of her back problems are not used and ended in October 2013 their sports career.

Achievements

Olympic Winter Games

  • Vancouver 2010: 6 Giant Slalom

World Championships

  • Åre 2007: 6 Giant Slalom
  • Val d'Isere 2009: 1st Giant Slalom, Slalom 18

Junior World Championships

  • Verbier 2001: 6 Super -G, Slalom 29
  • Maribor 2004: 10 Slalom, Giant Slalom 34

World Cup

  • Season 2009/ 10: 8 Overall World Cup, 1 giant slalom World Cup
  • Season 2009/ 10: 7 giant slalom World Cup
  • 9 podiums, including two victories:

European Cup

  • Season 2005/ 06: 2nd Giant Slalom rating
  • 10 podium finishes, including two victories:

Other successes

  • German champion in giant slalom in 2009
  • 7 wins in FIS races (4 x Giant Slalom, Slalom 2 x, 1 x Super -G)
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