Marina Nigg
Marina Nigg ( born April 24, 1984 in Vaduz) is a former alpine skier Liechtenstein. It started mainly in the technical disciplines and celebrates its greatest successes in the slalom.
Biography
Nigg is a graduate of Skihandelsschule Stams. Your first mission in the European Cup they had on 21 December 2002 giant slalom in Zwiesel. Her debut in the World Cup giant slalom in Soelden was the October 25, 2003, but where they did not qualify for the second run. It was not until four years later in their ninth World Cup race, the slalom on the Reiteralm 10 November 2007, she reached her first result with rank 18. This power could then increase two weeks in slalom in Panorama with rank 12 yet.
In the Alpine World Skiing Championships in Bormio in 2005 she took part in the slalom and giant slalom, but different in both races from. Two years later at the 2007 World Championships in Åre she was ranked 33 in the slalom at the 2009 World Championships in Val d'Isere the 20th place in the same discipline. In 2010 she took part in the Winter Olympics in Vancouver and scored in the 22th slalom course. On 11 January 2011, it reached eleventh place in the slalom in Flachau her best World Cup result.
As a result, they could not continue improve. 2013 and 2014 she went not once in the World Cup points ranking. At the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi in 2014 she came in slalom on the 21th Place. Shortly after the end of World Cup season 2013/14 she announced her departure from the top-level sport.
Achievements
Olympic Winter Games
- Vancouver 2010: 22 Slalom
- Sochi 2014: 21 Slalom
World Championships
- Åre 2007: 33 Slalom
- Val d'Isere 2009: slalom 20
- Schladming 2013: 29 Slalom
World Cup
- 4 rankings in the top 15
European Cup
- Season 2007/ 08: 9 slalom rating
- 2 podiums
Junior World Championships
- Briançonnais 2003: 26 Slalom, Giant Slalom 39
- Maribor 2004: 9 Slalom, Giant Slalom 25