Maya Pedersen-Bieri (born 27 November 1972 in Spiez) is a Swiss-Norwegianskeleton racer who has competed since 1995. She won the gold medal in the women's skeleton event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. She retired from the sport in 2010 before returning to compete for Norway (the country of her husband and coach, Snorre Pedersen) in 2016,[2] becoming at the oldest woman to start a World Cup race when she returned to the top level of skeleton in 2017. She is listed in the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation athlete registration system as Maya Pedersen.[1]
Maya Pedersen
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Maya Bieri
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27 November 1972 (1972-11-27) (age 51) Spiez, Switzerland
Before retiring in 2010, Pederen-Bieri was one of the most successful skeleton athletes in the world. Pedersen-Bieri won the FIBT World Championships in the women's skeleton event in 2001 and 2005, and earned two medals at the 2007 FIBT World Championships in St. Moritz with a silver in the women's skeleton and a bronze in the mixed bobsleigh-skeleton team event. Pedersen-Bieri also won a silver in the mixed team event at the 2009 championships.
maya, pedersen, bieri, born, november, 1972, spiez, swiss, norwegian, skeleton, racer, competed, since, 1995, gold, medal, women, skeleton, event, 2006, winter, olympics, turin, retired, from, sport, 2010, before, returning, compete, norway, country, husband, . Maya Pedersen Bieri born 27 November 1972 in Spiez is a Swiss Norwegian skeleton racer who has competed since 1995 She won the gold medal in the women s skeleton event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin She retired from the sport in 2010 before returning to compete for Norway the country of her husband and coach Snorre Pedersen in 2016 2 becoming at the oldest woman to start a World Cup race when she returned to the top level of skeleton in 2017 She is listed in the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation athlete registration system as Maya Pedersen 1 Maya PedersenPersonal informationBirth nameMaya BieriBorn27 November 1972 1972 11 27 age 51 Spiez SwitzerlandHeight162 cm 5 ft 4 in 1 Weight58 kg 128 lb 1 Websitewww wbr maya pedersen wbr chMedal record SkeletonRepresenting SwitzerlandOlympic Games2006 Turin WomenWorld Championships2001 Calgary Women2005 Calgary Women2007 St Moritz Women2009 Lake Placid Mixed team2007 St Moritz Mixed teamBorn in Spiez Switzerland Pedersen Bieri is married to Snorre Pedersen who is her trainer has two children both of her children are females and lives in Oyer near Lillehammer Norway citation needed Contents 1 Notable results 2 References 3 Other sources 4 External linksNotable results editBefore retiring in 2010 Pederen Bieri was one of the most successful skeleton athletes in the world Pedersen Bieri won the FIBT World Championships in the women s skeleton event in 2001 and 2005 and earned two medals at the 2007 FIBT World Championships in St Moritz with a silver in the women s skeleton and a bronze in the mixed bobsleigh skeleton team event Pedersen Bieri also won a silver in the mixed team event at the 2009 championships Pedersen Bieri was European champion in 2006 in St Moritz She won the women s overall Skeleton World Cup in 1997 08 Pedersen Bieri also finished fifth in the women s skeleton event at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City She returned to competition for the 2008 09 Skeleton World Cup after sitting out the 2007 08 season to maternity leave She finished third in her return at the 2008 09 event in Altenberg Germany on December 5 2008 Pedersen Bieri qualified for the 2010 Winter Olympics finishing ninth after which she retired In 2016 Pedersen Bieri began a comeback sliding now for Norway racing on the two Continental Cup circuits best result third in Park City and the Intercontinental Cup She represented Norway at the IBSF World Championships 2017 in Konigssee where she missed the cut and finished 24th 2 She returned to the World Cup circuit for the 2017 18 season missing the cut in the first five races but still earning 19th place in the European Championship race at Igls 1 References edit a b c d Maya PEDERSEN International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation Retrieved 2018 01 02 a b Stahlhacke Angela 13 December 2017 Media Guide Athletes Skeleton Innsbruck AUT PDF International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation Retrieved 2017 12 18 Other sources edit Huber edges Szymkowiak in Altenberg World Cup International Bobsleigh amp Skeleton Federation 5 December 2008 Accessed 6 December 2008 Skeleton Sport profile Maya Pedersen at the Wayback Machine archived 2007 09 28 2002 women s skeleton results todor66 com List of women s skeleton World Cup champions since 1997 sports123 com at the Wayback Machine archived 2011 11 05 Women s skeleton Olympic medalists since 2002 sports123 com dead link Women s skeleton world championship medalists since 2000 sports123 com at the Wayback Machine archived 2008 03 04 External links editOfficial website Maya Pedersen at the International Bobsleigh amp Skeleton Federation Maya Pedersen at the International Olympic Committee Maya Pedersen at Olympics at Sports Reference com archived Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Maya Pedersen Bieri amp oldid 1163429334, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
