On 25 November 2006, Kirchgasser made her first World Cup podium with a third place in the giant slalom at Aspen, Colorado. Her first victory was on 24 February 2007, in a giant slalom at Sierra Nevada, Spain.
She has competed in three Olympics and six World Championships. At the 2006 Winter Olympics, she finished fifth in the slalom and sixth in the combined, but failed to finish in the giant slalom. At the 2007 World Championships she won the gold medal with the Austrian team in the team event, and finished fourth in the giant slalom and ninth in the slalom. She took a total of seven World Championship medals during her career.[1]
Kirchgasser attained her first World Cup podium in slalom in January 2012 at Zagreb, Croatia.[2] Less than three weeks later, she won her first World Cup slalom at Kranjska Gora, Slovenia.[3] Kirchgasser won again in the slalom at the World Cup finals in Schladming to finish second in the slalom season standings, runner-up to compatriot Marlies Schild.[4]
She retired from competition in 2018, with her final World Cup start being in a slalom in Ofterschwang, which she raced whilst wearing a bright pink dress.[1]
Michaela Kirchgasser married Sebastian Kirchgasser on 7 May 2016 - despite having the same last name they are not related.[5]
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Michaela Kirchgasser born 18 March 1985 is a retired Austrian alpine ski racer She raced in the technical events of slalom and giant slalom and also the combined Michaela KirchgasserKirchgasser in December 2006Born 1985 03 18 18 March 1985 age 38 Schwarzach im Pongau Salzburg AustriaOccupationAlpine skierHeight1 69 m 5 ft 7 in Skiing careerDisciplinesSlalom giant slalom combinedClubUnion SportklubRaika FilzmoosWorld Cup debut9 December 2001 age 16 Retired10 March 2018 age 32 Websitekirchi comOlympicsTeams3 2006 2010 2014 Medals0World ChampionshipsTeams6 2007 17 Medals7 3 gold World CupSeasons14 2004 2017 Wins3 1 GS 2 SL Podiums17Overall titles0 8th in 2007 Discipline titles0 2nd in SL 2012 Medal record World Championships2007 Are Team event2013 Schladming Team event2015 Beaver Creek Team event2011 Garmisch Team event2013 Schladming Slalom2015 Beaver Creek Combined2017 St Moritz CombinedJunior World Championships2003 Brianconnais Slalom2003 Brianconnais Combined2005 Bardonecchia Giant slalomKirchgasser at Aspenin November 2006 Contents 1 Career 2 World Cup results 2 1 Season standings 2 2 Race podiums 3 World Championship results 4 Olympic results 5 References 6 External linksCareer EditOn 25 November 2006 Kirchgasser made her first World Cup podium with a third place in the giant slalom at Aspen Colorado Her first victory was on 24 February 2007 in a giant slalom at Sierra Nevada Spain She has competed in three Olympics and six World Championships At the 2006 Winter Olympics she finished fifth in the slalom and sixth in the combined but failed to finish in the giant slalom At the 2007 World Championships she won the gold medal with the Austrian team in the team event and finished fourth in the giant slalom and ninth in the slalom She took a total of seven World Championship medals during her career 1 Kirchgasser attained her first World Cup podium in slalom in January 2012 at Zagreb Croatia 2 Less than three weeks later she won her first World Cup slalom at Kranjska Gora Slovenia 3 Kirchgasser won again in the slalom at the World Cup finals in Schladming to finish second in the slalom season standings runner up to compatriot Marlies Schild 4 She retired from competition in 2018 with her final World Cup start being in a slalom in Ofterschwang which she raced whilst wearing a bright pink dress 1 Michaela Kirchgasser married Sebastian Kirchgasser on 7 May 2016 despite having the same last name they are not related 5 World Cup results EditSeason standings Edit Season Age Overall Slalom Giantslalom Super G Downhill Combined2002 16 89 33 2003 17 81 36 2004 18 63 25 48 2005 19 58 31 25 2006 20 20 14 9 202007 21 8 13 3 42008 22 33 13 18 212009 23 22 20 10 172010 24 19 24 15 36 51 32011 25 21 16 17 47 48 62012 26 10 2 21 2013 27 14 12 16 32014 28 25 15 30 22015 29 29 16 22 82016 30 15 10 12 50 54 32017 31 28 26 18 42018 32 94 41 Standings through 4 February 2018Race podiums Edit 3 wins 1 GS 2 SL 17 podiums 5 GS 3 SL 7 AC 2 PSL Season Date Location Discipline Place2007 25 Nov 2006 nbsp Aspen USA Giant slalom 3rd15 Dec 2006 nbsp Reiteralm Austria Super combined 2nd24 Feb 2007 nbsp Sierra Nevada Spain Giant slalom 1st10 Mar 2007 nbsp Zwiesel Germany Giant slalom 3rd18 Mar 2007 nbsp Lenzerheide Switzerland Giant slalom 3rd2009 25 Jan 2009 nbsp Cortina d Ampezzo Italy Giant slalom 2nd2010 29 Jan 2010 nbsp St Moritz Switzerland Super combined 2nd2012 3 Jan 2012 nbsp Zagreb Croatia Slalom 3rd22 Jan 2012 nbsp Kranjska Gora Slovenia Slalom 1st21 Feb 2012 nbsp Moscow Russia Parallel slalom 2nd17 Mar 2012 nbsp Schladming Austria Slalom 1st2013 1 Jan 2013 nbsp Munich Germany Parallel slalom 3rd24 Feb 2013 nbsp Meribel France Super combined 3rd2014 12 Jan 2014 nbsp Altenmarkt Austria Super combined 2nd2016 18 Dec 2015 nbsp Val d Isere France Super combined 3rd13 Mar 2016 nbsp Lenzerheide Switzerland Super combined 2nd2017 24 Feb 2017 nbsp Crans Montana Switzerland Super combined 3rdWorld Championship results Edit Year Age Slalom Giant slalom Super G Downhill Combined Teamevent2007 21 9 4 DSQ1 12009 23 DNF1 5 DSQ1 cancelled2011 25 DNF2 13 22013 27 2 DSQ1 4 12015 29 DNF2 6 3 12017 31 6 12 3 Olympic results Edit Year Age Slalom Giant slalom Super G Downhill Combined2006 20 5 DNF2 62010 24 DNF2 15 92014 28 DNF2 12 7References Edit a b Retiring ski stars dress to impress on final run news yahoo com 10 March 2018 Retrieved 10 March 2018 Schild continues perfect slalom season with Zagreb Snow Queen crown ill Vonn ninth Skiracing com www skiracing com Ski Racing com Kirchgasser wins Kranjska Gora slalom Schild s streak ends 22 January 2012 Ski Racing con Kirchgasser wins World Cup Finals slalom in Schladming Schild claims title trophy 17 March 2012 Michi Kirchgasser said yes You ll notice it by my new last name the 31 year old joked about her marriage 8 May 2016 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Michaela Kirchgasser Michaela Kirchgasser at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation Michaela Kirchgasser World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation Michaela Kirchgasser at Ski DB Alpine Ski Database Michaela Kirchgasser at Olympics at Sports Reference com archived nbsp Official website in German Michaela Kirchgasser at Austrian Ski team OSV in German Michaela Kirchgasser at Atomic Skis Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Michaela Kirchgasser amp oldid 1172597697, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
