Kathrin Hölzl
Hölzl in December 2008
Personal information
Born (1984-07-18) 18 July 1984
Berchtesgaden, Bavaria, West Germany
OccupationAlpine skier
Height163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesGiant slalom, slalom
ClubWSV Bischofswiesen
World Cup debut15 December 2001 (age 17)
Retired28 December 2011 (age 27)
Websitekaty-hoelzl.de
Olympics
Teams1 - (2010)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams3 - (2007-11)
Medals1 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons11 - (2002-2012)
Wins2 - (2 GS)
Podiums9 - (9 GS)
Overall titles0 - (8th in 2010)
Discipline titles1 - (GS in 2010)
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing  Germany
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Val-d'Isère Giant slalom

Kathrin Hölzl (born 18 July 1984) is a retired World Cup alpine ski racer from Germany. Born in Berchtesgaden, Bavaria,[1] she was the gold medalist in the giant slalom at the 2009 World Championships.

Hölzl made her World Cup debut in December 2001 in Val d'Isère, France. Following her world championship in February 2009, she scored her first World Cup victory in a giant slalom at Aspen in November, followed by another win in December at Lienz. She made two additional podiums and won the World Cup giant slalom title for the 2010 season.[2] In October 2013 Hölzl announced her retirement from the sport after struggling with injuries and illness for several years, having last competed in a World Cup race in December 2011.[3]

World Cup results

Season standings

SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiant
slalom
Super GDownhillCombined
200621704426   
20072229345  47
20082324178   
200924251712   
2010258271  43
20112625297   
201227missed season due to injury

Season titles

Season Discipline
2010Giant slalom

Races podiums

  • 2 wins – (2 GS)
  • 9 podiums – (9 GS)
Season Date Location Discipline Place
200718 Mar 2007Lenzerheide, SwitzerlandGiant slalom2nd
200910 Jan 2009Maribor, SloveniaGiant slalom3rd
201028 Nov 2009Aspen, USAGiant slalom1st
28 Dec 2009Lienz, AustriaGiant slalom1st
24 Jan 2010Cortina d'Ampezzo, ItalyGiant slalom3rd
11 Mar 2010Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GermanyGiant slalom2nd
201123 Oct 2010Sölden, AustriaGiant slalom2nd
27 Nov 2010Aspen, USAGiant slalom3rd
28 Dec 2010Semmering, AustriaGiant slalom3rd

References

  1. (in German) Official homepage
  2. FIS: Alpine World Cup 2010 ladies' giant slalom standings
  3. "Slalom Champion Retires". nytimes.com. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
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