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Michaela Dorfmeister (born March 25, 1973 in Vienna) is a professional alpine
skier from
Austria. Her specialities are both the Downhill and Super-G
disciplines, although she skis in and has had success in Giant
Slalom.
Biography
The only daughter of a butcher by trade, Dorfmeister lived in
Vienna until she was 6. She later studied at the Schladming ski academy,
which has produced many of Austria's skiing greats.
Dorfmeister raced her first international season in 1983 and
entered her first World Cup race in 1991 at Serre Chevalier coming
26th. Her first podium place was in 1995 at the St. Anton downhill
when she was 1st. This was followed by a total of 25 victories (7
in downhill, 10 in Super-G and 8 in Giant Slalom)
In 2000 she won the World Cup for Giant Slalom, and in 2002 the
aggregate World Cup. She won two more speciality World Cups, in
2003 (Downhill) and 2005 (Super-G). At the 2006
Winter Olympics, she won the gold medal in the downhill and
Super-G races.
Dorfmeister's win in the Hafjell Super G on 3 March 2006 made
her the oldest woman to win an Alpine Skiing World Cup race [1]
World Cup
victories
Overall
Individual
races
| Date |
Location |
Race |
| December 16, 1995 |
 St. Anton |
Downhill |
| 6 March 1999 |
 St. Moritz |
Super-G |
| December 4, 1999 |
 Serre-Chevalier |
Giant Slalom |
| December 9, 1999 |
Val-d'Isère |
Giant Slalom |
| January 5, 2000 |
 Maribor |
Giant Slalom |
| January 8, 2000 |
 Berchtesgaden |
Giant Slalom |
| February 11, 2000 |
 Santa Caterina |
Super-G |
| November 24, 2000 |
 Aspen |
Super-G |
| December 9, 2000 |
Sestriere |
Giant Slalom |
| October 27, 2001 |
Sölden |
Giant Slalom |
| 19 January 2002 |
Berchtesgaden |
Giant Slalom |
| 31 January 2002 |
 Åre |
Giant Slalom |
| 6 March 2002 |
Altenmarkt |
Downhill |
| 7 March 2002 |
Altenmarkt |
Super-G |
| December 21, 2002 |
Lenzerheide |
Downhill |
| 1 March 2003 |
Innsbruck |
Downhill |
| December 5, 2004 |
 Lake Louise |
Super-G |
| January 6, 2005 |
Santa
Caterina |
Downhill |
| January 16, 2005 |
Cortina
d'Ampezzo |
Downhill |
| February 19, 2005 |
Åre |
Super-G |
| 11 March 2005 |
Lenzerheide |
Super-G |
| December 18, 2005 |
Val-d'Isère |
Super-G |
| January 20, 2006 |
St.
Moritz |
Super-G |
| January 21, 2006 |
St.
Moritz |
Downhill |
| 3 March 2006 |
 Hafjell |
Super-G |
External
links
| Persondata |
| NAME |
Dorfmeister, Michaela |
| ALTERNATIVE
NAMES |
|
| SHORT
DESCRIPTION |
Austrian Alpine skier |
| DATE OF BIRTH |
March 25, 1973 |
| PLACE OF
BIRTH |
Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH |
|
| PLACE OF
DEATH |
|
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