Annemarie Moser-Pröll facts for kids

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Annemarie Moser-Pröll

Alpine skier
Moser-Pröll in 2010
Disciplines	Technical events
Club	Schiklub Kleinarl
Born	(1953-03-27) 27 March 1953 (age 72) Kleinarl, Salzburg, Austria
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
World Cup debut	1969
Retired	1980
Olympics
Teams	2
Medals	3 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams	9
Medals	4 (5 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	12
Wins	62
Podiums	113
Overall titles	6
Discipline titles	12
Medal record Women's alpine skiing Representing  Austria World Cup race podiums Event 1st 2nd 3rd Slalom 3 7 7 Giant slalom 16 7 8 Downhill 36 14 4 Combined 7 4 1 International competitions Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 1 2 0 World Championships 5 2 2 Olympic Games Gold 1980 Lake Placid Downhill Silver 1972 Sapporo Downhill Silver 1972 Sapporo Giant slalom World Championships Gold 1972 Sapporo Combined Gold 1974 St. Moritz Downhill Gold 1978 Garmisch Downhill Gold 1978 Garmisch Combined Bronze 1970 Val Gardena Downhill Bronze 1978 Garmisch Giant slalom Gold 1980 Lake Placid Downhill

Annemarie Moser-Pröll (born 27 March 1953) is a famous former alpine ski racer from Austria. She was born in Kleinarl, Salzburg. Annemarie was the most successful female ski racer in the 1970s.

She holds a record for women with six overall World Cup titles. Five of these titles were won one after another! She was best at downhill, giant slalom, and combined races. In 1980, her last year of competing, she won her first Olympic gold medal at Lake Placid. She also won five World Cup races that year. Her younger sister, Cornelia Pröll, was also an Olympic alpine skier.

Annemarie's Amazing Career

During her time as a skier, Annemarie Moser-Pröll won the overall World Cup title six times. This included five wins in a row from 1971 to 1975. She also won 62 individual World Cup races. This puts her third among all female skiers for the most wins. Only Mikaela Shiffrin and Lindsey Vonn have won more.

She also won five World Championship titles. Three of these were in downhill and two in combined events. She earned one Olympic gold medal. Annemarie holds a special record: she won 11 downhill races in a row! This included all eight races in the 1972–73 World Cup season.

The Road to Olympic Gold

Annemarie's first and only Olympic gold medal took some time to achieve. At the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan, she was expected to win gold in downhill and giant slalom. However, she finished second in both races. The gold medals went to Marie-Theres Nadig from Switzerland.

After winning her fifth straight overall World Cup title, Annemarie took a break from skiing. She wanted to care for her father, who was very ill. Because of this, she missed the entire 1975–76 World Cup season. This also meant she missed the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria, her home country.

After her father passed away in 1976, she returned to competitive skiing. She quickly became one of the best again. She finished second in the overall World Cup standings for two seasons (1977 and 1978). Then, in 1979, she won her sixth overall title.

At the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, USA, she ended her amazing career. She finally won the downhill gold medal! Her old rival from 1972, Marie-Theres Nadig, also won a bronze medal in that race.

Life After Skiing

A few weeks after the 1980 Olympics, Annemarie stopped competing in skiing. She then opened her own café in Kleinarl, called the "Weltcup-Café Annemarie." This café was decorated with all her many cups and trophies.

She married Herbert Moser in 1974. Their daughter, Marion, was born in 1982. In December 2003, Annemarie became a grandmother for the first time.

In 2008, eight months after her husband passed away, she retired from the café business. She sold the café to local people, who still run it today as "Café-Restaurant Olympia."

World Cup Achievements

Season Standings

Annemarie Moser-Pröll around 1972

Annemarie Moser-Pröll's performance in the World Cup seasons:

Season Titles

Annemarie Moser-Pröll won a total of sixteen titles. These included six overall titles, seven downhill titles, and three giant slalom titles.

See also

In Spanish: Annemarie Moser-Pröll para niños