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 Gold 1980 Lake Placid Downhill Bronze 1970 Val Gardena Downhill Bronze 1978 Garmisch Giant slalom

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

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

Annemarie Moser-Pröll'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 achieved 62 individual World Cup victories. This places her third among all female skiers. Only Mikaela Shiffrin and Lindsey Vonn have won more.

She won 35.4% of the races she entered. This is the second-highest winning percentage for female skiers. She also won five World Championship titles. Three of these were in downhill, and two were in combined events. She also earned one Olympic gold medal. Annemarie holds a special record: she won 11 downhill races in a row. This included all eight downhill races in the 1972–73 World Cup season.

Olympic Challenges and Triumphs

Annemarie's journey to her first Olympic gold medal was not easy. At the 1972 games in Sapporo, Japan, she was expected to win gold in downhill and giant slalom. However, she finished second in both races. Marie-Theres Nadig of Switzerland won gold in those events.

After winning her fifth straight overall and downhill titles, Annemarie took a break from racing. She missed the entire 1975–76 World Cup season. This included the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. After her break, 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 1977–78). In 1979, she won her sixth overall World Cup title.

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

Life After Skiing

A few weeks after the 1980 Olympics, Annemarie retired from competitive skiing. She then opened her own café in Kleinarl. It was called the "Weltcup-Café Annemarie." The 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, she decided to retire from the café business. She sold it to local business owners. They still run it today as "Café-Restaurant Olympia."

World Cup Achievements

Season Standings

Annemarie Moser-Pröll, about 1972

Season Titles

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

See also

In Spanish: Annemarie Moser-Pröll para niños