Bernadette Schild facts for kids
| Alpine skier | |||||||||||||||||
Schild in March 2008
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| Disciplines | Slalom | ||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Skiklub Doienten | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 January 1990 Zell am See, Salzburg, Austria |
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| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 14 March 2008 (age 18) | ||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 14 March 2021 (age 31) | ||||||||||||||||
| Website | bernadetteschild.com | ||||||||||||||||
| Olympics | |||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 2 – (2014, 2018) | ||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 3 – (2013, 2017, 2019) | ||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 14 – (2008–2021) | ||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 7 – (7 SL) | ||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (14th in 2018) | ||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (5th in SL, 2018) | ||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Bernadette Schild is a retired World Cup alpine ski racer from Austria. She was born on January 2, 1990.
Bernadette grew up in Zell am See, Salzburg. She was especially good at slalom, a type of ski race where skiers go around many gates. She started her World Cup career in March 2008 when she was 18 years old.
Her first big success was in March 2013. She finished second in a slalom race in Lenzerheide, which was her first time on the podium. Nine months later, she got another third-place finish in Courchevel.
Bernadette is the younger sister of another famous skier, Marlies Raich. They even shared the podium twice during the 2014 season. This happened in Courchevel and Kranjska Gora. In June 2016, Bernadette married her trainer, Armin Wierer. She retired from professional skiing in March 2021.
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Bernadette's Skiing Journey
Bernadette competed in many important ski races around the world. These included the World Cup series, World Championships, and the Olympic Games.
World Cup Podiums
Bernadette achieved seven podium finishes in her World Cup career. All of these were in slalom races. This means she finished in the top three seven times!
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
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| 2013 | 16 Mar 2013 |  Lenzerheide, Switzerland |
Slalom | 2nd |
| 2014 | 17 Dec 2013 |  Courchevel, France |
Slalom | 3rd |
| 2 Feb 2014 |  Kranjska Gora, Slovenia |
Slalom | 3rd | |
| 2017 | 11 Mar 2017 |  Squaw Valley, USA |
Slalom | 3rd |
| 2018 | 26 Nov 2017 | Killington, USA |
Slalom | 3rd |
| 9 Jan 2018 |  Flachau, Austria |
Slalom | 2nd | |
| 2019 | 17 Nov 2018 |  Levi, Finland |
Slalom | 3rd |
Olympic Games
Bernadette represented Austria in two Winter Olympic Games.
- At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, she competed in the slalom. She was in fourth place after the first run, but unfortunately, she did not finish the second run.
- At the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, she finished 7th in the slalom and 24th in the giant slalom.
World Championships
Bernadette also took part in three World Ski Championships:
- 2013: She finished 12th in the slalom.
- 2017: She placed 10th in the slalom and 17th in the giant slalom.
- 2019: She achieved her best World Championship result, finishing 9th in the slalom.
Images for kids
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Bernadette Schild in March 2008
See also
In Spanish: Bernadette Schild para niños
