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Michaela Kirchgasser

Alpine skier
Kirchgasser in December 2006
Disciplines	Slalom, giant slalom, combined
Club	Union Sportsklub Raika Filzmoos
Born	(1985-03-18) 18 March 1985 (age 40) Schwarzach im Pongau, Salzburg, Austria
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
World Cup debut	9 December 2001 (age 16)
Retired	10 March 2018 (age 32)
Website	kirchi.com
Olympics
Teams	3 – (2006–2014)
Medals	0
World Championships
Teams	6 – (2007–2017)
Medals	7 (3 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	14 – (2004–2017)
Wins	3 – (1 GS, 2 SL)
Podiums	17
Overall titles	0 – (8th in 2007)
Discipline titles	0 – (2nd in SL, 2012)
Medal record World Championships Gold 2007 Åre Team event Gold 2013 Schladming Team event Gold 2015 Beaver Creek Team event Silver 2011 Garmisch Team event Silver 2013 Schladming Slalom Bronze 2015 Beaver Creek Combined Bronze 2017 St. Moritz Combined Junior World Championships Gold 2003 Briançonnais Slalom Silver 2003 Briançonnais Combined Bronze 2005 Bardonecchia Giant slalom

Kirchgasser at Aspen in November 2006

Michaela Kirchgasser (born March 18, 1985) is a famous Austrian alpine ski racer who has now retired. She was really good at technical ski races like slalom and giant slalom, and also combined events.

Michaela Kirchgasser's Ski Career

Michaela first reached the podium in a World Cup race on November 25, 2006. She finished third in a giant slalom event in Aspen, Colorado. Her very first win came on February 24, 2007, in a giant slalom race in Sierra Nevada, Spain.

Competing in Big Events

Michaela competed in three Olympic Games during her career. She also took part in six World Championships. At the 2007 World Championships, she won a gold medal with the Austrian team. This was in the team event, where skiers work together. She earned a total of seven World Championship medals throughout her career, which is a great achievement!

World Cup Success

In January 2012, Michaela achieved her first World Cup podium in a slalom race in Zagreb, Croatia. Less than three weeks later, she won her first World Cup slalom race in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia. She won another slalom race at the World Cup finals in Schladming. This helped her finish second overall in the slalom standings for that season.

Michaela retired from competitive skiing in 2018. Her last World Cup race was a slalom in Ofterschwang. She even wore a bright pink dress for this special final race!

Michaela Kirchgasser married Sebastian Kirchgasser on May 7, 2016. Even though they have the same last name, they are not related.

World Cup Results

Michaela competed in the World Cup for many years. Here's how she ranked in different skiing types each season.

Season Standings

Race Podiums

Michaela won 3 World Cup races and stood on the podium 17 times. This table shows her top finishes.

• 3 wins – (1 GS, 2 SL)
• 17 podiums – (5 GS, 3 SL, 7 AC, 2 PSL)

Season	Date	Location	Discipline	Place
2007	25 Nov 2006	Aspen, USA	Giant slalom	3rd
	15 Dec 2006	Reiteralm, Austria	Super combined	2nd
	24 Feb 2007	Sierra Nevada, Spain	Giant slalom	1st
	10 Mar 2007	Zwiesel, Germany	Giant slalom	3rd
	18 Mar 2007	Lenzerheide, Switzerland	Giant slalom	3rd
2009	25 Jan 2009	Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy	Giant slalom	2nd
2010	29 Jan 2010	St. Moritz, Switzerland	Super combined	2nd
2012	3 Jan 2012	Zagreb, Croatia	Slalom	3rd
	22 Jan 2012	Kranjska Gora, Slovenia	Slalom	1st
	21 Feb 2012	Moscow, Russia	Parallel slalom	2nd
	17 Mar 2012	Schladming, Austria	Slalom	1st
2013	1 Jan 2013	Munich, Germany	Parallel slalom	3rd
	24 Feb 2013	Méribel, France	Super combined	3rd
2014	12 Jan 2014	Altenmarkt, Austria	Super combined	2nd
2016	18 Dec 2015	Val d'Isère, France	Super combined	3rd
	13 Mar 2016	Lenzerheide, Switzerland	Super combined	2nd
2017	24 Feb 2017	Crans-Montana, Switzerland	Super combined	3rd

World Championship Results

Michaela Kirchgasser competed in the World Championships six times. She won three gold medals, two silver medals, and two bronze medals.

Olympic Results

Michaela Kirchgasser also represented her country at the Winter Olympics three times.

See also

In Spanish: Michaela Kirchgasser para niños