Resi Stiegler facts for kids
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Stiegler in December 2006
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| Disciplines | Slalom, giant slalom, combined | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Jackson Hole SSC | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 14, 1985 Jackson, Wyoming, U.S. |
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| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | December 22, 2002 (age 17) |
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| Website | resi-stiegler.com | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 3 – (2006, 2014, 2018) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 8 – (2003–17) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 13th – (2003–08, '11–17) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 1 – (1 SL) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (25th in 2007) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (5th in K, 2007) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Resi Stiegler (pronounced "RAY-zee") was born on November 14, 1985. She is a former professional alpine ski racer from the United States. She mostly competed in technical events like slalom skiing.
Resi grew up in Jackson, Wyoming. Her father, Josef "Pepi" Stiegler, was an Olympic champion from Austria. Resi started skiing when she was two years old and began racing at age six at Jackson Hole.
She was very successful as a teenager in junior competitions. This led her to join the U.S. Ski Team. She made her first World Cup appearance at 17 in December 2002. This was a slalom race in Lenzerheide, Switzerland, where she finished an impressive eleventh.
At the 2003 Junior World Championships in France, Resi won two bronze medals. These were for slalom and combined events. Later that year, she placed tenth in the combined event at the "grown-up" World Championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
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Resi's Career Highlights
Resi Stiegler had a successful career with many top finishes. By March 2016, she had 21 top-ten finishes in World Cup races. She also achieved one podium finish, meaning she placed in the top three.
At the 2005 World Championships in Santa Caterina, Italy, she finished sixth in the combined event. Resi made her Olympic debut at the 2006 Torino Games when she was 20. There, she placed eleventh in the combined event and twelfth in the slalom.
Resi Stiegler was known for wearing tiger ears on her helmet during races. She even won a public discussion with the International Olympic Committee. This allowed her to wear the tiger ears when she competed at the Torino Olympics.
After facing several injuries, Resi achieved her first World Cup podium finish in March 2012. She came in second place in a slalom race in Ofterschwang, Germany. This was her first top-ten finish in over four years. By November 2012, she had recovered well and was ready to compete in the 2012–13 season.
World Cup Results
Season Standings
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
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| 2003 | 17 | 92 | 39 | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 18 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 19 | 45 | 19 | 49 | — | — | 8 |
| 2006 | 20 | 42 | 15 | 51 | — | — | 24 |
| 2007 | 21 | 25 | 17 | 31 | — | 51 | 5 |
| 2008 | 22 | 40 | 18 | 26 | — | 48 | — |
| 2009 | 23 | ||||||
| 2010 | 24 | ||||||
| 2011 | 25 | 98 | 36 | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 26 | 57 | 23 | 38 | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 27 | 77 | 31 | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 28 | 80 | 29 | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 29 | 65 | 22 | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 30 | 48 | 13 | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 31 | 61 | 20 | 56 | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 32 | 65 | 23 | — | — | — | — |
- Standings through 4 February 2018
Top Ten Finishes
Resi Stiegler achieved one podium finish (top 3) in her career. She also had 23 top-ten finishes across different skiing events.
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
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| 2004 | 8 Feb 2004 | Zwiesel, Germany | Slalom | 8th |
| 2005 | 29 Dec 2004 | Semmering, Austria | Slalom | 8th |
| 20 Jan 2005 | Zagreb, Croatia | Slalom | 10th | |
| 27 Feb 2005 | San Sicario, Italy | Super combined | 8th | |
| 2006 | 5 Jan 2006 | Zagreb, Croatia | Slalom | 10th |
| 10 Mar 2006 | Levi, Finland | Slalom | 9th | |
| 17 Mar 2006 | Åre, Sweden | Slalom | 4th | |
| 2007 | 11 Nov 2006 | Levi, Finland | Slalom | 10th |
| 21 Dec 2006 | Val-d'Isère, France | Slalom | 6th | |
| 4 Jan 2007 | Zagreb, Croatia | Slalom | 5th | |
| 14 Jan 2007 | Altenmarkt, Austria | Super Combined | 4th | |
| 24 Feb 2007 | Sierra Nevada, Spain | Giant slalom | 10th | |
| 2 Mar 2007 | Tarvisio, Italy | Super Combined | 5th | |
| 2008 | 10 Nov 2007 | Reiteralm, Austria | Slalom | 4th |
| 25 Nov 2007 | Panorama, Canada | Slalom | 9th | |
| 9 Dec 2007 | Aspen, USA | Slalom | 8th | |
| 2012 | 4 Mar 2012 | Ofterschwang, Germany | Slalom | 2nd |
| 2013 | 4 Jan 2013 | Zagreb, Croatia | Slalom | 9th |
| 2016 | 29 Nov 2015 | Aspen, USA | Slalom | 10th |
| 15 Feb 2016 | Crans-Montana, Switzerland | Slalom | 8th | |
| 23 Feb 2016 | Stockholm, Sweden | Parallel slalom | 9th | |
| 2017 | 3 Jan 2017 | Zagreb, Croatia | Slalom | 7th |
| 31 Jan 2017 | Stockholm, Sweden | Parallel slalom | 9th |
World Championship Results
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
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| 2003 | 17 | 19 | — | — | — | 10 |
| 2005 | 19 | 6 | — | — | — | 21 |
| 2007 | 21 | 8 | — | — | — | DNF2 |
| 2009 | 23 | 19 | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 25 | 19 | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 27 | 22 | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 29 | DNS2 | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 31 | 11 | DNF1 | — | — | — |
Olympic Results 
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
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| 2006 | 20 | 12 | — | — | — | 11 |
| 2010 | 24 | |||||
| 2014 | 28 | DNF2 | 29 | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 32 | DNF1 | 36 | — | — | — |
Video
- You Tube – Jackson Hole Dreams – Resi Stiegler
See also
In Spanish: Resi Stiegler para niños
