Lena Dürr (born 4 August 1991) is a German World Cup alpine ski racer and specializes in slalom.
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| Born | 4 August 1991 Munich, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Disciplines | Slalom, Giant slalom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SV Germering | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 15 February 2008 (age 16) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 2 – (2018, 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (0 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 7 – (2011–2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 3 (0 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 17 – (2008, 2010–2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 2 – (1 SL, 1 CE) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 15 – (14 SL, 1 CE) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (16th in 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (2nd in SL, 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editDürr made her World Cup debut in February 2008. She has two World Cup wins; the first was also her first podium, a parallel slalom in 2013. It was a City Event race in Moscow, Russia, on 29 January, where she came as a reserve.[1] Her second win came exactly a decade later in a slalom at Špindlerův Mlýn, Czech Republic, where she edged out runner-up Mikaela Shiffrin. The two had switched positions on the podium in a slalom the previous day. Dürr won the bronze medal in slalom at the 2023 World Championships.[2]
Personal life
editDürr was born in Munich and raised nearby Germering,[3] Both her sister Katharina Dürr and father Peter Dürr were professional alpine ski racers.[3]
World Cup results
editSeason standings
edit| Season | ||||||||
| Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Parallel | |
| 2010 | 18 | 88 | 49 | 32 | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 19 | 69 | 44 | 24 | — | — | — | |
| 2012 | 20 | 28 | 12 | 23 | — | — | 32 | |
| 2013 | 21 | 24 | 11 | 34 | 33 | — | 10 | |
| 2014 | 22 | 90 | 35 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2015 | 23 | 55 | 21 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2016 | 24 | 62 | 22 | 43 | — | — | — | |
| 2017 | 25 | 42 | 19 | 42 | 49 | — | 18 | |
| 2019 | 26 | 51 | 18 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | 27 | 51 | 16 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | 28 | 50 | 15 | 35 | — | — | — | 27 |
| 2021 | 29 | 27 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 22 |
| 2022 | 30 | 17 | 3 | — | — | — | 7 | |
| 2023 | 31 | 17 | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2024 | 32 | 16 | 2 | 46 | — | — | ||
| 2025 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 22 | — | — |
- Standings through 29 December 2024
Race podiums
edit| Season | ||||
| Date | Location | Discipline | Place | |
| 2013 | 29 Jan 2013 |  Moscow, Russia |
City event | 1st |
| 2022 | 20 Nov 2021 |  Levi, Finland |
Slalom | 3rd |
| 21 Nov 2021 | Slalom | 3rd | ||
| 10 Jan 2022 |  Schladming, Austria |
Slalom | 3rd | |
| 19 Mar 2022 |  Méribel, France |
Slalom | 2nd | |
| 2023 | 29 Dec 2022 | Semmering, Austria |
Slalom | 3rd |
| 10 Jan 2023 | Flachau, Austria |
Slalom | 3rd | |
| 28 Jan 2023 |  Špindlerův Mlýn, Czech Republic |
Slalom | 2nd | |
| 29 Jan 2023 | Slalom | 1st | ||
| 2024 | 11 Nov 2023 | Levi, Finland |
Slalom | 2nd |
| 12 Nov 2023 | Slalom | 3rd | ||
| 29 Dec 2023 | Lienz, Austria |
Slalom | 2nd | |
| 7 Jan 2024 |  Kranjska Gora, Slovenia |
Slalom | 2nd | |
| 2025 | 16 Nov 2024 | Levi, Finland |
Slalom | 3rd |
| 29 Dec 2024 | Semmering, Austria |
Slalom | 2nd |
World Championship results
edit| Year | ||||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Parallel | Team Event | |
| 2011 | 19 | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| 2013 | 21 | 21 | DNS2 | 30 | — | — | 3 | |
| 2015 | 23 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 9 | |
| 2017 | 25 | 18 | 26 | — | — | — | 9 | |
| 2019 | 27 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 4 | |
| 2021 | 29 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 3 |
| 2023 | 31 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 |
Olympic results
edit| Year | |||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team Event | |
| 2018 | 26 | DNF1 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| 2022 | 30 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
References
edit- ^ "Shffrin picks up 20 points on Maze in SL standings, finishes third in Moscow". Ski Racing.com. 29 January 2013. Archived from the original on 17 April 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "St-Germain shocks Shiffrin for world slalom gold". France 24. 18 February 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ a b Janz, Thomas (3 February 2012). "Dürr: "I'm Not Going To Stress Myself Out!"". Fischer Sports. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lena Dürr.
- Lena Dürr at FIS (alpine)
- Lena Dürr at Olympics.com
- Lena Dürr at Olympedia
- Lena Dürr at the German Olympic Sports Confederation (in German)
- Lena Dürr at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
