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Katharina Liensberger

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Katharina Liensberger
Liensberger in May 2021
Personal information
Born (1997-04-01) 1 April 1997 (age 27)
Feldkirch, Vorarlberg, Austria[1]
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesSlalom, giant slalom
ClubSK Rankweil
World Cup debut12 January 2016 (age 18)
Websitekatharina-liensberger.at
Olympics
Teams2 – (2018, 2022)
Medals3 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams3 − (2019, 2021, 2023)
Medals4 (2 gold)
World Cup
Seasons9 − (2016–2024)
Wins3 − (3 SL)
Podiums15 − (14 SL, 1 GS)
Overall titles0 − (5th in 2021)
Discipline titles1 − (SL – 2021)
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing  Austria
International alpine ski competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 2 0
World Championships 2 1 1
Total 3 3 1
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Slalom 3 5 6
Giant slalom 0 0 1
Total 3 5 7
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Beijing Team event
Silver medal – second place 2018 Pyeongchang Team event
Silver medal – second place 2022 Beijing Slalom
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Cortina d'Ampezzo Parallel
Gold medal – first place 2021 Cortina d'Ampezzo Slalom
Silver medal – second place 2019 Åre Team event
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Cortina d'Ampezzo Giant slalom
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Åre Giant slalom
Silver medal – second place 2017 Åre Team event
Silver medal – second place 2018 Davos Giant slalom
Liensberger in Stockholm, February 2019

Katharina Liensberger (born 1 April 1997) is an Austrian World Cup alpine ski racer,[2] and specialises in the technical events of slalom and giant slalom.

Born in Feldkirch, Vorarlberg, Liensberger made her World Cup debut in January 2016 and gained her first podium in 2019; her first World Cup victories came in March 2021 and won the season title in slalom. A month earlier, she became the world champion in the slalom and parallel giant slalom.

World Cup results

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Season titles

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Season Discipline
2021 Slalom

Season standings

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Season
Age Overall Slalom Giant
slalom 		Super-G Downhill Combined Parallel
2017 19 106 44 — — — — —
2018 20 36 14 34 — — —
2019 21 12 7 12 — — —
2020 22 16 3 13 — — — 26
2021 23 5 1 10 — — — 16
2022 24 15 4 21 — — 16
2023 25 39 19 20 — — —
2024 26 18 7 21 — —

Race podiums

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  • 3 wins – (3 SL)
  • 15 podiums – (14 SL, 1 GS); 54 top tens
Season
Date Location Discipline Place
2019 8 January 2019 Austria Flachau, Austria Slalom 3rd
2020 29 December 2019 Austria Lienz, Austria Giant slalom 3rd
4 January 2020 Croatia Zagreb, Croatia Slalom 3rd
2021 21 November 2020 Finland Levi, Finland Slalom 3rd
22 November 2020 Slalom 3rd
29 December 2020 Austria Semmering, Austria Slalom 2nd
3 January 2021 Croatia Zagreb, Croatia Slalom 2nd
12 January 2021 Austria Flachau, Austria Slalom 2nd
12 March 2021 Sweden Åre, Sweden Slalom 2nd
13 March 2021 Slalom 1st
20 March 2021  Switzerland  Lenzerheide, Switzerland Slalom 1st
2022 29 December 2021 Austria Lienz, Austria Slalom 2nd
4 January 2022 Croatia Zagreb, Croatia Slalom 3rd
12 March 2022 Sweden Åre, Sweden Slalom 1st
2024 11 November 2023 Finland Levi, Finland Slalom 3rd

World Championship results

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Year
Age Slalom Giant
slalom 		Super-G Downhill Combined Parallel Team Event
2019 21 4 12 — — — — 2
2021 23 1 3 — — — 1 5
2023 25 20 24 — — — — —

Olympic results

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Year
Age Slalom Giant
slalom 		Super-G Downhill Combined Team Event
2018 20 8 — — — — 2
2022 24 2 15 — — — 1

References

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  1. ^ Profile at the Austrian Olympic Committee website
  2. ^ "Profile". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
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