Nicole "Nici" Schmidhofer (born 15 March 1989) is an Austrian former World Cup alpine ski racer. She specializes in the downhill and super-G events.
 Schmidhofer in November 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 15 March 1989 Friesach, Carinthia, Austria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Downhill, super-G | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Union SC Schönberg-Lachtal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 15 March 2007 (age 18) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | nici-schmidhofer.at | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 2 – (2010, 2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 4 – (2013–2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (1 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 17 – (2007–2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 4 – (3 DH, 1 SG) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 12 – (6 DH, 6 SG) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (5th in 2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 1 – (DH, 2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editBorn in Friesach, Carinthia, Schmidhofer made her World Cup debut in March 2007. She competed for Austria at the 2010 Winter Olympics,[1] but did not finish in the super-G, which was her only event at the Olympics.[2] Three years later, Schmidhofer finished in 11th place in the super-G at the 2013 World Championships in Schladming.
At the 2017 World Championships, she became a gold medalist in super-G.
Her breakout World Cup season was in 2019, with three wins and three additional podiums; she won the season title in downhill and was runner-up in super-G. In March 2019, she participated in her first speed skiing world championships in Vars, France She finished 4th with a new Austria national record of 217.590 km/h.[citation needed] She retired after the 2023 World Cup ski season.[3]
World Cup results
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Season standings
edit| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 17 | 104 | — | 57 | 41 | — | — |
| 2008 | 18 | 124 | — | — | — | 51 | — |
| 2009 | 19 | 70 | — | — | 26 | 40 | — |
| 2010 | 20 | 81 | — | — | 28 | 49 | — |
| 2011 | 21 | 91 | — | — | 38 | 36 | — |
| 2012 | 22 | 86 | — | — | — | 35 | — |
| 2013 | 23 | 45 | — | — | 8 | 36 | — |
| 2014 | 24 | 20 | — | — | 12 | 11 | — |
| 2015 | 25 | 30 | — | — | 12 | 20 | — |
| 2016 | 26 | 49 | — | — | 23 | 21 | — |
| 2017 | 27 | 15 | — | — | 7 | 8 | — |
| 2018 | 28 | 17 | — | — | 7 | 9 | — |
| 2019 | 29 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
| 2020 | 30 | 13 | — | — | 3 | 9 | — |
| 2021 | 31 | Injured left knee in December, out for season | |||||
| 2022 | 32 | 109 | — | — | 45 | — | — |
| 2023 | 33 | 53 | — | — | 11 | 35 | |
- Standings through 8 January 2023
Race podiums
edit| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
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| 2013 | 20 Jan 2013 |  Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy |
Super-G | 2nd |
| 2014 | 24 Jan 2014 | Downhill | 3rd | |
| 2018 | 3 Dec 2017 |  Lake Louise, Canada |
Super-G | 3rd |
| 21 Jan 2018 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy |
Super-G | 3rd | |
| 2019 | 30 Nov 2018 | Lake Louise, Canada |
Downhill | 1st |
| 1 Dec 2018 | 1st | |||
| 19 Dec 2018 | Val Gardena, Italy |
Super-G | 2nd | |
| 19 Jan 2019 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy |
Downhill | 2nd | |
| 26 Jan 2019 |  Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany |
Super-G | 1st | |
| 23 Feb 2019 |  Crans-Montana, Switzerland |
Downhill | 2nd | |
| 2020 | 7 Dec 2019 | Lake Louise, Canada |
Downhill | 1st |
| 09 Feb 2020 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany |
Super-G | 2nd |
World Championship results
edit| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 23 | — | — | 11 | — | — |
| 2015 | 25 | — | — | — | 4 | — |
| 2017 | 27 | — | — | 1 | 16 | — |
| 2019 | 29 | — | — | 11 | 9 | — |
Olympic results
edit| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 20 | — | — | DNF1 | — | — |
| 2014 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 28 | — | — | 18 | 12 | — |
| 2022 | 32 | Did not compete | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Nicole Schmidhofer". Vancouver2010.com. Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
- ^ "Ladies' Super-G Results". Vancouver2010.com. Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on 8 April 2010. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
- ^ "Goodbye Champions". fis-ski.com. 18 April 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
External links
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- Nicole Schmidhofer at FIS (alpine)
- Nicole Schmidhofer at Olympics.com
- Nicole Schmidhofer at Olympedia
- Nicole Schmidhofer at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Nicole Schmidhofer at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Nicole Schmidhofer at Austrian Ski team (ÖSV) (in German)
- Nicole Schmidhofer at Fischer Skis
- nici-schmidhofer.at personal site (in German)
