Katharina Liensberger

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 − (20162024)
Wins3 − (3 SL)
Podiums15 − (14 SL, 1 GS)
Overall titles0 − (5th in 2021)
Discipline titles1 − (SL2021)
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.

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

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