Andrea Fischbacher

Andrea Fischbacher
	Fischbacher in December 2008
Personal information
Born	14 October 1985 (age 39); Schwarzach im Pongau, Salzburg, Austria
Occupation	Alpine skier
Height	164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Skiing career
Disciplines	Super-G, downhill, giant slalom, combined
Club	Union Skiklub Eben i.P.
World Cup debut	11 March 2004 (age 18)
Retired	10 June 2015 (age 29)
Website	andrea-fischbacher.at
Olympics
Teams	2 – (2006, 2010)
Medals	1 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams	4 – (2005, 2009–13)
Medals	1 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	11 – (2005–15)
Wins	3 – (2 DH, 1 SG)
Podiums	10 – (2 DH, 6 SG, 1 GS)
Overall titles	0 – (10th in 2009, 2010 )
Discipline titles	0 – (2nd in DH, 2009)
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing Austria
Olympic Games
World Championships
Junior World Ski Championships

Andrea Fischbacher (born 14 October 1985)^[1] is a retired alpine ski racer from Austria.

Career

Born in Schwarzach im Pongau, Salzburg, Fischbacher now lives in Eben im Pongau. She made her World Cup debut in March 2004 in Sestriere, Italy, where she would claim her first World Cup victory four years later in a dead-heat tie with Fabienne Suter. Fischbacher competed for Austria at the Winter Olympics in 2006 and again in 2010, where she won the gold medal in the Super-G, ahead of Tina Maze and Lindsey Vonn.^[2]^[3] In the Downhill on February 17, she finished 4th, missing the bronze medal by 0.03 seconds.

Left off the Austrian team for the 2014 Winter Olympics, Fischbacher responded with a victory in the first race after the games, her first World Cup podium in over four years.^[4]

World Cup results

Race podiums

3 wins – (2 DH, 1 SG)
10 podiums – (3 DH, 6 SG, 1 GS)

Season	Date	Location	Discipline	Place
2006	4 Dec 2005	Lake Louise, Canada	Super-G	2nd
2006	9 Dec 2005	Aspen, USA	Super-G	3rd
2007	15 Mar 2007	Lenzerheide, Switzerland	Super-G	2nd
2008	10 Feb 2008	Sestriere, Italy	Super-G	1st^
2009	25 Oct 2008	Sölden, Austria	Giant slalom	3rd
	7 Dec 2008	Lake Louise, Canada	Super-G	2nd
	27 Feb 2009	Bansko, Bulgaria	Downhill	2nd
	28 Feb 2009	Bansko, Bulgaria	Downhill	1st
2010	31 Jan 2010	St. Moritz, Switzerland	Super-G	2nd
2014	2 Mar 2014	Crans-Montana, Switzerland	Downhill	1st

^ Tie for first with Fabienne Suter.

Season standings

Season	Age	Overall	Slalom	Giant slalom	Super-G	Downhill	Combined
2005	19	68	—	50	29	47	—
2006	20	15	34	14	7	36	19
2007	21	13	39	18	8	11	35
2008	22	20	52	27	12	25	21
2009	23	10	—	14	8	2	20
2010	24	10	—	17	5	15	20
2011	25	14	—	13	13	11	15
2012	26	31	—	34	15	17	—
2013	27	60	—	—	21	33	—
2014	28	21	—	33	38	8	—
2015	29	63	—	31	40	31	—

World Championship results

Year	Age	Slalom	Giant slalom	Super-G	Downhill	Combined
2005	19	—	—	7	—	—
2007	21	—	—	—	—	—
2009	23	—	24	3	7	—
2011	25	—	25	DNF	9	—
2013	27	—	—	9	8	—
2015	29	—	—	—	—	—

Olympic results

Fischbacher (center) with super-G medalists Tina Maze and Lindsey Vonn
at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Year	Age	Slalom	Giant slalom	Super-G	Downhill	Combined
2006	20	—	—	13	—	—
2010	24	—	—	1	4	—
2014	28	—	—	—	—	—

Personal

Fischbacher is a second cousin of Hermann Maier, a multiple Olympic, World Cup, and world champion.^[5]

References

^ Portrait – Andrea Fischbacher (AUT) – WC Gesamtwertung 06/07 – Ergebnisse – Aktuelles – Ski, Snow, Skiing, Wintersport, Skigebiete, Telemark, Schneehöhen, Skireisen, Skiweltcup, Ski Alpin – ski2b.com
^ "Ladies Super-G Results." Archived 22 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine Vancouver2010.com. Published 02-20-2010. Retrieved 02-20-2010.
^ "Andrea Fischbacher is victorious in Olympic super-G". BBC Sport. BBC. 20 February 2010. Archived from the original on 21 February 2010. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
^ Mintz, Geoff (2 March 2014). "From bib 29, Fischbacher takes the win in Crans Montana". Ski Racing. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
^ "The Herminator's cousin races to Super-G gold". Bild. 21 February 2010. Archived from the original on 24 February 2010. Retrieved 11 March 2010. .

External links

Andrea Fischbacher at FIS (alpine)
Andrea Fischbacher at Olympedia
Andrea Fischbacher at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
Official website (in German)
Austrian Ski team – official site – Andrea Fischbacher – (in German)

Awards
Preceded by Mirna Jukić	Austrian Sportswoman of the year 2010	Succeeded by Elisabeth Görgl

[1] Portrait – Andrea Fischbacher (AUT) – WC Gesamtwertung 06/07 – Ergebnisse – Aktuelles – Ski, Snow, Skiing, Wintersport, Skigebiete, Telemark, Schneehöhen, Skireisen, Skiweltcup, Ski Alpin – ski2b.com

[2] "Ladies Super-G Results." Archived 22 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine Vancouver2010.com. Published 02-20-2010. Retrieved 02-20-2010.

[3] "Andrea Fischbacher is victorious in Olympic super-G". BBC Sport. BBC. 20 February 2010. Archived from the original on 21 February 2010. Retrieved 21 February 2010.

[frbtwn-4] Mintz, Geoff (2 March 2014). "From bib 29, Fischbacher takes the win in Crans Montana". Ski Racing. Retrieved 2 March 2014.

[5] "The Herminator's cousin races to Super-G gold". Bild. 21 February 2010. Archived from the original on 24 February 2010. Retrieved 11 March 2010. .

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