Cornelia Pröll (born 21 January 1961) is an

Austria Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ...

n former

alpine skier Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing ( cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether ...

who competed in the

1980 Winter Olympics The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially the XIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Lake Placid 1980, were an international multi-sport event held from February 13 to 24, 1980, in Lake Placid, New York, United States. Lake Placid was elected ...

. She was born in

Kleinarl Kleinarl is a municipality in the St. Johann im Pongau district in the Austrian state of Salzburg. Geography The municipal area is located in the Pongau region within the Central Eastern Alps, on the northern rim of the High Tauern national park ...

, the younger sister of

Annemarie Moser-Pröll Annemarie Moser-Pröll (born 27 March 1953) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Austria. Born in Kleinarl, Salzburg, she was the most successful female alpine ski racer during the 1970s, with an all-time women's record of six overall ...

. Cornelia, named "Conny", finished 22nd in the Olympic Downhill Race on 7 February 1980, which was won by her sister Annemarie. She became Austrian downhill champion (18 March 1979,

Bad Gastein Bad Gastein ( is a spa town in the St. Johann im Pongau District. Picturesquely situated in a high valley of the Hohe Tauern mountain range, it is known for the Gastein waterfall and a variety of grand hotel buildings. Geography Bad Gastein i ...

). She was faster than Annemarie in the World Cup Downhill Race in

Pfronten Pfronten ( Swabian: ''Pfronte'') is a municipality in the district of Ostallgäu in Bavaria in Germany. Geography Pfronten is one of a total of 45 towns, markets and municipalities in the district of Ostallgäu. Pfronten is located on the n ...

on 7 January 1980 (finishing 2nd, Annemarie finished 4th with 0.36 seconds behind of her), and also in Pfronten she could win the downhill race on 8 January 1981. She finished 3rd in the downhill race of Haus in Ennstal (the place of female races of the FIS Alpine Skiing World Championships 1982) on 8 February 1981.

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