Lena Dürr (born 4 August 1991) is a German
World Cup
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alpine ski racer and specializes in
slalom.
Career
Dürr made her World Cup debut in February
2008
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. She has two World Cup wins; the first was also her first podium, a parallel slalom in
2013
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Events
January
* January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
. It was a City Event race in Moscow, Russia, on 29 January, where she came as a reserve.
Her second win came exactly
a decade later in a slalom at
Špindlerův Mlýn
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,
Czech Republic
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, where she edged out runner-up
Mikaela Shiffrin. The two had switched positions on the podium in a slalom the previous day. Dürr won the bronze medal in
slalom at the
2023 World Championships.
Personal life
Dürr was born in
Munich
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and raised nearby
Germering
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,
Both her sister
Katharina Dürr and father
Peter Dürr were professional alpine ski racers.
World Cup results
Season standings
Race podiums
* 2 wins – (1
SL, 1
CE)
* 17 podiums – (16 SL, 1 CE), 55 top tens
World Championship results
Olympic results
References
External links
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1991 births
Living people
Skiers from Munich
German female alpine skiers
Olympic alpine skiers for Germany
Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Alpine skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Olympic medalists in alpine skiing
Olympic silver medalists for Germany
21st-century German sportswomen