Nicole "Nici" Schmidhofer (born 15 March 1989) is an Austrian former

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alpine ski racer 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 ...

. She specializes in the downhill and

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events.

Career

Born in Friesach, Carinthia, Schmidhofer made her World Cup debut in March

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. She competed for

Austria at the 2010 Winter Olympics Austria participated at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Medalists Alpine skiing Stefanie Köhle, Mario Matt and Hannes Reichelt were withdrawn from the squad prior to the opening ceremony. Biathlon ...

, but did not finish in the super-G, which was her only event at the Olympics. Three years later, Schmidhofer finished in 11th place in the super-G at the 2013 World Championships in

Schladming Schladming () is a small former mining town in the northwest of the Austrian state of Styria that is now a popular tourist destination. It has become a large winter-sports resort and has held various skiing competitions, including most notably th ...

. At the 2017 World Championships, she became a gold medalist in super-G. Her breakout World Cup season was in

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, 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. She retired after the 2023 World Cup ski season.

World Cup results

2017 Audi FIS Ski Weltcup Garmisch-Partenkirchen Damen - Nicole Schmidhofer - by 2eight - 8SC9968

Season standings

Race podiums

*4 wins – (3 DH, 1 SG) *12 podiums – 6 DH, 6 SG)

World Championship results

Olympic results

References

External links

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Schmidhofer, Nicole 1989 births Austrian female alpine skiers Alpine skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Olympic alpine skiers for Austria People from Friesach Living people Skiers from Carinthia 20th-century Austrian women 21st-century Austrian sportswomen