Andrea Fischbacher
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| Medal record | ||
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 Andrea Fischbacher |
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| Women's alpine skiing | ||
Competitor for  Austria |
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| Olympic Games | ||
| Gold | 2010 Vancouver | Super-G |
| World Championships | ||
| Bronze | 2009 Val d'Isère | Super-G |
Andrea Fischbacher (born 14 October 1985[1]) is an Austrian alpine skier. She was born in Schwarzach im Pongau, but lives in Eben im Pongau
Her World Cup debut was on 11 March 2004 in Sestriere, the same place at which she claimed her first World Cup victory on 10 February 2008. She has represented Austria at the 2006 Winter Olympics and the 2010 Winter Olympics, where she achieved a gold medal in the 2010 Super-G after finishing 0.49 seconds before Slovenian Tina Maze and 0.74 seconds before American Lindsey Vonn.[2][3]
Fischbacher is a cousin of multiple Olympic, World Cup and World Championship winner Hermann Maier[4]
[edit] World Cup victories
| Date | Location | Race |
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| 10 February 2008 |  Sestriere |
Super-G[5] |
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[edit] 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." Vancouver2010.com. Published 02-20-2010. Retrieved 02-20-2010.
- ^ "Andrea Fischbacher is victorious in Olympic super-G". BBC Sport. BBC. 20 February 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympic_games/vancouver_2010/alpine_skiing/8524864.stm. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
- ^ "The Herminator's cousin races to Super-G gold". Bild. 21 February 2010. http://www.bild.de/BILD/news/bild-english/sport-news/vancouver-olympics-2010/02/21/andrea-fischbacher-sees-off-lindsey-vonn/herminator-cousin-races-to-super-g-gold.html. Retrieved 11 March 2010. .
- ^ Together with Fabienne Suter
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| Preceded by Mirna Jukić |
Austrian Sportswoman of the year 2010 |
Succeeded by Elisabeth Görgl |
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