Marlies Schild
 Schild in December 2010 |
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| Disciplines | Slalom, Giant Slalom |
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| Club | Skiklub Dienten |
| Born | May 31, 1981 Admont, Liezen, Styria, Austria |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) |
| World Cup debut | December 9, 2001 (age 20) |
| Website | marlies-schild.com |
| Olympics | |
| Teams | 3 – (2002–10) |
| Medals | 3 (0 gold) |
| World Championships | |
| Teams | 4 – (2003–07, '11) |
| Medals | 7 (2 gold) |
| World Cup | |
| Seasons | 10th – (2002–08, '10–12) |
| Wins | 35 – (1 GS, 33 SL, 1 SC) |
| Podiums | 62 |
| Overall titles | 0 – (2nd in 2007) |
| Discipline titles | 5 – (4 SL, 1 K) |
| Medal record | ||
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| Women’s alpine skiing | ||
Competitor for  Austria |
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| Olympic Games | ||
| Silver | 2006 Turin | Combined |
| Silver | 2010 Vancouver | Slalom |
| Bronze | 2006 Turin | Slalom |
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 2007 Åre | Team Event |
| Gold | 2011 Garmisch | Slalom |
| Silver | 2003 St. Moritz | Slalom |
| Silver | 2007 Åre | Slalom |
| Silver | 2011 Garmisch | Team Event |
| Bronze | 2005 Bormio | Combined |
| Bronze | 2007 Åre | Combined |
Marlies Schild (born May 31, 1981) is a World Cup alpine ski racer from Austria. Born in Admont, Styria, she is a specialist in the technical disciplines of giant slalom and slalom and has won multiple medals in Olympic and World Championship competitions, as well as three World Cup season titles in slalom.
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[edit] Skiing career
At the beginning of her career, Schild preferred the downhill event. However, by the age of 19 she had already undergone five knee surgeries, prompting her to concentrate on the less dangerous slalom and giant slalom competitions.[1][2] Since 2004, she has finished every season (except 2009 when out with injury) among the top 3 in the World Cup slalom standings, and won the slalom trophy in 2007, 2008 and 2011.[3] Her best result in the overall competition was a second place in 2007, when she lost the overall trophy only in the last two races (slalom and giant slalom) against compatriot Nicole Hosp, after having taken the lead with a second place in downhill and a third place in Super-G on the first two days of the World Cup final 2007 in Lenzerheide.
While training for the giant slalom in October 2008, Schild fell and sustained a comminuted fracture in her left tibia and fibula, as well as a fractured tibial head.[4] This severe injury sidelined Schild for the entire 2009 season. A few weeks after her return to competion in Levi in November 2009, she celebrated her first victory after the injury, winning the slalom in Lienz on December 29th. Starting with Lienz, Schild has reached the podium in all FIS slalom races she finished,[5] including the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver (silver medal) and the 2011 World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen (gold medal). She has not competed in downhill or Super-G since her injury.
With 33 World Cup victories in slalom, Schild is second on the career list, behind only Vreni Schneider of Switzerland with 34.[6]
[edit] World Championships
At the 2003 World Championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland, she placed second in the slalom behind Janica Kostelić, and in 2005 at Bormio, Italy, she won a bronze medal in the combined, behind Janica Kostelić and Anja Pärson. In 2007 at Åre, Sweden, Schild won silver in the slalom and bronze in the combined. In team events she won gold 2007 in Åre and silver at the 2011 World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, with the Austrian team.
[edit] Olympics
At the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turin, Schild won a silver medal in women's combined and a bronze medal in the women's slalom event; in the giant slalom, she placed 17th. In the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, Schild improved to another silver in the slalom. She also competed at the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake, but did not finish the slalom event.[7]
Schild is engaged to Austrian ski racer Benjamin Raich.[8]
[edit] World Cup victories
[edit] Season titles
5 titles – (4 slalom, 1 combined)
| Season | Event |
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| 2007 | Slalom |
| Combined | |
| 2008 | Slalom |
| 2011 | Slalom |
| 2012 | Slalom |
[edit] Individual races
- 35 wins – (1 giant slalom, 33 slalom, 1 combined)
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 13 Mar 2004 |  Sestriere, Italy |
Slalom |
| 2005 | 28 Dec 2004 | Semmering, Austria |
Giant Slalom |
| 29 Dec 2004 | Semmering, Austria |
Slalom | |
| 9 Jan 2005 | Santa Caterina, Italy |
Slalom | |
| 2006 | 29 Dec 2005 | Lienz, Austria |
Slalom |
| 5 Jan 2006 |  Zagreb, Croatia |
Slalom | |
| 8 Jan 2006 |  Maribor, Slovenia |
Slalom | |
| 2007 | 11 Nov 2006 |  Levi, Finland |
Slalom |
| 26 Nov 2006 |  Aspen, USA |
Slalom | |
| 15 Dec 2006 | Reiteralm, Austria |
Super Combined | |
| 21 Dec 2006 |  Val d'Isère, France |
Slalom | |
| 4 Jan 2007 | Zagreb, Croatia |
Slalom | |
| 7 Jan 2007 | Kranjska Gora, Slovenia |
Slalom | |
| 25 Feb 2007 |  Sierra Nevada, Spain |
Slalom | |
| 11 Mar 2007 |  Zwiesel, Germany |
Slalom | |
| 2008 | 10 Nov 2007 | Reiteralm, Austria |
Slalom |
| 25 Nov 2007 |  Panorama, Canada |
Slalom | |
| 6 Jan 2008 |  Špindlerův Mlýn, Czech Rep. |
Slalom | |
| 27 Jan 2008 | Ofterschwang, Germany |
Slalom | |
| 14 Mar 2008 | Bormio, Italy |
Slalom | |
| 2010 | 29 Dec 2009 | Lienz, Austria |
Slalom |
| 12 Jan 2010 | Flachau, Austria |
Slalom | |
| 13 Mar 2010 | Garmisch, Germany |
Slalom | |
| 2011 | 13 Nov 2010 | Levi, Finland |
Slalom |
| 21 Dec 2010 | Courchevel, France |
Slalom | |
| 29 Dec 2010 | Semmering, Austria |
Slalom | |
| 4 Jan 2011 | Zagreb, Croatia |
Slalom | |
| 4 Feb 2011 | Zwiesel, Germany |
Slalom | |
| 12 Mar 2011 | Špindlerův Mlýn, Czech Rep. |
Slalom | |
| 2012 | 27 Nov 2011 | Aspen, USA |
Slalom |
| 18 Dec 2011 | Courchevel, France |
Slalom | |
| 20 Dec 2011 | Flachau, Austria |
Slalom | |
| 29 Dec 2011 | Lienz, Austria |
Slalom | |
| 3 Jan 2012 | Zagreb, Croatia |
Slalom | |
| 11 Feb 2012 |  Soldeu, Andorra |
Slalom |
[edit] References
- ^ T W Flørenes, T Bere, L Nordsletten, S Heir, R Bahr (13 October 2009), "Injuries among male and female World Cup alpine skiers", British Journal of Sports Medicine 2009;43:973–978. doi:10.1136/bjsm.2009.068759
- ^ "Alpine Skiing: Marlies Schild", ESPN, 2008. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
- ^ "Schild claims World Cup slalom crown". Yahoo! Eurosport (TF1 Group). 12 March 2011. http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/12032011/58/schild-claims-world-cup-slalom-crown.html. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
- ^ "Ski Alpin: WM-Saison für Marlies Schild nach Sturz zu Ende", DiePresse.com. October 9, 2009. Retrieved January 1, 2012. (German)
- ^ "FIS-Ski result list", results for Marlies Schild, slalom, sorted by race date. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
- ^ Marlies Schild mit viertem Sieg in Serie, NZZ. December 29, 2011. Retrieved January 1, 2012. (German)
- ^ "Yahoo! Sports Turin 2006 Marlies Schild profile". http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/torino2006/aut/Marlies+Schild/600845. Retrieved 2007-01-05.
- ^ "Raich Benjamin & Schild Marlies – Alpine Skiing". http://www.aipsmedia.com/index.php?page=profile&cod=16. Retrieved 2007-01-05.
[edit] External links
- Marlies Schild at the International Ski Federation
- FIS-ski.com – Marlies Schild – World Cup season standings
- Ski-db.com – results – Marlies Schild
- marlies-schild.com – personal site – (German)
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- Austrian Ski team – Marlies Schild – (German)
- Atomic Skis – athletes – Marlies Schild
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Category:People from Liezen District
- Austrian alpine skiers
- Alpine skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for Austria
- Olympic bronze medalists for Austria
- Olympic alpine skiers of Austria
- 1981 births
- Living people
- Olympic medalists in alpine skiing
- People from Liezen District
