Elisabeth Görgl
| — Alpine ski racer — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Görgl in January 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines |
Downhill, Super G Giant Slalom, Slalom, Combined | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Kapfenberger Sportvereinigung | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
20 February 1981 Bruck an der Mur, Styria, Austria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 10 March 2000 (age 19) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | lizz.at | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 2 – (2006, 2010) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 2 (0 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 6 – (2003–13) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 3 (2 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 12th – (2003–14) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 6 – (2 DH, 2 SG, 2 GS) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 37 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (4th in 2008, '11) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (2nd in SG & GS: '08) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Elisabeth Görgl (born 20 February 1981) is a World Cup alpine ski racer from Austria.
Born in Bruck an der Mur, Styria, Görgl made her World Cup debut in March 2000 and has reached World Cup podiums in all five alpine disciplines, with multiple victories in giant slalom, super G, and downhill. In January 2008, she won her first World Cup race in the giant slalom at Maribor, Slovenia. Into late January 2014, Görgl has six World Cup victories and 37 podiums.[1]
World Championships
At the 2009 World Championships at Val d'Isère, Görgl won a bronze medal in super combined. In 2011 at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, she won two gold medals, the first in the super G[2] and a second in the downhill five days later.[3] Her sweep of the two women's speed events marked the third consecutive occurrence at the World Championships – preceded by Lindsey Vonn in 2009 at Val d'Isère and Anja Pärson in 2007 at Åre.
Winter Olympics
At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Görgl won the bronze medal in the downhill – the same medal in the same event as her mother half a century earlier at the 1960 and the 1964 Winter Olympics.[4][5] A week later she also won bronze in the giant slalom.
Personal
Görgl is the daughter of Traudl Hecher (b. 1943), an alpine racer for Austria in the early 1960s. She won Olympic bronze medals in the downhill in 1960 (at age 16) and 1964, and remains the youngest Olympic medalist in alpine skiing. Görgl's older brother Stephan (b. 1978) is a former World Cup alpine racer; he competed in the giant slalom at the 2006 Winter Olympics.[6]
World Cup results
Race victories
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline |
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| 2008 | 28 Jan 2008 |  Maribor, Slovenia | Giant Slalom |
| 15 Mar 2008 |  Bormio, Italy | Giant Slalom | |
| 2010 | 6 Dec 2009 |  Lake Louise, Canada | Super G |
| 2012 | 7 Jan 2012 |  Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria | Downhill |
| 2014 | 11 Jan 2014 | Altenmarkt, Austria | Downhill |
| 23 Jan 2014 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | Super G |
Season standings
- Ranking and points
| Season | Overall | Slalom | Giant Slalom | Super G | Downhill | Combined |
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| 2003 | 41 (178) | 18 (112) | 27 (66) | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 10 (654) | 5 (339) | 4 (293) | 38 (22) | — | — |
| 2005 | 12 (511) | 22 (99) | 10 (225) | 12 (137) | 34 (26) | 11 (24) |
| 2006 | 10 (602) | 36 (19) | 16 (155) | 11 (172) | 8 (227) | 15 (29) |
| 2007 | 11 (568) | 35 (39) | 11 (171) | 23 (96) | 14 (184) | 8 (78) |
| 2008 | 4 (1137) | 42 (22) | 2 (479) | 2 (326) | 11 (215) | 8 (95) |
| 2009 | 8 (755) | — | 4 (333) | 14 (133) | 10 (176) | 5 (113) |
| 2010 | 6 (591) | 29 (49) | 20 (67) | 2 (300) | 26 (65) | 4 (110) |
| 2011 | 4 (992) | 33 (41) | 4 (236) | 9 (137) | 4 (333) | 4 (185) |
| 2012 | 6 (987) | — | 7 (333) | 9 (205) | 3 (384) | 10 (50) |
| 2013 | 19 (381) | — | 15 (160) | 14 (101) | 24 (84) | 13 (36) |
References
- ↑ Mintz, Geoff (January 23, 2014). "In Cortina, Goergl wins another; Mancuso, Cook top 10". Ski Racing. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
- ↑ McKee, Hank (February 8, 2011). "Goergl gets 1st gold of Championships, Mancuso gains silver". Ski Racing. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
- ↑ McKee, Hank (February 13, 2011). "Joy in Austria, Goergl wins DH, Vonn snares silver". Ski Racing. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
- ↑ "Stephan Görgl". Sports Reference. Olympic results. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
- ↑ "Elisabeth Görgl bio". NBC Sports. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
- ↑ "Stephan Görgl". Sports Reference. Olympic results. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Elisabeth Görgl. |
- Elisabeth Görgl at the International Ski Federation
- FIS-Ski.com – World Cup season standings – Elisabeth Görgl
- Ski-db.com – results – Elisabeth Görgl
- Sports Reference.com – Olympic results – Elisabeth Görgl
- lizz.at – personal site – (German)
- Austrian Ski team – official site – Elisabeth Görgl – (German)
- Head Skis – teams – Elisabeth Görgl
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Andrea Fischbacher |
Austrian Sportswoman of the year 2011 |
Succeeded by Marlies Schild |
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