Marlies Schild
| — Alpine ski racer — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Schild in December 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Slalom, Giant Slalom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Skiklub Dienten | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
31 May 1981 Admont, Liezen, Styria, Austria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut |
9 December 2001 (age 20) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | marlies-schild.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 3 – (2002–10) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 3 (0 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 5 – (2003–07, 2011–13) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 7 (2 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 12th – (2002–08, '10–14) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 37 – (1 GS, 35 SL, 1 SC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (2nd in 2007) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 5 – (4 SL, 1 K) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Marlies Schild (born 31 May 1981) is a World Cup alpine ski racer from Austria. She specializes in the technical disciplines of slalom and giant slalom and has won multiple medals in Olympic and World Championship competitions, as well as five World Cup season titles.
Skiing career
Born in Admont, Styria, Schild initially 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 competition in Levi in November 2009, she celebrated her first victory after the injury, winning the slalom in Lienz on 29 December. Starting with this win, Schild reached the podium in all FIS slalom races she finished for over two years,[5] including the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver (silver medal) and the 2011 World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen (gold medal). Her podium-run ended on 10 March 2012, when she finished 6th at the slalom at Åre. Schild has not competed in downhill or Super-G since her injury. (Ref. Bio Patrick Lang)
After Schild tore ligaments in her right knee on 20 December 2012 in Sweden, it was announced that she would miss most of the 2013 season, including the 2013 World Championships in Schladming.[6] On 13 February, Schild announced her plans to compete in the slalom three days later, only 58 days after the injury.[7] She managed a top ten result with a ninth place finish.
With 35 World Cup victories in slalom, Schild leads the career list in that discipline. She has at least two World Cup podiums in each of the five alpine disciplines, with over fifty in slalom.
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.
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.[8]
Schild is engaged to Austrian ski racer Benjamin Raich.[9]
World Cup results
Season titles
| Season | Event |
|---|---|
| 2007 | Slalom |
| Combined | |
| 2008 | Slalom |
| 2011 | Slalom |
| 2012 | Slalom |
Season standings
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant Slalom | Super G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 20 | 53 | 16 | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 21 | 19 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 49 | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 25 | 30 | 9 |
| 2006 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 40 | 4 |
| 2007 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 1 |
| 2008 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 25 | 15 | 5 |
| 2009 | 27 | injured in October, missed entire season | |||||
| 2010 | 28 | 15 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 17 | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 15 | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 31 | 57 | 26 | 32 | — | — | — |
Race victories
- 37 wins – (1 giant slalom, 35 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 | |
| 2014 | 17 Dec 2013 | Courchevel, France | Slalom |
| 29 Dec 2013 | Lienz, Austria | Slalom |
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. 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 injured, out for World Champs". Ski Racing.com. December 21, 2012.
- ↑ "Marlies Schild tritt zur Titelverteidigung an" (in German). derstandard.at. February 13, 2013.
- ↑ "Marlies Schild". 2006 Winter Olympics profile. Yahoo! Sports. Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2007-01-05.
- ↑ "Raich Benjamin & Schild Marlies – Alpine Skiing". Retrieved 2007-01-05.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Marlies Schild. |
- Marlies Schild at the International Ski Federation
- FIS-ski.com – Marlies Schild – World Cup season standings
- Ski-db.com – results – Marlies Schild
- Sports Reference.com - Olympic results - Marlies Schild
- marlies-schild.com – personal site – (German)
- Austrian Ski team (ÖSV) – Marlies Schild – (German)
- Atomic Skis – athletes – Marlies Schild
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Elisabeth Görgl |
Austrian Sportswoman of the year 2012 |
Succeeded by Anna Fenninger |
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