Maria Pietilä Holmner
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Pietilä-Holmner in April 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Slalom, giant slalom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Uhsk Umeå SK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
25 July 1986 Umeå, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 26 October 2002 (age 16) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | mariapietilaholmner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 3 – (2006, 2010, 2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 6 – (2005–15) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 2 (0 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 12th – (2005–16) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 3 – (2 SL, 1 PS) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 9 – (1 GS, 7 SL, 1 PS) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (7th in 2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (3rd in GS, 2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Maria Helena Pietilä-Holmner (born 25 July 1986) is a Swedish World Cup alpine ski racer. She specializes in the technical events of slalom and giant slalom.
Born in Umeå, Pietilä-Holmner made her World Cup debut at age 16 in October 2002. Her first World Cup win came at a slalom in Aspen in November 2010.[1][2] Through December 2013, she has two World Cup victories and five podiums.
Pietilä-Holmner has four medals in the World Championships, two as an individual and two in the team events. She was the silver medalist in giant slalom in 2007 at Åre, Sweden.[3] Four years later in 2011, she won 2 bronze medals at Garmish-Partenkirchen in the slalom[4] and the team event. At Schladming in 2013, she won a silver in the team event.
World Cup results
Season standings
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
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| 2004 | 17 | 104 | — | 43 | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 18 | 63 | 33 | 31 | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 19 | 24 | 17 | 20 | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 20 | 26 | 15 | 14 | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 21 | 29 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 54 | — | — |
| 2010 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 19 | — | — | 32 |
| 2012 | 25 | 33 | 14 | 29 | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 26 | 17 | 7 | 27 | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 16 | — | — | — |
Race podiums
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 15 Nov 2008 | Levi, Finland | Slalom | 2nd |
| 2011 | 28 Nov 2010 | Aspen, USA | Slalom | 1st |
| 2 Jan 2011 | Munich, Germany | Parallel slalom | 1st | |
| 2012 | 27 Nov 2011 | Aspen, USA | Slalom | 2nd |
| 2014 | 22 Dec 2013 | Val-d'Isère, France | Giant slalom | 3rd |
| 5 Jan 2014 | Bormio, Italy | Slalom | 2nd | |
| 14 Jan 2014 | Flachau, Austria | Slalom | 3rd | |
| 8 Mar 2014 | Åre, Sweden | Slalom | 2nd | |
| 2015 | 13 Dec 2014 | Åre, Sweden | Slalom | 1st |
World Championship results
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 18 | 13 | 16 | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 20 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 22 | DNF1 | 8 | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 24 | 3 | 22 | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 26 | 6 | 18 | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 28 | 14 | 9 | — | — | — |
Olympic results
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 19 | 21 | 10 | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 23 | 4 | 24 | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 27 | DNF1 | 6 | — | — | — |
Video
- Pre-race interview in March 2011 on YouTube – Špindlerův Mlýn, Czech Republic
- Zapiks – post-race interview in November 2011 – 2nd place, Aspen slalom
References
- ↑ "Swedish skier wins World Cup slalom; Lindsey Vonn eighth". USA Today. Associated Press. 28 November 2010. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ↑ Piestrup, Zeke (28 November 2010). "Maria Pietila Holmner wins Aspen World Cup slalom, Maria Riesch second, Lindsey Vonn 8th". Ski Channel. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ↑ "Fall costly for Paerson". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 14 February 2007. p. D-11.
- ↑ "Sweden's Pietilä Holmner claims world ski bronze". The Local. 19 February 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Maria Pietilä-Holmner. |
- Maria Pietilä Holmner at the International Ski Federation
- FIS-ski.com – World Cup season standings – Maria Pietilae-Holmner
- Ski-db.com – results – Maria Pietilae-Holmner
- Maria Pietilä Holmner at Sports Reference – Olympic results
- Swedish Olympic Committee – Maria Pietilä Holmner – (Swedish)
- Rossignol.com – Maria Pietilä-Holmner – alpine skiing – Sweden
- Official website – (Swedish)
- Maria Pietilä Holmner on Twitter
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