Maria Höfl-Riesch ( /ˈriːʃ/; née Riesch, born on November 24, 1984) is a champion alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist from Germany. Born in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria, she made her World Cup debut in February 2001 and won gold medals in slalom and super combined at the 2010 Winter Olympics and won the World Cup overall title in 2011.
Riesch was a prodigious talent as a junior in 2001 and 2003. She won seven medals in all of the disc...
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Maria Höfl-Riesch ( /ˈriːʃ/; née Riesch, born on November 24, 1984) is a champion alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist from Germany. Born in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria, she made her World Cup debut in February 2001 and won gold medals in slalom and super combined at the 2010 Winter Olympics and won the World Cup overall title in 2011.
Riesch was a prodigious talent as a junior in 2001 and 2003. She won seven medals in all of the disciplines at the Junior World Championships, including three gold medals in combined and super giant slalom.
As the racing careers of Martina Ertl-Renz and Hilde Gerg concluded, Riesch rose as the leading female racer on the German national team. Injuries cut short her seasons in 2005 and 2006, causing her to miss the 2005 World Championships and the 2006 Winter Olympics.
During the 2009 season, she won four slalom events on the World Cup tour and won the gold medal in the slalom at the 2009 World Championships. Prior to 2009, her most...
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