Kilian Albrecht

{{Short description|Austrian alpine skier (born 1973)}}

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File:Kilian Albrecht Austrian Championships 2008.jpg

Kilian Albrecht ({{langx|bg|Килиан Албрехт}}; born 13 April 1973 in Vorarlberg) is an Austrian former alpine skier who represented both Austria and Bulgaria. He competed for Austria at the 2002 Olympics and for Bulgaria at the 2010 Olympics.{{cite web|title=Profile |url=http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-alpine-skiing/athletes/kilian-albrecht_ath1015762OB.html |publisher=Vancouver 2010 |accessdate=December 16, 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100415235900/http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-alpine-skiing/athletes/kilian-albrecht_ath1015762OB.html |archivedate=April 15, 2010 }} His best result was a 4th-place finish in the slalom in 2002, missing a medal by only .04 of a second.{{cite web|title=Salt Lake City Results (part 1) |url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2002/SLC2002Results1.pdf |work=Salt Lake City Official Olympic Report |publisher=LA84 Foundation |accessdate=December 16, 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100506004523/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2002/SLC2002Results1.pdf |archivedate= May 6, 2010 }}

Albrecht has won two medals, both silvers, on the FIS World Cup. Both have been in slalom. The first was in 2000 at Kitzbuehel, the second in 2002 at Sestriere.{{cite web|title=FIS Profile|url=http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/613.html?sector=AL&competitorid=645&type=result&category=WC&season=ALL&sort=&discipline=ALL&position=3&place=&Submit=Search|accessdate=December 16, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022040512/http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/613.html?sector=AL&competitorid=645&type=result&category=WC&season=ALL&sort=&discipline=ALL&position=3&place=&Submit=Search|archive-date=October 22, 2012|url-status=dead}}

Since retiring, Albrecht has gone into sports management, most notably managing slalom World Cup winner, World Champion and Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin.{{cite web |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/teenager-shiffrin-looks-to-shine-in-sochi/2014/01/09/1a95d506-7984-11e3-a647-a19deaf575b3_story.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140112165018/http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/teenager-shiffrin-looks-to-shine-in-sochi/2014/01/09/1a95d506-7984-11e3-a647-a19deaf575b3_story.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 12, 2014 |title=Teenager Shiffrin looks to shine in Sochi |author= |date=January 11, 2014 |website=washingtonpost.com |accessdate=January 14, 2014}} In 2009, Albrecht was elected chairman of the International Ski Federation's Athletes' Commission for four years. He was succeeded in 2013 by cross-country skier Kikkan Randall. Albrecht is currently manager of slalom star Mikaela Shiffrin.{{Cite web |title=derStandard.at |url=https://www.derstandard.at/consent/tcf/2000017578114/der-oesv-lebt-noch-im-letzten-jahrhundert |access-date=2022-10-31 |website=www.derstandard.at}}