Nicole Hosp

{{short description|Austrian alpine skier}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}

{{Infobox alpine ski racer

|name = Nicole Hosp

|image = Nicole Hosp Semmering 2008.jpg

|image_size = 200px

|caption = Hosp in December 2008

|disciplines = Slalom, combined, super-G, downhill

|club = Skiklub Bichlbach

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|11|6|df=y}}

|birth_place = Ehenbichl, Tyrol, Austria

|height = 174 cm

|wcdebut = 18 February 2001 (age 17)

|retired = 1 June 2015 (age 31)

|website = [http://www.niki-hosp.at niki-hosp.at]

|olympicteams = 2 – (2006, 2014)

|olympicmedals = 3

|olympicgolds = 0

|worldsteams = 7 – (200315)

|worldsmedals = 9

|worldsgolds = 3

|wcseasons = 15 – (20012015)

|wcwins = 12

|wcpodiums = 57

|wcoveralls = 1 – (2007)

|wctitles = 1 – (GS in 2007)

|medals =

{{Medal|Sport|Women's alpine skiing}}

{{Medal|Country|{{AUT}}}}

{{Medal|Competition|Olympic Games}}

{{Medal|Silver|2006 Turin|Slalom}}

{{Medal|Silver|2014 Sochi|Combined}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2014 Sochi|Super-G}}

{{Medal|Competition|World Championships}}

{{Medal|Gold|2007 Åre|Giant slalom}}

{{Medal|Gold|2013 Schladming | Team event}}

{{Medal|Gold|2015 Beaver Creek | Team event}}

{{Medal|Silver|2003 St. Moritz|Combined}}

{{Medal|Silver|2005 Bormio|Team event}}

{{Medal|Silver|2015 Beaver Creek|Combined}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2003 St. Moritz|Slalom}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2007 Åre|Downhill}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2013 Schladming|Combined}}

{{Medal|Competition|Junior World Ski Championships}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2002 Tarvisio|Downhill}}

|show-medals = yes

}}

Nicole Hosp ({{IPA|de|niːkɔl hɔsp}}; born 6 November 1983) is an Austrian former World Cup alpine ski racer. She competed in all five disciplines and was a world champion, three-time Olympic medalist, and an overall World Cup champion.{{cite news |url=https://www.skiracing.com/stories/nicole-hosp-says-goodbye |journal=Ski Racing |last=Kelley |first=Jessica|title=Nicole Hosp says goodbye |date=1 June 2015 |access-date=29 March 2016}}{{cite news |url=http://www.fis-ski.com/alpine-skiing/news-multimedia/news/article=nicole-hosp-announces-retirement.html |publisher=FIS-Ski.com |title=Nicole Hosp announces retirement |date=3 June 2015 |access-date=29 March 2016}}

Career

Born in Ehenbichl, Tyrol, she won her first World Cup competition, giant slalom, in Sölden, Tyrol, Austria on 26 October 2002, sharing the victory with Andrine Flemmen and Tina Maze.{{cite news|url=https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2002/10/26/Flemmen-Maze-Hosp-in-three-way-tie/56261035646835/|title=Flemmen, Maze, Hosp in three-way tie|publisher=United Press International|language=English|date=26 October 2002|accessdate=4 January 2021}} Hosp won the overall World Cup title in 2007 and the season title in giant slalom. A versatile all-around racer, she won World Cup races in four of the five alpine skiing disciplines (super-G, giant slalom, slalom and combined), and was world champion in the giant slalom in 2007. Although Hosp won the giant slalom crystal globe in 2007, she stopped racing GS after often not qualifying for the second run in 2011. In her final seasons, she competed in four disciplines: slalom, Super-G, downhill, and combined.

Hosp suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury to her right knee at Sölden in October 2009 and missed the rest of the 2010 season, including the 2010 Winter Olympics.{{cite web|url=http://www.skiracing.com/?q=node/363|publisher=Ski Racing.com|title=Hosp hopes to compete in 2011 championships|date=30 October 2009}}

World Cup results

=Season titles=

  • 2 titles – (1 overall, 1 GS)

class="wikitable"
Season

! Discipline

align=center

| rowspan=2|2007

Overall
align=center|Giant slalom

=Season standings=

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!Season !! Age !! Overall !! Slalom !! Giant
slalom !! Super-G !! Downhill !!Combined

20021812158
20031910104
2004201266
20052114764
20062246410235
200723bgcolor="gold"|1bgcolor="silver"|2bgcolor="gold"|1bgcolor="silver"|220bgcolor="cc9966"|3
200824bgcolor="silver"|2bgcolor="silver"|2710199
2009251482425468
201026colspan=6|Injured in October 2009, missed rest of season
20112715122885
20122822262036bgcolor="cc9966"|3
201329161520bgcolor="silver"|2
201430986224
20153159612

=Race victories=

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!Season!!Date!!Location!!Discipline

align=center|2003align=right|26 Oct 2002Sölden, Austriaalign=center|Giant slalom
rowspan=2 align=center|2004align=right|17 Dec 2003Madonna di Campiglio, Italyalign=center| Slalom
align=right|27 Dec 2003Lienz, Austriaalign=center| Giant slalom
rowspan=2 align=center|2006align=right|29 Jan 2006Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italyalign=center| Giant slalom
align=right|16 Mar 2006Åre, Swedenalign=center| Super-G
rowspan=4 align=center|2007align=right|6 Jan 2007Kranjska Gora, Sloveniaalign=center|Giant slalom
align=right|2 Mar 2007Tarvisio, Italyalign=center| Super combined
align=right|17 Mar 2007rowspan=2|Lenzerheide, Switzerlandalign=center| Slalom
align=right| 18 Mar 2007align=center|Giant slalom
rowspan=2 align=center|2008align=right|9 Dec 2007Aspen, USAalign=center| Slalom
align=right|13 Jan 2008Maribor, Sloveniaalign=center| Slalom
rowspan=1 align=center|2015align=right|30 Nov 2014Aspen, USAalign=center| Slalom

World Championship results

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!  Year   !!  Age  !!  Slalom  !!  Giant 
 slalom  !! Super-G !! Downhill !!Combined

200319style="background:#c96;"|3DNF2style="background:silver;"|2
200521DNF25
20072317style="background:gold;"|14style="background:#c96;"|36
20092523
201127181212
20132915style="background:#c96;"|3
201531DNFstyle="background:silver;"|2

Olympic results

class=wikitable style="text-align:center"

!  Year   !!  Age  !!  Slalom  !! Giant
 slalom  !! Super-G !! Downhill !!Combined

200622style="background:silver;"|245
201026colspan=5|injured, did not compete
201430style="background:#c96;"|39style="background:silver;"|2

References

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