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Nicole Schmidhofer

{{short description|Austrian alpine skier}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2014}}

{{Infobox alpine ski racer

|name = Nicole Schmidhofer

|image = Nicole Schmidhofer Sporthilfe-Gala 2017.jpg

|image_size = 220

|caption = Schmidhofer in November 2017

|disciplines = Downhill, super-G

|club = Union SC
Schönberg-Lachtal

|sponsor =

|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|3|15|df=y}}

|birth_place = Friesach, Carinthia, Austria

|height = 1.58 m

|wcdebut = 15 March 2007 (age 18)

|retired =

|website = [http://www.nici-schmidhofer.at nici-schmidhofer.at]

|olympicteams = 2 – (2010, 2018)

|olympicmedals = 0

|olympicgolds =

|worldsteams = 4 – (2013–2019)

|worldsmedals = 1

|worldsgolds = 1

|wcseasons = 17 – (2007–2023)

|wcwins = 4 – (3 DH, 1 SG)

|wcpodiums = 12 – (6 DH, 6 SG)

|wcoveralls = 0 – (5th in 2019)

|wctitles = 1 – (DH, 2019)

|show-medals = yes

|medaltemplates =

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

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

{{Medal|Competition|World Cup race podiums}}

{{MedalCount | total = yes

| Super-G | 1 | 3 | 2

| Downhill | 3 | 2 | 1

}}

{{Medal|Competition|World Championships}}

{{Medal|Gold|2017 St. Moritz|Super-G}}

{{Medal|Competition|Junior World Championships}}

{{Medal|Gold|2007 Altenmarkt/Flachau|Super-G}}

{{Medal|Gold|2007 Altenmarkt/Flachau|Giant slalom}}

{{Medal|Silver|2007 Altenmarkt/Flachau|Combined}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2009 Garmisch-Partenkirchen|Downhill}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2007 Altenmarkt/Flachau|Downhill}}

}}

Nicole "Nici" Schmidhofer (born 15 March 1989) is an Austrian former World Cup alpine ski racer. She specializes in the downhill and super-G events.

Career

Born in Friesach, Carinthia, Schmidhofer made her World Cup debut in March 2007. She competed for Austria at the 2010 Winter Olympics,{{cite web |title=Nicole Schmidhofer |url=http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-alpine-skiing/athletes/nicole-schmidhofer_ath1030157sN.html |website=Vancouver2010.com |publisher=Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games |accessdate=6 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100409030442/http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-alpine-skiing/athletes/nicole-schmidhofer_ath1030157sN.html |archive-date=2010-04-09 |url-status=dead}} but did not finish in the super-G, which was her only event at the Olympics.{{cite web |title=Ladies' Super-G Results |url=http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-alpine-skiing/schedule-and-results/ladies-super-g_asw040101gR.html |website=Vancouver2010.com |publisher=Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games |accessdate=6 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100408201130/http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-alpine-skiing/schedule-and-results/ladies-super-g_asw040101gR.html |archive-date=2010-04-08 |url-status=dead}} Three years later, Schmidhofer finished in 11th place in the super-G at the 2013 World Championships in Schladming.

At the 2017 World Championships, she became a gold medalist in super-G.

Her breakout World Cup season was in 2019, with three wins and three additional podiums; she won the season title in downhill and was runner-up in super-G. In March 2019, she participated in her first speed skiing world championships in Vars, France She finished 4th with a new Austria national record of 217.590 km/h.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}}

She retired after the 2023 World Cup ski season.{{Cite web |date=April 18, 2023 |title=Goodbye Champions |url=https://www.fis-ski.com/alpine-skiing/news/2022-23/a-life-story-that-ends |access-date=March 23, 2024 |website=fis-ski.com}}

World Cup results

File:2017 Audi FIS Ski Weltcup Garmisch-Partenkirchen Damen - Nicole Schmidhofer - by 2eight - 8SC9968.jpg in January 2017]]

=Season standings=

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

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

200717104—5741——
200818124———51—
20091970——2640—
20102081——2849—
20112191——3836—
20122286———35—
20132345——836—
20142420——1211—
20152530——1220—
20162649——2321—
20172715——78—
20182817——79—
2019295——bgcolor="silver"|2bgcolor="gold"|1—
20203013——style="background:#c96;"|39—
202131colspan="6" |{{small|Injured left knee in December, out for season}}
202232109——45—rowspan=2 {{n/a}}
20233353——1135

:{{small|Standings through 8 January 2023}}

=Race podiums=

  • 4 wins – (3 DH, 1 SG)
  • 12 podiums – 6 DH, 6 SG)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"

! Season

! Date

! Location

! Discipline

! Place

2013align=right|20 Jan 2013rowspan=2 align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Cortina d'Ampezzo, ItalySuper-G2nd
2014align=right|24 Jan 2014Downhill3rd
rowspan=2|2018align=right|3 Dec 2017align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} Lake Louise, CanadaSuper-G3rd
align=right|21 Jan 2018rowspan=1 align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Cortina d'Ampezzo, ItalySuper-G3rd
rowspan=6|2019align=right bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|30 Nov 2018rowspan=2 align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} Lake Louise, Canadarowspan=2 bgcolor="#BOEOE6"| Downhillbgcolor="#BOEOE6"| 1st
align=right bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1 Dec 2018bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1st
align=right|19 Dec 2018align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Val Gardena, ItalySuper-G2nd
align=right|19 Jan 2019align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Cortina d'Ampezzo, ItalyDownhill2nd
align=right bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|26 Jan 2019align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germanybgcolor="#BOEOE6"|Super-Gbgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1st
align=right|23 Feb 2019align=left| {{flagicon|SUI}}  Crans-Montana, SwitzerlandDownhill2nd
rowspan=2|2020align=right bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|7 Dec 2019align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} Lake Louise, Canadabgcolor="#BOEOE6"| Downhillbgcolor="#BOEOE6"| 1st
align=right|09 Feb 2020align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GermanySuper-G2nd

World Championship results

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

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

| 2013

| 23

| —

| —

| 11

| —

| —

2015

| 25

| —

| —

| —

| 4

| —

2017

| 27

| —

| —

| bgcolor="gold"| 1

| 16

| —

201929——119—

Olympic results<!--[[File:Olympic rings.svg|50px]]-->

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

| 2010

| 20

| —

| —

| DNF1

| —

| —

2014

| 24

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

2018

| 28

| —

| —

| 18

| 12

| —

2022

| 32

| colspan=5 | Did not compete

References

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External links

{{Commons category}}

  • {{sports links}}
  • {{Ski-db}}
  • {{SR/Olympics profile|sc/nicole-schmidhofer-1}}
  • [http://www.oesv.at/ski-alpin/athleten/details/55970/ Nicole Schmidhofer] at Austrian Ski team (ÖSV) {{in lang|de}}
  • [http://www.fischersports.com/en/Alpine/RACE-CODE/Athletes/Women/2595-Schmidhofer-Nicole Nicole Schmidhofer] at Fischer Skis
  • [http://www.nici-schmidhofer.at nici-schmidhofer.at] personal site {{in lang|de}}

{{Footer World Champions Super-G Women}}

{{Footer Downhill World Cup Winners Women}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Schmidhofer, Nicole}}

Category:1989 births

Category:Austrian female alpine skiers

Category:Alpine skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Category:Alpine skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Category:Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics

Category:Olympic alpine skiers for Austria

Category:People from Friesach

Category:Living people

Category:Skiers from Carinthia

Category:20th-century Austrian women

Category:21st-century Austrian sportswomen