Tina Weirather

Christina "Tina" Weirather (born 24 May 1989) is a retired Liechtensteiner World Cup alpine ski racer. She won a bronze medal in Super-G for Liechtenstein at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.

Tina Weirather
Alpine skier
Weirather in January 2017
DisciplinesSuper-G, Downhill,
Giant slalom
ClubSki Club Schaan
Born (1989-05-24) 24 May 1989
Vaduz, Liechtenstein
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
World Cup debut22 October 2005 (age 16)
Retired25 March 2020 (age 30)
Websitetina-weirather.com
Olympics
Teams3 – (2006, 2014, 2018)
Medals1 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams6 – (2005–07, 2013–19)
Medals1 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons13 – (2006–2008, 2010,
         2012–2020)
Wins9 – (1 DH, 7 SG, 1 GS)
Podiums41 – (14 DH, 21 SG, 6 GS)
Overall titles0 – (4th in 2016)
Discipline titles2 – (2 SG, 2017, 2018)
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing  Liechtenstein
International alpine ski competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 0 1
World Championships 0 1 0
Total 0 1 1
Olympic Games
2018 PyeongchangSuper-G
World Championships
2017 St. MoritzSuper-G
Junior World Championships
2007 AltenmarktDownhill
2006 Mont Sainte-AnneGiant slalom
2009 GarmischGiant slalom
2007 AltenmarktSuper-G
2007 AltenmarktGiant slalom

Racing career

Weirather made her World Cup debut at age 16 in October 2005 and has nine victories and forty podiums through December 2018.

Weirather competed in two events at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, and finished 33rd in the super-G, but did not finish in the downhill. She had qualified to ski in four events at the 2010 Winter Olympics: downhill, super-G, giant slalom, and the combined. Just weeks before the Olympics on 23 January, while competing in a World Cup downhill at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Weirather suffered another anterior cruciate ligament injury to her right knee and missed the Olympics,[1] as well as the following World Cup season of 2011.[2]

Following years of training alongside her compatriots on the Liechtenstein Alpine Ski team, Weirather now trains with the Swiss team.[3]

During the fourth training run for the downhill at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Weirather crashed at Rosa Khutor on 9 February and injured her lower right leg.[4] The bone contusion caused her to miss her starts in the Olympics and the remainder of the 2014 World Cup season. At the time, she was second in the World Cup overall, downhill and super-G standings and third in the giant slalom.[5]

On 25 March 2020 she announced her retirement.[6]

Personal life

Born in Vaduz, Weirather is the daughter of former World Cup ski racers Harti Weirather of Austria and Hanni Wenzel of Liechtenstein (and the niece of Andreas Wenzel).[1] Her mother Hanni won two overall World Cup titles (1978, 1980) and two Olympic gold medals (1980), four Olympic medals overall; uncle Andreas won the men's overall World Cup title in 1980 and 2 Olympic medals. Her father Harti won the season title in downhill in 1981 and was world champion in 1982.[7][8]

Weirather currently resides in Gamprin and has dual citizenship in Liechtenstein and Austria.

She is a keen fan of Liechtenstein football club Vaduz.

World Cup results

Season titles
Season
Discipline
2017 Super-G
2018 Super-G

Season standings
Season
Age Overall Slalom Giant
Slalom		 Super G Downhill Combined
20071756—23514316
200818109—39———
200919injured: out for season
20102058—41253832
201121injured: out for season
2012229—30733
20132318—3796—
2014245—10417
20152510—1087—
20162644358—
2017277—135—
2018286—31—
20192917—5615—
20203024——1623—

Race podiums
Season
Date Location Discipline Place
20122 Dec 2011 Lake Louise, CanadaDownhill2nd
28 Jan 2012   St. Moritz, SwitzerlandDownhill3rd
4 Feb 2012 Garmisch, GermanyDownhill3rd
5 Feb 2012Super-G3rd
26 Feb 2012 Bansko, BulgariaSuper-G2nd
201330 Nov 2012 Lake Louise, CanadaDownhill3rd
1 Mar 2013 Garmisch, GermanySuper-G1st
201429 Nov 2013 Beaver Creek, USADownhill2nd
1 Dec 2013Giant slalom3rd
7 Dec 2013 Lake Louise, CanadaDownhill2nd
8 Dec 2013Super-G2nd
14 Dec 2013   St. Moritz, SwitzerlandSuper-G1st
22 Dec 2013 Val-d'Isère, FranceGiant slalom1st
24 Jan 2014 Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy  Downhill2nd
25 Jan 2014Downhill3rd
26 Jan 2014Super-G2nd
20155 Dec 2014 Lake Louise, CanadaDownhill3rd
19 Jan 2015 Cortina d'Ampezzo, ItalySuper-G3rd
21 Feb 2015 Maribor, SloveniaGiant slalom3rd
7 Mar 2015 Garmisch, GermanyDownhill1st
201624 Oct 2015 Sölden, Austria  Giant slalom3rd
28 Dec 2015 Lienz, Austria  Giant slalom2nd
24 Jan 2016 Cortina d'Ampezzo, ItalySuper-G2nd
30 Jan 2016 Maribor, SloveniaGiant slalom3rd
21 Feb 2016 La Thuile, ItalySuper-G1st
17 Mar 2016   St. Moritz, SwitzerlandSuper-G1st
20174 Dec 2016 Lake Louise, CanadaSuper-G2nd
18 Dec 2016 Val-d'Isère, FranceSuper-G2nd
15 Jan 2017 Altenmarkt, AustriaDownhill2nd
22 Jan 2017 Garmisch, GermanySuper-G3rd
16 Mar 2017 Aspen, USASuper-G1st
20181 Dec 2017 Lake Louise, CanadaDownhill2nd
3 Dec 2017Super-G1st
9 Dec 2017   St. Moritz, SwitzerlandSuper-G3rd
17 Dec 2017 Val-d'Isère, FranceSuper-G2nd
20 Jan 2018 Cortina d'Ampezzo, ItalyDownhill2nd
4 Feb 2018 Garmisch, GermanyDownhill3rd
3 Mar 2018   Crans-Montana, SwitzerlandSuper-G1st
20198 Dec 2018   St. Moritz, SwitzerlandSuper-G3rd
19 Dec 2018 Val Gardena, ItalySuper-G2nd
20 Jan 2019 Cortina d'Ampezzo, ItalySuper-G2nd

World Championship results
Year
Age Slalom Giant
Slalom		 Super G Downhill Combined
200515——31——
200717—DNF2DNF—DNS2
200919injured, did not compete
201121
201323—27DNF13DNS2
201525—4611—
201727—19210DNS1
201929——DNF18DNS2

Olympic results
Year
Age Slalom Giant
Slalom		 Super G Downhill Combined
200616——33DNF—
201020injured: did not compete
201424——DNS^DNS^—
201828—2234—
^ injured during downhill training run

Other honours

Alpine Skiing Junior World championships
  • 2009 Alpine Skiing Junior World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Germany)
    • Giant slalom
  • 2007 Alpine Skiing Junior World Championships in Altenmarkt (Austria)
    • Downhill
    • Super-G
    • Giant slalom
  • 2006 Alpine Skiing Junior World Championships in Mont Sainte-Anne (Canada)
    • Giant slalom

Swiss Alpine Skiing championships
  • 2005 Swiss Alpine Skiing Championships in Veysonnaz (Switzerland)
    • Giant slalom
  • 2006 Swiss Alpine Skiing Championships in St. Moritz (Switzerland)
    • Giant slalom
  • 2009 Swiss Alpine Skiing Championships in St. Moritz (Switzerland)
    • Giant slalom

German Alpine Skiing championships
  • 2009 German Alpine Skiing Championships in Oberjoch (Germany)
    • Giant slalom

Liechtenstein Alpine Skiing championships
  • 2006 Liechtenstein Alpine Skiing Championships in Malbun (Liechtenstein)
    • Giant slalom
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References
  1. Dunbar, Graham (23 December 2013). "Liechtenstein skier Tina Weirather follows in her family's rich Olympic tradition". Courier Islander. Campbell River, British Columbia. Associated Press. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  2. Battaglia, Joe (1 February 2014). "Perseverance has Tina Weirather on cusp of own Olympic Alpine greatness". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  3. "Liechtenstein's Tina Weirather is on the fast track".
  4. Battaglia, Joe (11 February 2014). "Injury knocks medal contender Tina Weirather from Sochi downhill". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  5. "Season ends early for Tina Weirather". Ski Racing. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  6. https://www.liechtenstein.li/en/sport/international-sporting-success/tina-weirather/
  7. "COMPETITORS HAVING MORE THAN ONE PODIUM". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  8. "COMPETITORS HAVING MORE THAN ONE TOP 10 POSITION". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
Olympic Games
Preceded by
Richard Wunder		 Flagbearer for Liechtenstein
Sochi 2014		 Succeeded by
Marco Pfiffner
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