Katharina Liensberger
Liensberger in May 2021
Personal information
Born (1997-04-01) 1 April 1997
Feldkirch, Vorarlberg, Austria[1]
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesSlalom, giant slalom
ClubSK Rankweil
World Cup debut12 January 2016 (age 18)
Websitekatharina-liensberger.at
Olympics
Teams2 – (2018, 2022)
Medals3 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams3 − (2019, 2021, 2023)
Medals4 (2 gold)
World Cup
Seasons9 − (2016–2024)
Wins3 − (3 SL)
Podiums15 − (14 SL, 1 GS)
Overall titles0 − (5th in 2021)
Discipline titles1 − (SL – 2021)
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing  Austria
International alpine ski competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 2 0
World Championships 2 1 1
Total 3 3 1
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Slalom 3 5 6
Giant slalom 0 0 1
Total 3 5 7
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2022 BeijingTeam event
Silver medal – second place2018 PyeongchangTeam event
Silver medal – second place2022 BeijingSlalom
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Cortina d'AmpezzoParallel
Gold medal – first place2021 Cortina d'AmpezzoSlalom
Silver medal – second place2019 ÅreTeam event
Bronze medal – third place2021 Cortina d'AmpezzoGiant slalom
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place2017 ÅreGiant slalom
Silver medal – second place2017 ÅreTeam event
Silver medal – second place2018 DavosGiant slalom
Liensberger in Stockholm, February 2019

Katharina Liensberger (born 1 April 1997) is an Austrian World Cup alpine ski racer,[2] and specialises in the technical events of slalom and giant slalom.

Born in Feldkirch, Vorarlberg, Liensberger made her World Cup debut in January 2016 and gained her first podium in 2019; her first World Cup victories came in March 2021 and won the season title in slalom. A month earlier, she became the world champion in the slalom and parallel giant slalom.

World Cup results

Season titles

Season Discipline
2021 Slalom

Season standings

Season
Age Overall Slalom Giant
slalom		 Super-G Downhill Combined Parallel
20171910644—————
201820361434———
20192112712———
20202216313———26
2021235110———16
20222415421——16
202325391920———
20242612814
Standings through 16 December 2023

Race podiums

  • 3 wins – (3 SL)
  • 15 podiums – (14 SL, 1 GS)
Season
Date Location Discipline Place
20198 January 2019Austria Flachau, AustriaSlalom3rd
202029 December 2019Austria Lienz, AustriaGiant slalom3rd
4 January 2020Croatia Zagreb, CroatiaSlalom3rd
202121 November 2020Finland Levi, FinlandSlalom3rd
22 November 2020Slalom3rd
29 December 2020Austria Semmering, AustriaSlalom2nd
3 January 2021Croatia Zagreb, CroatiaSlalom2nd
12 January 2021Austria Flachau, AustriaSlalom2nd
12 March 2021Sweden Åre, SwedenSlalom2nd
13 March 2021Slalom1st
20 March 2021 Switzerland  Lenzerheide, SwitzerlandSlalom1st
202229 December 2021Austria Lienz, AustriaSlalom2nd
4 January 2022Croatia Zagreb, CroatiaSlalom3rd
12 March 2022Sweden Åre, SwedenSlalom1st
202411 November 2023Finland Levi, FinlandSlalom3rd

World Championship results

Year
Age Slalom Giant
slalom		 Super-G Downhill Combined Parallel Team Event
201921412————2
20212313———15
2023252024—————

Olympic results

Year
Age Slalom Giant
slalom		 Super-G Downhill Combined Team Event
2018208————2
202224215———1

References

  1. ↑ Profile at the Austrian Olympic Committee website
  2. ↑ "Profile". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
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