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| Born | (1975-08-06)6 August 1975 (age 50) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 164 cm (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Downhill,super-G,giant slalom,slalom,combined | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SC Weißkirchen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | January 1993 (age 17) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | August 2009 (age 34) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 4 – (1994,1998,2002,2006) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 2 (0 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 8 – (1996–09) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 9 (3 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 17 –1993–2009) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 46 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 110 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 1 – (2000) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 10 – (5DH, 3SG, 2KB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Renate Götschl (born 6 August 1975) is an Austrian formeralpine ski racer. She is a two-time individualWorld Champion in thecombined (1997) anddownhill (1999), and has won a total of 9World Championships medals. She also won twoOlympic medals in2002, the bronze medal indownhill and the silver medal in thecombined.[1]
Götschl made herWorld Cup debut in1993, on 14 March1993, winning theslalom inLillehammer, Norway. This was followed by more than 100 podium (top 3) results, including at least one win in four of the five disciplines; only agiant slalom win has eluded her, the best result in this discipline being a second place in Lienz in December 2003.[2]
She won the overall World Cup title in2000, and she has also won five World Cup discipline titles in downhill (1997, 1999, 2004, 2005 and 2007), three in super-G (2000, 2004 and 2007), and two in combined (2000 and 2002).
Götschl has won nine medals at theWorld Championships, including gold medals in combined (1997) in downhill (1999) and in team event (2007). At the2002 Winter Olympics, she won a silver medal in combined and a bronze medal in the downhill.
On 28 January2007, when she was second in a super-G inSan Sicario, she celebrated her 100th podium in World Cup. Her total of 46 World Cup race wins (as of 14 March 2007) is fifth all-time among women, behind onlyLindsey Vonn,Mikaela Shiffrin,Annemarie Moser-Pröll, andVreni Schneider. One of her favorite slopes is inCortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, where on 20 January 2007 she became the first alpine skier ever to win 10 races at a single World Cup venue. This highscore was held until December 2011 whenLindsey Vonn celebrated her ninth, tenth and eleventh victory on three consecutive days inLake Louise, Canada.
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Regarding the most podium positions, Götschl ranks third toAnnemarie Moser-Pröll, who leads with 113 andLindsey Vonn.
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992/1993 1 victory (1 SL) | 14 Mar 1993 | Hafjell, Norway | Slalom | 1st |
| 1993/1994 1 victory (1 KB) 2 podiums | 18 Dec 1993 | St. Anton, Austria | Downhill | 2nd |
| 19 Dec 1993 | Combined | 1st | ||
| 1994/1995 1 victory (1 SG) 3 podiums | 10 Jan 1995 | Flachau, Austria | Super-G | 1st |
| 11 Mar 1995 | Lenzerheide, Switzerland | Downhill | 3rd | |
| 19 Mar 1995 | Bormio, Italy | Super-G | 2nd | |
| 1995/1996 4 podiums | 16 Dec 1995 | St. Anton, Austria | Downhill | 3rd |
| 20 Jan 1996 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | Downhill | 3rd | |
| 2 Feb 1996 | Val-d'Isère, France | Super-G | 2nd | |
| 4 Feb 1996 | Super-G | 3rd | ||
| 1996/1997 1 victory (1 DH) 4 podiums | 7 Dec 1996 | Vail,CO, United States | Downhill | 1st |
| 1 Feb 1997 | Laax, Switzerland | Downhill | 2nd | |
| 2 Mar 1997 | Happo One, Japan | Downhill | 3rd | |
| 12 Mar 1997 | Vail,CO, United States | Downhill | 2nd | |
| 1997/1998 1 victory (1 DH) 6 podiums | 4 Dec 1997 | Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada | Downhill | 3rd |
| 18 Dec 1997 | Val-d'Isère, France | Super-G | 2nd | |
| 18 Jan 1998 | Altenmarkt-Zauchensee, Austria | Downhill | 1st | |
| 22 Jan 1998 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | Downhill | 2nd | |
| 24 Jan 1996 | Super-G | 2nd | ||
| 18 Dec 1997 | Åre, Sweden | Downhill | 2nd | |
| 1998/1999 5 victories (4 DH, 1 SG) 8 podiums | 27 Nov 1998 | Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada | Downhill | 1st |
| 28 Nov 1998 | Downhill | 1st | ||
| 4 Dec 1998 | Mammoth Mountain,CA, United States | Super-G | 2nd | |
| 19 Dec 1998 | Veysonnaz, Switzerland | Downhill | 3rd | |
| 22 Jan 1999 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | Super-G | 1st | |
| 27 Feb 1999 | Åre, Sweden | Downhill | 1st | |
| 5 Mar 1999 | St. Moritz, Switzerland | Downhill | 1st | |
| 6 Mar 1999 | Super-G | 2nd | ||
| 1999/2000 6 victories (2 DH, 3 SG, 1 KB) 11 podiums | 18 Dec 1999 | St. Moritz, Switzerland | Downhill | 2nd |
| 16 Jan 2000 | Altenmarkt-Zauchensee, Austria | Super-G | 1st | |
| 11 Feb 2000 | Santa Caterina, Italy | Super-G | 3rd | |
| 12 Feb 2000 | Combined | 1st | ||
| 19 Feb 2000 | Åre, Sweden | Downhill | 1st | |
| 25 Feb 2000 | Innsbruck, Austria | Downhill | 1st | |
| 26 Feb 2000 | Super-G | 2nd | ||
| 27 Feb 2000 | Super-G | 1st | ||
| 5 Mar 2000 | Lenzerheide, Switzerland | Downhill | 3rd | |
| 15 Mar 2000 | Bormio, Italy | Downhill | 3rd | |
| 16 Mar 2000 | Super-G | 1st | ||
| 2000/2001 3 victories (2 DH, 1 SG) 13 podiums | 30 Nov 2000 | Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada | Downhill | 3rd |
| 2 Dec 2000 | Super-G | 1st | ||
| 16 Dec 2000 | St. Moritz, Switzerland | Downhill | 2nd | |
| 17 Dec 2000 | Downhill | 1st | ||
| 19 Dec 2000 | Sestriere, Italy | Giant slalom | 3rd | |
| 6 Jan 2001 | Maribor, Slovenia | Giant slalom | 3rd | |
| 13 Jan 2001 | Haus im Ennstal, Austria | Super-G | 3rd | |
| 13 Jan 2001 | Downhill | 1st | ||
| 14 Jan 2001 | Flachau, Austria | Combined | 3rd | |
| 19 Jan 2001 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | Downhill | 2nd | |
| 20 Jan 2001 | Super-G | 3rd | ||
| 16 Feb 2001 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany | Super-G | 2nd | |
| 25 Feb 2001 | Lenzerheide, Switzerland | Super-G | 2nd | |
| 2001/2002 4 victories (2 DH, 2 KB) 7 podiums | 15 Dec 2001 | Val-d'Isère, France | Super-G | 2nd |
| 12 Jan 2002 | Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria | Downhill | 2nd | |
| 13 Jan 2002 | Combined | 1st | ||
| 25 Jan 2002 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | Super-G | 2nd | |
| 26 Jan 2002 | Downhill | 1st | ||
| 2 Feb 2002 | Åre, Sweden | Downhill | 1st | |
| 3 Feb 2002 | Combined | 1st | ||
| 2002/2003 4 victories (2 DH, 2 SG) 7 podiums | 7 Dec 2002 | Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada | Downhill | 3rd |
| 15 Jan 2003 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | Super-G | 2nd | |
| 17 Jan 2003 | Super-G | 1st | ||
| 18 Jan 2003 | Downhill | 1st | ||
| 28 Feb 2003 | Innsbruck, Austria | Super-G | 1st | |
| 2 Mar 2003 | Super-G | 3rd | ||
| 28 Feb 2003 | Lillehammer, Norway | Downhill | 1st | |
| 2003/2004 6 victories (3 DH, 3 SG) 14 podiums | 6 Dec 2003 | Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada | Downhill | 3rd |
| 7 Dec 2003 | Super-G | 1st | ||
| 20 Dec 2003 | St. Moritz, Switzerland | Downhill | 1st | |
| 27 Dec 2003 | Lienz, Austria | Giant slalom | 2nd | |
| 4 Jan 2004 | Megeve, France | Super-G | 2nd | |
| 10 Jan 2004 | Veysonnaz, Switzerland | Downhill | 1st | |
| 16 Jan 2004 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | Super-G | 1st | |
| 17 Jan 2004 | Downhill | 2nd | ||
| 18 Jan 2004 | Downhill | 2nd | ||
| 30 Jan 2004 | Haus im Ennstal, Austria | Downhill | 3rd | |
| 31 Jan 2004 | Downhill | 2nd | ||
| 7 Feb 2004 | Zwiesel, Germany | Giant slalom | 3rd | |
| 21 Feb 2004 | Åre, Sweden | Super-G | 1st | |
| 10 Mar 2004 | Sestriere, Italy | Downhill | 1st | |
| 2004/2005 4 victories (2 DH, 2 SG) 8 podiums | 4 Dec 2004 | Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada | Downhill | 2nd |
| 5 Dec 2004 | Super-G | 2nd | ||
| 7 Jan 2005 | Santa Caterina, Italy | Downhill | 2nd | |
| 12 Jan 2005 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | Super-G | 1st | |
| 14 Jan 2005 | Super-G | 1st | ||
| 15 Jan 2005 | Downhill | 1st | ||
| 16 Jan 2005 | Downhill | 2nd | ||
| 10 Mar 2005 | Lenzerheide, Switzerland | Downhill | 1st | |
| 2005/2006 1 victory (1 DH) 2 podiums | 21 Jan 2006 | St. Moritz, Switzerland | Downhill | 2nd |
| 28 Jan 2006 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | Downhill | 1st | |
| 2006/2007 8 victories (4 DH, 4 SG) 13 podiums | 2 Dec 2006 | Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada | Downhill | 2nd |
| 3 Dec 2006 | Super-G | 1st | ||
| 16 Dec 2006 | Reiteralm, Austria | Super-G | 1st | |
| 19 Dec 2006 | Val-d'Isère, France | Downhill | 2nd | |
| 13 Jan 2007 | Altenmarkt-Zauchensee, Austria | Downhill | 1st | |
| 19 Jan 2007 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | Super-G | 3rd | |
| 20 Jan 2007 | Downhill | 1st | ||
| 26 Jan 2007 | San Sicario, Italy | Super-G | 1st | |
| 27 Jan 2007 | Downhill | 1st | ||
| 28 Jan 2007 | Super-G | 2nd | ||
| 3 Mar 2007 | Tarvisio, Italy | Downhill | 2nd | |
| 4 Mar 2007 | Super-G | 1st | ||
| 14 Mar 2007 | Lenzerheide, Switzerland | Downhill | 1st | |
| 2007/2008 6 podiums | 1 Dec 2007 | Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada | Downhill | 2nd |
| 8 Dec 2007 | Aspen,CO, United States | Downhill | 3rd | |
| 16 Dec 2007 | St. Moritz, Switzerland | Super-G | 3rd | |
| 21 Jan 2008 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | Super-G | 3rd | |
| 3 Feb 2008 | St. Moritz, Switzerland | Super-G | 3rd | |
| 8 Mar 2008 | Crans-Montana, Switzerland | Downhill | 2nd | |
| 2008/2009 1 podium | 11 Mar 2009 | Åre, Sweden | Downhill | 3rd |
| Season | Age | Overall | DH | SG | GS | SL | KB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 17 | 57. | – | – | – | 18. | – |
| 1994 | 18 | 15. | 18. | 46. | 28. | 24. | 3. |
| 1995 | 19 | 14. | 10. | 4. | – | 31. | – |
| 1996 | 20 | 10. | 7. | 5. | 51. | 47. | – |
| 1997 | 21 | 8. | 1. | 12. | 39. | – | – |
| 1998 | 22 | 7. | 2. | 2. | – | – | 14. |
| 1999 | 23 | 3. | 1. | 5. | 28. | 37. | 9. |
| 2000 | 24 | 1. | 2. | 1. | 10. | 14. | 1. |
| 2001 | 25 | 2. | 2. | 2. | 14. | 24. | 3. |
| 2002 | 26 | 2. | 5. | 4. | 36. | 25. | 1. |
| 2003 | 27 | 7. | 2. | 2. | 51. | – | – |
| 2004 | 28 | 2. | 1. | 1. | 13. | 47. | – |
| 2005 | 29 | 3. | 1. | 2. | 16. | – | 7. |
| 2006 | 30 | 19. | 3. | 19. | 38. | – | – |
| 2007 | 31 | 4. | 1. | 1. | 26. | – | – |
| 2008 | 32 | 9. | 2. | 4. | – | – | – |
| 2009 | 33 | 23. | 9. | 13. | – | – | – |
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom | Super G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 20 | — | — | 20 | 8 | 4 |
| 1997 | 21 | — | — | 6 | 8 | 1 |
| 1999 | 23 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 2001 | 25 | — | DNF | DNF | 2 | DNF |
| 2003 | 27 | — | — | 8 | 5 | — |
| 2005 | 29 | — | — | 23 | 3 | DNF |
| 2007 | 31 | — | — | 3 | 7 | — |
| 2009 | 33 | — | — | DNF | 24 | — |
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom | Super G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 18 | — | — | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| 1998 | 22 | — | — | 5 | DNF | DNF |
| 2002 | 26 | DNF | — | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| 2006 | 30 | — | — | 26 | 4 | — |
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by | Austrian Sportswoman of the year 1997 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Austrian Sportswoman of the year 2005 | Succeeded by |
| Olympic Games | ||
| Preceded by | Flagbearer for Austria Turin 2006 | Succeeded by |