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| Born | (1981-05-31)31 May 1981 (age 44) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Skiing career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Slalom,giant slalom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Skiklub Dienten | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 19 December2001 (age 20) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | September 2018 (age 33) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | marlies-schild.com | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 4 – (2602–14) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 3 (0 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 5 – (2003–07,2011–13) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 7 (2 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 12 – (2002–2008,2010–2014) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 37 – (35SL, 1SC, 1GS) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 68 – (56SL, 5SC, 3GS, 2SG, 2DH) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 –(2nd in2007) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 5 – (4SL, 1K) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Marlies Raich (néeSchild, born 31 May 1981) is a retiredAustrianWorld Cupalpine ski racer. She specializes in the technical disciplines ofslalom andgiant slalom. Schild won fourOlympic medals, with silvers in the combined (2006) and slalom (2010, 2014) and a bronze in slalom (2006). She has sevenWorld Championship medals and has won fiveWorld Cup season titles.
Schild completed her World Cup career with 37 wins, all but two in slalom. She retired from international competition at age 33 in September 2014.[1]
Born inAdmont,Styria, Schild initially preferred thedownhill event. However, by the age of 19 she had already undergone five knee surgeries, prompting her to concentrate on the less dangerousslalom andgiant slalom competitions.[2][3]Since2004, she has finished every season (except2009 when out with injury) among the top 3 in the World Cup slalom standings, and won the slalom trophy in2007,2008 and2011.[4] Her best result in the overall competition was a second place in 2007, when she lost the overall trophy only in the last two races (slalom and giant slalom) against compatriotNicole Hosp, after having taken the lead with a second place in downhill and a third place in super-G on the first two days of the World Cup final 2007 in Lenzerheide.
While training for the giant slalom in October2008, Schild fell and sustained acomminuted fracture in her lefttibia andfibula, as well as a fractured tibial head.[5] This severe injury sidelined Schild for the entire2009 season. A few weeks after her return to competition inLevi in November2009, she celebrated her first victory after the injury, winning the slalom inLienz on 29 December. Starting with this win, Schild reached the podium in all FIS slalom races she finished for over two years,[6] including the2010 Olympics in Vancouver (silver medal) and the2011 World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen (gold medal). Her podium-run ended on 10 March 2012, when she finished 6th at the slalom atÅre. Schild has not competed in downhill or super-G since her injury. (Ref. Bio Patrick Lang)
After Schild tore ligaments in her right knee on 20 December 2012 in Sweden, it was announced that she would miss most of the2013 season, including the2013 World Championships inSchladming.[7] On 13 February, Schild announced her plans to compete in theslalom three days later, only 58 days after the injury.[8] She managed a top ten result with a ninth-place finish.
With 35 World Cup victories in slalom, Schild lead the career list in that discipline untilMikaela Shiffrin surpassed her on 29 December 2018. She has at least two World Cup podiums in each of the five alpine disciplines, with over fifty in slalom.
At the2003 World Championships inSt. Moritz, Switzerland, she placed second in the slalom behindJanica Kostelić, and in2005 atBormio, Italy, she won a bronze medal in thecombined, behind Janica Kostelić andAnja Pärson. In2007 atÅre, Sweden, Schild won silver in the slalom and bronze in the combined. In team events she won gold 2007 in Åre and silver in2011 atGarmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
At the2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turin, Schild won a silver medal incombined and a bronze medal in theslalom; in thegiant slalom, she placed 17th. In2010 in Vancouver, Schild improved to another silver in theslalom atWhistler and she repeated this in 2014 in theslalom atSochi. She also competed in2002 in Salt Lake, but did not finish theslalom atDeer Valley.[9]
Schild is married to Austrian ski racerBenjamin Raich.[10] Her sisterBernadette (b. 1990) is also a World Cup racer;they made the same podium twice during the2014 season, atCourchevel in December andKranjska Gora in February.[11]
| Season | Event |
|---|---|
| 2007 | Slalom |
| Combined | |
| 2008 | Slalom |
| 2011 | Slalom |
| 2012 | Slalom |
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 20 | 53 | 16 | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 21 | 19 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 49 | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 25 | 30 | 9 |
| 2006 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 40 | 4 |
| 2007 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 1 |
| 2008 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 25 | 15 | 5 |
| 2009 | 27 | injured in October 2008, missed entire season | |||||
| 2010 | 28 | 15 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 17 | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 15 | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 31 | 57 | 26 | 32 | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 32 | 17 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 13 Mar 2004 | Sestriere, Italy | Slalom |
| 2005 | 28 Dec 2004 | Semmering, Austria | Giant slalom |
| 29 Dec 2004 | Semmering, Austria | Slalom | |
| 9 Jan 2005 | Santa Caterina, Italy | Slalom | |
| 2006 | 29 Dec 2005 | Lienz, Austria | Slalom |
| 5 Jan 2006 | Zagreb, Croatia | Slalom | |
| 8 Jan 2006 | Maribor, Slovenia | Slalom | |
| 2007 | 11 Nov 2006 | Levi, Finland | Slalom |
| 26 Nov 2006 | Aspen, USA | Slalom | |
| 15 Dec 2006 | Reiteralm, Austria | Super combined | |
| 21 Dec 2006 | Val d'Isère, France | Slalom | |
| 4 Jan 2007 | Zagreb, Croatia | Slalom | |
| 7 Jan 2007 | Kranjska Gora, Slovenia | Slalom | |
| 25 Feb 2007 | Sierra Nevada, Spain | Slalom | |
| 11 Mar 2007 | Zwiesel, Germany | Slalom | |
| 2008 | 10 Nov 2007 | Reiteralm, Austria | Slalom |
| 25 Nov 2007 | Panorama, Canada | Slalom | |
| 6 Jan 2008 | Špindlerův Mlýn, Czech Rep. | Slalom | |
| 27 Jan 2008 | Ofterschwang, Germany | Slalom | |
| 14 Mar 2008 | Bormio, Italy | Slalom | |
| 2010 | 29 Dec 2009 | Lienz, Austria | Slalom |
| 12 Jan 2010 | Flachau, Austria | Slalom | |
| 13 Mar 2010 | Garmisch, Germany | Slalom | |
| 2011 | 13 Nov 2010 | Levi, Finland | Slalom |
| 21 Dec 2010 | Courchevel, France | Slalom | |
| 29 Dec 2010 | Semmering, Austria | Slalom | |
| 4 Jan 2011 | Zagreb, Croatia | Slalom | |
| 4 Feb 2011 | Zwiesel, Germany | Slalom | |
| 12 Mar 2011 | Špindlerův Mlýn, Czech Rep. | Slalom | |
| 2012 | 27 Nov 2011 | Aspen, USA | Slalom |
| 18 Dec 2011 | Courchevel, France | Slalom | |
| 20 Dec 2011 | Flachau, Austria | Slalom | |
| 29 Dec 2011 | Lienz, Austria | Slalom | |
| 3 Jan 2012 | Zagreb, Croatia | Slalom | |
| 11 Feb 2012 | Soldeu, Andorra | Slalom | |
| 2014 | 17 Dec 2013 | Courchevel, France | Slalom |
| 29 Dec 2013 | Lienz, Austria | Slalom |
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 21 | 2 | – | – | – | 4 |
| 2005 | 23 | DSQ1 | 14 | – | – | 3 |
| 2007 | 25 | 2 | DNF1 | — | — | 3 |
| 2009 | 27 | injured, did not compete | ||||
| 2011 | 29 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 31 | 9 | — | — | — | — |
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 20 | DNF1 | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 24 | 3 | 17 | — | — | 2 |
| 2010 | 28 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 32 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Austrian Sportswoman of the year 2012 | Succeeded by |
