Saturday, February 15, 2014

Alpine Skiing - Women's Super-G - 2104 Winter Olympics

 Anna Fenninger
Gold Medal
Austria
Anna Fenninger (born 18 June 1989) is an Austrian World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist.
Born in Hallein, Fenninger is from the village of Adnet in Salzburg. She competes in all five alpine disciplines and was world champion in the super combined in 2011.[1] In late December 2011, Fenninger won her first World Cup event in Lienz, Austria, in the giant slalom. Her most consistent World Cup podium results have been in the super G. After another giant slalom win in Austria in December 2012, Fenninger's first super G victory came in March 2013 in Germany.
Julia Mancuso
8th Place
USA
Julia Marie Mancuso (born 9 March 1984) is an American World Cup alpine ski racer. Born in Reno, Nevada, of Italian descent, she was the gold medalist in the giant slalom at the 2006 Winter Olympics, the silver medalist in both downhill and combined at the 2010 Winter Olympics, and the bronze medalist in the combined at the 2014 Winter Olympics. She has also won five medals (two silver and three bronze) at the World Championships and seven races in regular World Cup competition. Her four Olympic medals are the most ever for a female American alpine skier.

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