Kathrin Zettel (born 5 August 1986) is an Austrian retired World Cup alpine ski racer. She won many races and took a bronze medal in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. In 2021 she was a partner in a company creating domestic size wind turbines in lower Austria.
Life
Zettel was born in 1986[1] in Scheibbs, Lower Austria, and from Göstling, she competed primarily in the technical events of Giant slalom and slalom. Zettel made her World Cup debut in March 2004 and won her first World Cup race in November 2006.
In January 2010, Zettel won both technical events at Maribor, for her first victory in slalom.[2] At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, she was the bronze medalist in slalom at Rosa Khutor, her first podium since October and just two days after her grandmother died.[3]
After she retired in 2015 she went to live in Styria. She took a share in "Blue Power" a wind turbine company. The turbines are small (1.7 m diameter) and designed to be used by a home owner. Zettel handles the social media for the company.[4]
World Cup results
Season standings
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 18 | 36 | 23 | 18 | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 30 | — | 6 |
| 2007 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 49 | 11 |
| 2008 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 23 | — | 11 |
| 2009 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 23 | — | 3 |
| 2010 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 37 | — | 14 |
| 2011 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 10 | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 19 | 44 | — | 5 |
| 2013 | 26 | 7 | 8 | 5 | — | — | 8 |
| 2014 | 27 | 14 | 11 | 5 | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 8 | — | — | 3 |
Race victories
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 25 Nov 2006 | Aspen, USA | Giant slalom |
| 28 Dec 2006 | Semmering, Austria | Giant slalom | |
| 2009 | 25 Oct 2008 | Sölden, Austria | Giant slalom |
| 28 Dec 2008 | Semmering, Austria | Giant slalom | |
| 25 Jan 2009 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | Giant slalom | |
| 6 Mar 2009 | Ofterschwang, Germany | Giant slalom | |
| 2010 | 16 Jan 2010 | Maribor, Slovenia | Giant slalom |
| 17 Jan 2010 | Slalom | ||
| 2013 | 25 Nov 2012 | Aspen, USA | Slalom |
World championships
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 18 | 4 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 2007 | 20 | 5 | 9 | — | — | 5 |
| 2009 | 22 | DNF1 | 6 | — | — | 1 |
| 2011 | 24 | 2 | 12 | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 26 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 28 | 5 | 7 | — | — | 6 |
Winter Olympics
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 19 | DSQ1 | 7 | — | — | 4 |
| 2010 | 23 | 13 | 5 | — | — | 4 |
| 2014 | 27 | 3 | 19 | — | — | 13 |
References
- ^ "ZETTEL Kathrin - Biographie". data.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ^ Farnell, Shauna (17 January 2010). "Zettel takes Maribor slalom; U.S. Team out". Ski Racing. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
- ^ Mintz, Geoff (21 February 2014). "Shiffrin makes good on gold". Ski Racing. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
- ^ "Kathrin Zettel: Windkraft und Mutterfreuden". www.noen.at (in German). 5 May 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
External links
- Kathrin Zettel at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Kathrin Zettel World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
- Kathrin Zettel at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Kathrin Zettel at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Official website (in German)
- Austrian Ski team – Kathrin Zettel – (in German)
- Atomic Skis – athletes – Kathrin Zettel
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