Katharina LIENSBERGER

Austria

Alpine Skiing

Date of Birth: 1 Apr 1997

Age: 24

Gender: Female

Place of birth: FELDKIRCH

Birth Country:

Austria

Residence: GOEFIS

Residence Country:

Austria

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank
Alpine Skiing	Women's Giant Slalom	15
	Women's Slalom	2
	Mixed Team Parallel AUT Austria	1

Schedule

Location	Event	Status
Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre - Technical	Women's Giant Slalom Run 1	Finished
Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre - Technical	Women's Giant Slalom Run 2	Finished
Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre - Technical	Women's Slalom Run 1	Finished
Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre - Technical	Women's Slalom Run 2	Finished
Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre - Technical	Mixed Team Parallel Big Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

Olympic Games
Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
2	Mixed Team	2018	PyeongChang, KOR
8	Women's Slalom	2018	PyeongChang, KOR	00:01:40.570

World Championship
Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
1	Slalom Ladies	2021	Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA	1:39.50
1	Parallel Ladies	2021	Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA
2	Team Parallel Mixed	2019	Are, SWE
3	Giant Slalom Ladies	2021	Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA	2:30.75
4	Slalom Ladies	2019	Are, SWE	1:58.48
5	Team Parallel Mixed	2021	Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA
12	Giant Slalom Ladies	2019	Are, SWE	2:04.46

World Cup Rankings
Season	All	Slalom	Giant Slalom	Parallel
2021/2022	15	5	23	16
2020/2021	5	1	10
2019/2020	16	3	13
2018/2019	12	7	12
2017/2018	36	14	34
2016/2017	106	44

World Cup - Best Achievements
Season	Slalom	Giant Slalom	City Event	Parallel	Parallel Slalom	Parallel Giant Slalom	Team Parallel Mixed
2021/2022	1 x 2nd	1 x 4th		1 x 16th
2020/2021	2 x 1st	1 x 5th		1 x 16th
2019/2020	1 x 3rd	1 x 3rd			1 x 18th	1 x 27th
2018/2019	1 x 3rd	1 x 8th	1 x 9th		1 x 4th
2017/2018	1 x 6th	1 x 17th					1 x 4th
2016/2017	1 x 22nd

Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season
Rank	Event	Season	Location	Result
2	Slalom	2021/2022	Lienz, AUT	1:42.61
3	Slalom	2021/2022	Zagreb, CRO	1:59.10
4	Slalom	2021/2022	Courchevel, FRA	1:39.74
4	Giant Slalom	2021/2022	Soelden, AUT	2:08.61
6	Slalom	2021/2022	Levi, FIN	1:47.47
8	Slalom	2021/2022	Levi, FIN	1:46.86
11	Giant Slalom	2021/2022	Courchevel, FRA
16	Parallel	2021/2022	Lech / Zuers, AUT
21	Slalom	2021/2022	Schladming, AUT	1:35.39
23	Giant Slalom	2021/2022	Kronplatz, ITA	2:05.85

Nickname:

Kathi

Hobbies:

Kite surfing, water skiing, tennis, trial riding, climbing, cycling, hiking, playing harp. (katherina-liensberger.at; Athlete, 19 Aug 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Attended Volksschule Goefis, Bundesgymnasium Feldkirch, Skihaputschule Schruns and graduated from Skigymnasium Stams. (katherina-liensberger.at; Athlete, 19 Aug 2021)

Family:

Father, Thomas. Mother, Herlinde.

Languages spoken:

German, English

Club name:

Ski Klub Rankweil

Coach:

National: Armin Triendl (AUT)

Debut:

2013 FIS event in Solda (Giant slalom - 29th)
2016 World Cup in Flachau (Slalom - DNQ1)

National team:

2014

Start:

Her mother put her on skis for the first time when she was almost three years old. When she was six, she took part in programs with the local Ski Klub Rankweil at her home ski area Laterns. "I've loved snow since I was little. Playing in the snow quickly became too boring for me and I immediately discovered the fun and enthusiasm of skiing." (katherina-liensberger.at)

Reason:

Snow, speed, nature, elegance. "For me, skiing is the most beautiful sport I can imagine. I love nature, where something new awaits me every day. The great thing about skiing is that I am completely by myself, I feel safe and I am happy to take on any challenge." (katherina-liensberger.at; Athlete, 19 Aug 2021)

Ambition:

"As many wins and medals as I can dream about and always skiing with enthusiasm and happiness." (Athlete, 19 Aug 2021)

Training:

Loves to add a variety of different sports to her daily summer training program. (Athlete, 19 Aug 2021)

Memorable:

Winning three medals, including two gold, at the 2021 World Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo.

Winning the 2021 World Cup slalom Crystal Globe. (Athlete, 19 Aug 2021)

Influence:

Herself. (Athlete, 19 Aug 2021)

Ritual:

None. (Athlete, 19 Aug 2021)

Philosophy:

"Believe. Fly. Achieve. Ski fast. Do what you love, let dreams come true and you will see what is possible."

"Talent is not a matter of luck, but the strong will to discover one's true abilities, to believe in them and to develop them consistently." (katherina-liensberger.at; Athlete, 19 Aug 2021)

General Interest

AUSTRIAN PODIUM STREAK
She prolonged the streak of Austrian skiers finishing on the podium in the women's slalom event at each of the last five Olympic Winter Games. (Info 2022, 9 Feb 2022)

CAREER KICK-START
After an equipment change, which included sitting out the World Cup season opener in October 2019, in 17 World Cup races since she was never worse than seventh and had 10 podiums. (sportsnet.ca, 20 Feb 2021)

GLOBAL MEDALS
Each of her five career global medals (one Olympic, four World Championships) is meaningful. "Every medal has a story. It is not just a medal, but everything that is behind it is connected to it. There are so many people behind it, you give it your all. I am really happy about every single medal and the story that it has to tell.” (newsbeezer.com, 18 Feb 2021)

WINNING IN CORTINA D'AMPEZZO
Winning gold at the 2021 World Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo was personally meaningful because her late grandfather Albert Liensberger, lived in nearby San Lorenzo di Sebato, Italy. (sportsnet.ca, 20 Feb 2021)

Milestones

OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES
Made her Olympic debut at PyeongChang 2018 winning a silver medal in the debut of team parallel event (with Stephanie Brunner, Katharina Gallhuber, Manuel Feller, Michael Matt, Marco Schwarz). Finished eighth in the slalom (the third-best Austrian). Won gold in mixed team parallel and silver in slalom at Beijing 2022.

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Four-time World Championships medallist winning two golds in 2021 (parallel giant slalom, slalom), one silver (2019 team parallel), and one bronze (2021 giant slalom). At the 2021 World Championships, she ended the win streak of Mikaela Shiffrin (USA) in slalom at the world championships, returning the title to Austria after 10 years. "I really gave it all today. I worked so hard for it, every single day in preparation. It’s amazing that it all comes back. If you really want something, the whole universe, it’s just happening for you." (sportsnet.ca, 20 Feb 2021)

Won three Junior World Championships silver medals in giant slalom (2017, 2018) and team event (2017). In 2018 in Davos, her silver was part of a 1-2 Austrian podium finish, with Julia Scheib winning gold.

WORLD CUP
Was double world champion (20 February 2021) before she had her first podium victory on the World Cup circuit in Are (13 March 2021) where she was second-fastest on both slalom runs, winning by a margin of 0.72 seconds.

CRYSTAL GLOBE
Won the Lenzerheide World Cup slalom on 20 March 2021 by more than a second to capture the slalom overall title. In nine World Cup slaloms in the 2020/21 season, she had eight podiums including two victories, four seconds, and two thirds. "That I can say I was good enough to win the slalom globe, that is fantastic. I don’t think I can ask for anything more, or that it can get any better.” (fis-ski.com, 20 Mar 2021)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/katharina.liensberger.925
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/liensberger.katharina.at
https://www.instagram.com/liensberger.katharina/
Athlete Website: https://www.katharina-liensberger.at/
Team Website: https://www.oesv.at/ski-alpin/athleten/details/56388/

Legend

:: Gold
:: Silver
:: Gold Medal Event

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