Mirjam PUCHNER

Historical Results

Miri. (Athlete, 21 Aug 2021)

Cycling, slackline, tennis, hiking, baking cakes, spending time with family and friends. (Athlete, 21 Aug 2021)

Athlete, Police officer

Bachelor's degree from Institute for Management (IFM) in Salzburg.
Currently pursuing a Masters degree in sport management at KMU University Akademie in Linz. (Athlete, 21 Aug 2021)

Father, Christoph. Mother, Christine. Brother (older), Joachim. Sister (older), Simone.

German, English

WSV St. Johann - Salzburg

National: Florian Scheiber (AUT)

Brother Joachim Puchner (Alpine skiing): 2007 Junior World Championships super-G silver medallist, with three more top-10 finishes in 2006 and 2007. Competed at the 2011 World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, and on the World Cup circuit (2009-17) with three podium finishes (one second, two thirds).

Tennis: As a teen, she was ranked in the top-five of her age class in Austria. She ultimately decided to focus on ski racing, but she still competes in tennis at the regional and national level. (Athlete, 21 Aug 2021; mirjam-puchner.at)

2007 FIS event in Gosau (Giant slalom - 55th)
2013 World Cup in St. Anton (Downhill - 47th)

February 2017: Fractured the tibia and fibula in her right leg, a year after her debut World Cup downhill win in St. Moritz, when she crashed on the same slope while training for the World Championships. Her comeback after three operations and a 660-day break from racing, was on 30 November 2018 in Lake Louise. (sports.yahoo.com, 8 Feb 2017)

2009

She began skiing at two-and-a-half years old, following her older brother and sister. Before she was three, she took part in the traditional local ski race, the Katschthalercup. As a young girl in St. Johann im Pongau, she split her time between skiing and tennis until she was 14, when she began to focus more on ski racing. (mirjam-puchner.at)

"Skiing connects everything I love. The nature, the speed, the snow, the mountains, and and and. There is nothing better than making turns in the snow and doing it as a profession. What more do you want?" (atomic.com)

To achieve World Cup podium finishes and win medals at the Olympic Winter Games. (Athlete, 21 Aug 2021)

Tries to integrate many different sports into her training. (Athlete, 21 Aug 2021)

Won the 2007 gold medal in super-G at the Whistler Cup, considered the world championships for children's races. Competed twice at the Trofeo Topolino. (mirjam-puchner.at)

World Cup downhill wins in 2016 in St. Moritz and 2019 in Andorra.

Brother Joachim, 2007 Junior World Championships super-G silver medallist, with three World Cup podiums in his ski racing career. (Athlete, 21 Aug 2021)

None. (Athlete, 21 Aug 2021)

"It's helpful to be balanced." (Athlete, 21 Aug 2021)