Ariane RAEDLER

Historical Results

Ari. (olympiazentrum-vorarlberg.at)

Beach volleyball, cycling, golf. (Athlete, 8 Sep 2021)

Athlete

When she was 10 years old, she attended the secondary ski school in Schruns-Tschagguns. During this time she was accepted into the Vorarlberg Ski Association. Then she went to the ski trade school in Stams for four years. (olympiazentrum-vorarlberg.at)

Father, Reinhold. Mother, Andrea (passed Nov 2019). Brother, Riccardo.

German, English

Ski Club Moeggers

National: Christoph Alster (AUT)

Father Reinhold Raedler (Alpine skiing): Involved as an official.

Brother Riccardo Raedler (Alpine skiing): Competed at the national level.

2010 FIS event in Livigno (Slalom - 12th)
2018 World Cup in Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Downhill - 35th)

6 December 2019: Torn anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus in a crash in downhill training at the World Cup in Lake Louise. Underwent surgery at Hochrum Klinik in Austria and missed the entire 2019/20 season. (Athlete, 8 Sep 2021; Instagram, 9 Dec 2019)

April 2018: Tore the anterior cruciate ligament in her right knee in the final training session after the season in which she won the Europa Cup downhill title. Surgery on 25 April 2018 was performed by Dr. Christian Fink. Returned to racing in December. (Athlete, 8 Sep 2021; vol.at, 18 Oct 2018)

25 March 2016: Tore left anterior cruciate ligament when she crashed in a national championship race in Liechtenstein, just weeks after returning to racing from her previous injury. Returned to racing in December 2016. (Athlete, 8 Sep 2021; olympiazentrum-vorarlberg.at)

6 June 2015: Torn anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus in her left knee, just four months after an ankle injury. Returned to racing in March 2016 at the FIS race level. (Athlete, 8 Sep 2021; olympiazentrum-vorarlberg.at)

February 2015: Injury to her right ankle in a FIS super-G race at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, ending her season, her first on the Austrian B team. Came back to training in the spring. (Athlete, 8 Sep 2021; olympiazentrum-vorarlberg.at)

2012

Began skiing when she was two-and-a-half years old. Her parents were very enthusiastic skiers and coaches in the local ski club. (Athlete, 8 Sep 2021; ariane-raedler.com)

Had a lot of fun skiing with her friends after school. Loves the adrenaline rush before the start, the speed and always going to the limit in the sport. "We athletes are privileged to be able to practice our sport outside in the mountains and to conjure up the fastest turns in the snow in the fresh air." (Athlete, 8 Sep 2021; ariane-raedler.com)

To win World Cup races and an Olympic medal, and stay healthy. (Athlete, 8 Sep 2021)

"You always have to be physically and mentally on top to perform at your best, I really enjoy working on it and that's why skiing is my greatest passion." (ariane-raedler.com)

Coming back from a succession of major injuries, in 2018 when she won the Europa Cup downhill title and secured a starting spot for herself on the World Cup.

Alpine skier Marlies Schild (AUT), four-time Olympic and seven-time World Championships medallist. (Athlete, 8 Sep 2021)

Her mother, who passed away in November 2019. (Athlete, 8 Sep 2021)

"Not really, just that I always need an espresso before the race." (Athlete, 8 Sep 2021)

"Sport makes you happy. Through competitive sport you always develop yourself which helps you for the rest of your life." (Athlete, 8 Sep 2021)