Alina MEIER

Switzerland

Cross-Country Skiing

Date of Birth: 19 Feb 1996

Age: 26

Gender: Female

Place of birth: DAVOS

Birth Country:

Switzerland

Residence: DAVOS

Residence Country:

Switzerland

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Cross-Country Skiing	Women's Sprint Free	13
	Women's 4 x 5km Relay SUI Switzerland	7

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Zhangjiakou National Cross-Country Skiing Centre	Women's Sprint Free Qualification	Finished
	Zhangjiakou National Cross-Country Skiing Centre	Women's 4 x 5km Relay	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

World Championship
Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Team Sprint Finals Ladies	2021	Oberstdorf, GER
7	Rel 4x5 km M Ladies	2021	Oberstdorf, GER
45	SP C Final Ladies	2021	Oberstdorf, GER

World Cup Rankings
Season	All	Sprint
2021/2022	96	64
2020/2021	58	29
2019/2020	106	73

Best performances per season in World Cup events from 2018/2019 - Individual events until 15km

Season	SP C	SP F	10km F
2021/22		1 x 25th	1 x 58th
2020/21	1 x 47th	1 x 14th	1 x 37th
2019/20		1 x 24th
2018/19		1 x 46th

Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season
Rank	Event	Season	Location
25	SP F Final Ladies	2021/2022	Dresden, GER
44	SP F Final Ladies	2021/2022	Davos, SUI
58	10 km F Ladies	2021/2022	Davos, SUI

Hobbies:

Dancing, music. (swiss-ski.ch, davosklostersnordisch.ch)

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Sports High School Davos in 2016. (sportgymnasium.ch, 11 Jul 2021)

Family:

Sister, Ilenja. Partner, Roman Schaad.

Languages spoken:

German, English, Italian

Club name:

Davos

Sporting relatives:

Partner Roman Schaad (Cross-country skiing): Competed at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games, three World Championships (2015, 2019, 2021), three U23 World Championships (2014-16) winning 2014 sprint bronze, and two Junior World Championships (2012-13).

Other sports:

Is interested in all kind of sports. (swiss-ski.ch)

Debut:

2017 World Cup in Drammen (Sprint - 55th)

Injuries:

Had lots of trouble with her shoulder in the past years but is now able to train without any pain for the last two seasons. (suedostschweiz.ch, 24 Feb 2021)

National team:

2015

Start:

Started with alpine skiing and changed to cross-country skiing at age 15. (suedostschweiz.ch, 24 Feb 2021)

Ambition:

Winning an Olympic medal in the team relay. (suedostschweiz.ch, 24 Feb 2021)

Training:

In summer 2020, started working with mental coach Martina Holzach. In the 2020/21 season, she could already feel its first benefits. (suedostschweiz.ch, 24 Feb 2021)

Memorable:

Participating at her first World Championships in Oberstdorf 2021. (suedostschweiz.ch, 24 Feb 2021)

Hero:

Tennis player Roger Federer (SUI), 2008 Olympic doubles champion, winner of 20 Grand Slam titles. (suedostschweiz.ch, 24 Feb 2021)

Ritual:

Is not superstitious but has rituals before the races. Nothing special but always doing the same procedures is important for her. (suedostschweiz.ch, 7 Jun 2021)

Award:

Athlete of the Year, Sports High School Davos (2016).

General Interest

TEAM SUISSE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
Is supported by the foundation "Schweizer Sporthilfe", a national sports development program in Switzerland that supports talented athletes on their way to the world elite. (sporthilfe.ch)

Milestones

Finished seventh in the 4x5km relay in her World Championships debut in 2021 in Oberstdorf.

Has 10 starts at three Junior World Championships (2014-16), producing four top-six finishes, but no medals (best is a pair of fifths in the relay in 2014 and 2016).

In three U23 World Championship appearances (2017-19), she had seven top-30 finishes in eight starts.

Earned her first World Cup points in the sprint in 2019 (Planica), with sixth in the team sprint finals in 2020 (Dresden) her top result to date.

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Legend

:: Gold Medal Event

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