Pia ZERKHOLD
AustriaEvents and Medals
| Discipline | Event | Rank | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
 Snowboard |
Women's Snowboard Cross | 25 | |
| Mixed Team Snowboard Cross | 13 |
Schedule
Biographical Information
Highlights
Historical Results
| Youth Olympic Games | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
| 5 | Freestyle/Snowboard Relay | 2016 | Lillehammer, NOR |
| 8 | Boardercross | 2016 | Lillehammer, NOR |
| World Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
| 7 | Snowboard Cross Team Mixed | 2021 | Idre Fjäll, SWE |
| 24 | Snowboard Cross Ladies | 2021 | Idre Fjäll, SWE |
| World Cup Rankings | |
|---|---|
| Season | Snowboard Cross |
| 2021/2022 | 7 |
| 2020/2021 | 13 |
| 2019/2020 | 33 |
| 2018/2019 | 34 |
| 2017/2018 | 44 |
| World Cup - Best Achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Season | Snowboard Cross | Snowboard Cross Team |
| 2021/2022 | 2 x 4th | 1 x 6th |
| 2020/2021 | 1 x 8th | |
| 2019/2020 | 1 x 18th | |
| 2018/2019 | 1 x 23rd | |
| 2017/2018 | 1 x 17th | 1 x 6th |
| Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Season | Location |
| 4 | Snowboard Cross | 2021/2022 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA |
| 4 | Snowboard Cross | 2021/2022 | Secret Garden, CHN |
| 6 | Snowboard Cross Team | 2021/2022 | Montafon, AUT |
| 8 | Snowboard Cross | 2021/2022 | Cervinia, ITA |
| 9 | Snowboard Cross | 2021/2022 | Krasnoyarsk, RUS |
| 12 | Snowboard Cross | 2021/2022 | Krasnoyarsk, RUS |
| 34 | Snowboard Cross | 2021/2022 | Montafon, AUT |
Camping, hiking, skateboarding, and surfing.
Athlete
Father, Erich. Mother, Irene. Sister, Verena.
German, English
Snowboardbase
Thomas Greil (AUT)
2014 FIS event in Hochficht (Giant Slalom - 11th)
2017 World Cup in Cervinia (Snowboard Cross - 29th)
Suffered concussions at five different times while snowboarding.
2015
Started snowboarding at age 12, and tried snowboard cross for the first time at age 13 at school championships.
"I love the adrenaline rush and the feeling of freedom i have after racing down a big course. And I love how varied our sport is: every course is completely different. It‘s always exciting when you see a new course for the first time." (Athlete, 29 Sep 2021)
To finish in top-10 at the Olympic Games and in top eight in the World Cup overall final standings. (Athlete, 29 Sep 2021)
"In summer, I prepare daily for the coming winter with hard and consistent training." (pia-zerkhold.com, 16 May 2021)
Finishing eighth at the World Cup race in Valmalenco, Italy in January 2021 and being named 2020/21 Rookie of the Year.
Faye Gulini (USA), snowboarder. "Because she is always smiling and I love the positivity." (Athlete, 29 Sep 2021)
"My parents always made it possible for my sister and me to try out all kind of sports. My mom is also very athletic, so she is sometimes my training partner too." (Athlete, 29 Sep 2021)
"When you focus on the good, the good gets better." (Athlete, 29 Sep 2021)
Rookie of the Year (2020/2021).
