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Wendy Holdener

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Wendy Holdener (born 12 May 1993) is a Swiss World Cup alpine ski racer who specialises in slalom and combined.[1] She is a two-time World champion in combined and a five-time Olympic medalist,[2] four individual and one gold medal in team event at Pyeongchang 2018.[3] She won a Silver medal in Women's combined, at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[4][5]

Wendy Holdener
Hammarby backen 2018
Personal information
Born (1993-05-12) 12 May 1993 (age 31)
Unteriberg, Schwyz, Switzerland
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesSlalom, Combined,
Giant slalom, Super-G
ClubSC Drusberg
World Cup debut23 October 2010 (age 17)
Websitewendyholdener.ch
Olympics
Teams3 – (2014, 2018, 2022)
Medals4 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams6 – (20112021)
Medals4 (3 gold)
World Cup
Seasons13 – (20112023)
Wins5 – (2 SL, 1 PSL, 2 AC)
Podiums46 – (32 SL, 5 PSL, 5 AC,
          2 SG, 2 GS)
Overall titles0 – (2nd in 2018)
Discipline titles2 – (AC, 2016 and 2018)
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing  Switzerland
International alpine ski competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 2 2
World Championships 3 1 0
Total 4 3 2
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Pyeongchang Team event
Silver medal – second place 2018 Pyeongchang Slalom
Silver medal – second place 2022 Beijing Combined
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Pyeongchang Combined
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Beijing Slalom
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 St. Moritz Combined
Gold medal – first place 2019 Åre Combined
Gold medal – first place 2019 Åre Team event
Silver medal – second place 2017 St. Moritz Slalom
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Crans Montana Combined
Silver medal – second place 2011 Crans Montana Downhill
Silver medal – second place 2013 Quebec Team event
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Crans Montana Giant slalom

Career

Holdener made her World Cup debut in Sölden in October 2010, and attained her first podium in March 2013, a second place in slalom at Ofterschwang. In 2016, she gained her first two World Cup victories and won the crystal globe title in the combined discipline.[6]

Holdener's first win in a World Cup slalom came in November 2022 at Killington, shared with Anna Swenn-Larsson, after 30 previous podiums in the discipline without a victory.

World Cup results

Season titles

 
Season Discipline
2016 Combined
2018 Combined

Season standings

Season
Age Overall Slalom Giant
Slalom
Super-G Downhill Combined Parallel
2011 17 89 38 49 27
2012 18 67 31 19
2013 19 20 6 42 33
2014 20 29 10 35 12
2015 21 22 8 46 52 7
2016 22 6 3 30 45 1
2017 23 8 3 22 53 3
2018 24 2 2 8 22 39 1
2019 25 3 3 7 22 48 3
2020 26 6 4 6 15 38 2 13
2021 27 10 5 22 27 20
2022 28 14 5 25 25 46
2023 29 2 2 26
Standings through 27 November 2022
 
Holdener at Stockholm's Hammarbybacken in 2018

Race podiums

  • 5 wins – (2 SL, 1 PSL, 2 AC)
  • 46 podiums – (32 SL, 5 PSL, 5 AC, 2 GS, 2 SG)
Season
Date Location Discipline Place
2013 10 March 2013   Ofterschwang, Germany Slalom 2nd
2015 29 December 2014   Kühtai, Austria Slalom 3rd
2016 29 December 2015   Lienz, Austria Slalom 2nd
23 February 2016   Stockholm, Sweden City event 1st
28 February 2016  Soldeu, Andorra Combined 2nd
6 March 2016   Jasná, Slovakia Slalom 2nd
13 March 2016     Lenzerheide, Switzerland Combined 1st
2017 12 November 2016   Levi, Finland Slalom 2nd
27 November 2016   Killington, USA Slalom 3rd
11 December 2016   Sestriere, Italy Slalom 3rd
29 December 2016   Semmering, Austria Slalom 3rd
8 January 2017   Maribor, Slovenia Slalom 2nd
10 January 2017   Flachau, Austria Slalom 3rd
2018 12 November 2017   Levi, Finland Slalom 3rd
28 December 2017   Lienz, Austria Slalom 2nd
1 January 2018  Oslo, Norway City event 2nd
3 January 2018   Zagreb, Croatia Slalom 2nd
7 January 2018   Kranjska Gora, Slovenia Slalom 3rd
26 January 2018     Lenzerheide, Switzerland Combined 1st
28 January 2018 Slalom 3rd
30 January 2018   Stockholm, Sweden City event 2nd
3 March 2018     Crans-Montana, Switzerland Super-G 3rd
10 March 2018   Ofterschwang, Germany Slalom 2nd
17 March 2018   Åre, Sweden Slalom 2nd
2019 9 December 2018     St. Moritz, Switzerland Parallel slalom 3rd
29 December 2018   Semmering, Austria Slalom 3rd
1 January 2019    Oslo, Norway City event 3rd
5 January 2019   Zagreb, Croatia Slalom 3rd
2 February 2019   Maribor, Slovenia Slalom 3rd
24 February 2019     Crans-Montana, Switzerland Combined 3rd
9 March 2019   Špindlerův Mlýn, Czech Republic Slalom 2nd
16 March 2019    Soldeu, Andorra Slalom 2nd
2020 23 November 2019   Levi, Finland Slalom 2nd
17 December 2019   Courchevel, France Giant slalom 3rd
12 January 2020   Altenmarkt, Austria Combined 2nd
9 February 2020   Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany Super-G 3rd
15 February 2020   Kranjska Gora, Slovenia Giant slalom 3rd
16 February 2020 Slalom 2nd
2021 12 January 2021   Flachau, Austria Slalom 3rd
6 March 2021   Jasná, Slovakia Slalom 3rd
13 March 2021   Åre, Sweden Slalom 3rd
2022 28 November 2021   Killington, USA Slalom 3rd
9 January 2022   Kranjska Gora, Slovenia Slalom 2nd
2023 20 November 2022   Levi, Finland Slalom 2nd
27 November 2022   Killington, USA Slalom 1st
11 December 2022   Sestriere, Italy Slalom 1st

World Championship results

Year
Age Slalom Giant
Slalom
Super-G Downhill Combined Parallel Team Event
2011 17 DNF2 29 5
2013 19 11 26 9
2015 21 DNF2 17 4
2017 23 2 1 4
2019 25 17 15 14 1 1
2021 27 4 8 DNF SL 7 4

Olympic results

Year
Age Slalom Giant
slalom
Super-G Downhill Combined Team event
2014 20 DNF1 DNF1
2018 24 2 9 3 1
2022 28 3 9 2

References

  1. ^ "Wendy Holdener Biography". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Wendy Holdener Profile". olympics.com. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Team, Mixed - Date 24 February 2018". olympedia.org. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Wendy Holdener Olympic Profile | NBC Olympics". www.nbcolympics.com. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Wendy Holdener, Olympic medalist Alpine skier, out of World Cup Finals". OlympicTalk | NBC Sports. Associated Press. 19 March 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Hometown hero Wendy Holdener takes combined globe in Lenzerheide". skiracing.com. 13 March 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2022.