Maria Höfl-Riesch

Maria Höfl-Riesch
Riesch at the 25th Laureus World Sports Awards in 2024
Personal information
Born (1984-11-24) 24 November 1984
OccupationAlpine skier
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Sport
Skiing career
DisciplinesDownhill), super-G, slalom, combined, giant slalom
ClubSC Partenkirchen
World Cup debut16 February 2001  (age 16)
Retired20 March 2014  (age 29)
Websitemaria.com.de
Olympics
Teams2 – (2010, 2014)
Medals4 (3 gold)
World Championships
Teams5 – (2003, 200713)
Medals6 (2 gold)
World Cup
Seasons13 – (20022014)
Wins27
Podiums81
Overall titles1 – (2011)
Discipline titles5 – (1 DH, 1 SG, 2 SL, 1 SC)
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing  Germany
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Slalom 9 9 7
Giant slalom 0 2 2
Downhill 11 5 10
Super-G 3 8 5
Combined 4 3 3
Total 27 27 27
International competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 3 1 0
World Championships 2 0 4
World Junior Championships 5 2 2
Total 10 3 6
Olympic Games
2010 Vancouver Combined
2010 Vancouver Slalom
2014 Sochi Combined
2014 Sochi Super-G
World Championships
2009 Val d'Isère Slalom
2013 Schladming Combined
2011 Garmisch Super-G
2011 Garmisch Downhill
2013 Schladming Downhill
2013 Schladming Team event
Junior World Ski Championships
2001 Verbier Combined
2002 Tarvisio Super-G
2003 Briançonnais Combined
2004 Maribor Downhill
2004 Maribor Giant slalom
2001 Verbier Super-G
2002 Tarvisio Slalom
2001 Verbier Downhill
2003 Briançonnais Giant slalom

Maria Höfl-Riesch (German pronunciation: [maˈʁiːa ˌhøːfl̩ ˈʁiːʃ] ; née Riesch, born 24 November 1984) is a German former alpine ski racer. She is a three-time Olympic champion, two-time World champion, an overall World Cup champion and five-time World junior champion.

Höfl-Riesch made her World Cup debut in February 2001 and won gold medals in slalom and super combined at the 2010 Winter Olympics. She won the World Cup overall title in 2011. At the 2014 Winter Olympics, she defended her super combined title to win her third Olympic gold medal, and also won a silver medal in the super-G.