 Aufdenblatten in January 2009 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 February 1981 Zermatt, Valais, Switzerland |
| Occupation | Alpine skier |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Skiing career | |
| Disciplines | Downhill, super-G, giant slalom, combined |
| Club | Zermatt |
| World Cup debut | 11 March 2000 (age 19) |
| Website | Fraenzi-Aufdenblatten.ch |
| Olympics | |
| Teams | 3 – ( 2002, 2006, 2014) |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Championships | |
| Teams | 5 – ( 2003– 09, 2013) |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Cup | |
| Seasons | 11 |
| Wins | 1 – (1 SG |
| Podiums | 4 – (3 DH, 1 SG) |
| Overall titles | 0 – (18th in 2004) |
| Discipline titles | 0 – (5th in DH, 2006) |
Franziska Christine "Fränzi" Aufdenblatten (born 10 February 1981) is a retired Swiss World Cup alpine ski racer.
Born in Zermatt, Valais, Aufdenblatten made her World Cup debut in March 2000 in a giant slalom at Sestriere. She scored four podium finishes on the World Cup: one win in a super-G in Val-d'Isère in December 2009, and three third places in downhill at Haus im Ennstal ( 2004), Bad Kleinkirchheim ( 2006), and Lenzerheide ( 2014). Aufdenblatten competed in three Winter Olympics ( 2002, 2006 and 2014) and her best finish was a sixth place in the 2014 super-G at Rosa Khutor.
After the 2014 Games, Aufdenblatten announced that she would be retiring from competition at the end of the season in order to start a new career in sports management. [1] After announcing her retirement, she scored a fourth and final World Cup podium finish with a third place in the downhill at the 2014 World Cup Finals at Lenzerheide in her native Switzerland. [2]
World Cup victories
| Date | Location | Discipline |
|---|---|---|
| 20 December 2009 | Val-d'Isère, France | Super-G |
References
- ^ "Fränzi Aufdenblatten announces retirement". Fédération Internationale de Ski. 28 February 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ^ "Lara Gut gewinnt" [Lara Gut wins]. Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). 12 March 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
External links
- Fränzi Aufdenblatten at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Fränzi Aufdenblatten World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
- Fränzi Aufdenblatten at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
-
Fränzi Aufdenblatten at
Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Swiss Ski team Archived 3 May 2017 at the Wayback Machine – official site – (in German)
- Stöckli Skis – alpine racers – Fraenzi Aufdenblatten
- Official website (in German)
 | This biographical article relating to alpine skiing in Switzerland is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
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- Swiss female alpine skiers
- Alpine skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Olympic alpine skiers for Switzerland
- People from Zermatt
- Living people
- Skiers from Valais
- 21st-century Swiss women
- Swiss alpine skiing biography stubs
|
Aufdenblatten in January 2009 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 February 1981 Zermatt, Valais, Switzerland |
| Occupation | Alpine skier |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Skiing career | |
| Disciplines | Downhill, super-G, giant slalom, combined |
| Club | Zermatt |
| World Cup debut | 11 March 2000 (age 19) |
| Website | Fraenzi-Aufdenblatten.ch |
| Olympics | |
| Teams | 3 – ( 2002, 2006, 2014) |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Championships | |
| Teams | 5 – ( 2003– 09, 2013) |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Cup | |
| Seasons | 11 |
| Wins | 1 – (1 SG |
| Podiums | 4 – (3 DH, 1 SG) |
| Overall titles | 0 – (18th in 2004) |
| Discipline titles | 0 – (5th in DH, 2006) |
Franziska Christine "Fränzi" Aufdenblatten (born 10 February 1981) is a retired Swiss World Cup alpine ski racer.
Born in Zermatt, Valais, Aufdenblatten made her World Cup debut in March 2000 in a giant slalom at Sestriere. She scored four podium finishes on the World Cup: one win in a super-G in Val-d'Isère in December 2009, and three third places in downhill at Haus im Ennstal ( 2004), Bad Kleinkirchheim ( 2006), and Lenzerheide ( 2014). Aufdenblatten competed in three Winter Olympics ( 2002, 2006 and 2014) and her best finish was a sixth place in the 2014 super-G at Rosa Khutor.
After the 2014 Games, Aufdenblatten announced that she would be retiring from competition at the end of the season in order to start a new career in sports management. [1] After announcing her retirement, she scored a fourth and final World Cup podium finish with a third place in the downhill at the 2014 World Cup Finals at Lenzerheide in her native Switzerland. [2]
World Cup victories
| Date | Location | Discipline |
|---|---|---|
| 20 December 2009 | Val-d'Isère, France | Super-G |
References
- ^ "Fränzi Aufdenblatten announces retirement". Fédération Internationale de Ski. 28 February 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ^ "Lara Gut gewinnt" [Lara Gut wins]. Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). 12 March 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
External links
- Fränzi Aufdenblatten at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Fränzi Aufdenblatten World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
- Fränzi Aufdenblatten at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
-
Fränzi Aufdenblatten at
Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Swiss Ski team Archived 3 May 2017 at the Wayback Machine – official site – (in German)
- Stöckli Skis – alpine racers – Fraenzi Aufdenblatten
- Official website (in German)
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| This biographical article relating to alpine skiing in Switzerland is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1981 births
- Swiss female alpine skiers
- Alpine skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Olympic alpine skiers for Switzerland
- People from Zermatt
- Living people
- Skiers from Valais
- 21st-century Swiss women
- Swiss alpine skiing biography stubs