Katja Seizinger (; born 10 May 1972) is a German former World Cup alpine ski racing champion. She is her country's most successful alpine skier.
Biography Born in Datteln, North Rhine-Westphalia, Seizinger won three Olympic gold and two bronze medals, and won eleven World Cup season titles: two overall, four downhill, and five Super-G. She was a three-time winner of Germany's sportswoman of the year award.
With Olympic downhill victories in 1994 and 1998, she was the first to win consecutive Olympic gold medals in the same alpine speed event, and also the first woman to successfully defend an Olympic alpine title.
Seizinger injured both knees while training in June 1998, missed the entire 1999 season, then retired in April.
World Cup results
Season standings Season Age Overall Slalom GiantSlalom Super-G Downhill Combined 1990 17 44 – 39 12 – 21 1991 18 15 – 29 4 13 12 1992 19 3 – 10 3 1 — 1993 20 2 58 7 1 1 7 1994 21 3 49 6 1 1 19 1995 22 2 19 9 1 3 4 1996 23 1 39 2 1 2 — 1997 24 2 19 2 2 5 — 1998 25 1 12 6 1 1 2 1999 26 injured, did not compete
Season titles 11 titles – (2 overall, 4 DH, 5 SG) SeasonDiscipline1992Downhill1993DownhillSuper-G 1994DownhillSuper-G1995Super-G1996OverallSuper-G1998OverallDownhillSuper-G
Race victories 36 wins – (16 DH, 16 SG, 4 GS) SeasonDateLocationRace19927 Dec 1991Santa Caterina, Italy Super-G11 Jan 1992Schruns, AustriaDownhill 25 Jan 1992Morzine, France Downhill 7 Mar 1992Vail, USA Downhill 199320 Dec 1992Lake Louise, Canada Super-G15 Jan 1993Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy Downhill 26 Feb 1993Veysonnaz, Switzerland Downhill 3 Mar 1993Morzine, France Downhill 20 Mar 1993Vemdalen, Sweden Giant slalom20 Mar 1993Åre, Sweden Super-G199414 Jan 1994Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy Downhill 15 Jan 1994Super-G6 Mar 1994Whistler, Canada Downhill 9 Mar 1994Mammoth Mountain, USASuper-G16 Mar 1994Vail, CO, USA Downhill 199511 Dec 1994Lake Louise, Canada Super-G9 Mar 1995Bormio, Italy Super-G19965 Dec 1995 St. Anton, Austria Downhill 6 Jan 1996 Maribor, Slovenia Giant slalom13 Jan 1996 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany Super-G2 Feb 1996Val-d'Isère, France Super-G3 Feb 1996Downhill 4 Feb 1996Super-G9 Mar 1996 Hafjell, Norway Giant slalom199726 Oct 1996 Sölden, Austria Giant slalom30 Nov 1996 Lake Louise, Canada Downhill 7 Mar 1997 Mammoth Mountain, USA Super-G13 Mar 1997 Vail, USASuper-G199829 Nov 1997 Mammoth Mountain, USA Super-G4 Dec 1997Lake Louise, Canada Downhill 5 Dec 1997Downhill 6 Dec 1997Super-G17 Dec 1997 Val d'Isère, FranceDownhill 18 Dec 1997Super-G24 Jan 1998Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy Super-G31 Jan 1998Åre, Sweden Downhill
World Championship results Year Age Slalom Giant Slalom Super-G Downhill Combined 1991 18 — — 20 5 5 1993 20 — 12 1 4 DNF DH 1996 23 — 5 DNF 2 5 1997 24 — 5 2 5 2 1999 26 injured, did not compete
Olympic results Year Age Slalom Giant Slalom Super-G Downhill Combined 1992 19 — 8 3 4 DNF SL2 1994 21 — DNF2 DNF 1 DNF SL1 1998 25 — 3 6 1 1
See also List of FIS Alpine Ski World Cup women's race winners
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