Sonja Nef (born 19 April 1972) is a Swiss former alpine skier. Nef was women's World Champion in giant slalom in 2001. She won the 2001 and 2002 World Cup in Giant slalom. At the 2002 Winter Olympics, she finished third in giant slalom.
Career The injury made itself felt in the following winter of 2003/04 in a declining level of performance. Although Nef was able to achieve a podium finish in the slalom for the last time, further good results became rarer. This trend continued in the winter of 2004/05. Her best placings were two fifth places. In the 2005/06 season, an inflammation of her hip gave her a hard time. Nef was never ranked better than 20th and was unable to qualify for the 2006 Winter Olympics.
World Cup results Season titles 2 titles – (2 GS) SeasonDiscipline2001Giant slalom2002Giant slalom
Season standings Season Age Overall Slalom Giant slalom Super-G Downhill Combined 1995 22 48 — 15 — — — 1996 23 15 11 5 — — — 1997 24 23 20 13 — — — 1998 25 16 26 4 — — — 1999 26 15 21 4 — — — 2000 27 6 14 2 — — — 2001 28 4 2 1 — — — 2002 29 3 4 1 — — — 2003 30 13 14 5 — — — 2004 31 29 19 16 — — — 2005 32 24 14 17 — — — 2006 33 82 38 38 — — —
Race podiums
15 wins – (13 GS, 2 SL) 32 podiums – (24 GS, 8 SL)
Season Date Location Discipline Place1996 6 Jan 1996 Maribor, Slovenia Giant slalom 2nd 26 Jan 1996 Sestriere, Italy Slalom1st1997 26 Jan 1997 Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy Giant slalom 3rd1998 28 Jan 1998 Åre, Sweden Giant slalom 2nd1999 02 Jan 1999 Maribor, Slovenia Giant slalom 2nd 24 Feb 1999 Åre, Sweden Giant slalom 3rd2000 31 Oct 1999 Tignes, France Giant slalom 1st 5 Jan 2000 Maribor, Slovenia Giant slalom 2nd 17 Feb 2000 Åre, Sweden Giant slalom 1st 11 Mar 2000 Sestriere, Italy Giant slalom 1st2001 16 Nov 2000 Park City, USA Giant slalom 1st 9 Dec 2000 Sestriere, Italy Giant slalom 3rd 19 Dec 2000 Sestriere, Italy Giant slalom 1st 28 Dec 2000 Semmering, Austria Slalom 2nd 30 Dec 2000 Giant slalom 1st 6 Jan 2001 Maribor, Slovenia Giant slalom 1st 21 Jan 2001 Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy Giant slalom 1st 26 Jan 2001 Ofterschwang, Germany Slalom 3rd 10 Mar 2001 Åre, Sweden Slalom 1st 11 Mar 2001 Giant slalom 1st2002 27 Oct 2001 Sölden, Austria Giant slalom 2nd 21 Nov 2001 Copper Mountain, USA Giant slalom 3rd 9 Dec 2001 Sestriere, Italy Slalom 3rd 16 Dec 2001 Val-d’Isère, France Giant slalom 1st 4 Jan 2002 Maribor, Slovenia Giant slalom 1st 6 Jan 2002 Slalom 3rd 13 Jan 2002 Saalbach, Austria Slalom 2nd31 Feb 2002 Åre, Sweden Giant slalom 3rd 9 Mar 2002 Altenmarkt, Austria Giant slalom 1st2003 12 Dec 2002 Val-d’Isère, France Giant slalom 2nd 4 Jan 2003 Bormio, Italy Giant slalom 1st2004 29 Nov 2003 Park City, USA Slalom 2nd
Olympic results Year Age Slalom Giant Slalom Super-G Downhill Combined 1998 25 DNF1 DNF1 — — — 2002 29 DNF2 3 — — —
World Championship results Year Age Slalom Giant Slalom Super-G Downhill Combined 1996 23 DNF1 DNF2 — — — 1997 24 DNF1 8 — — — 1999 26 DNF2 11 — — — 2001 28 7 1 — — — 2003 30 6 8 — — — 2005 32 DNF1 DNF2 — — —
References
External links
Sonja Nef fan page