Tina Weirather

Christina Weirather (born 24 May 1989) is a retired Liechtensteiner World Cup alpine ski racer. She won a bronze medal in Super-G for Liechtenstein at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.

Tina Weirather
Weirather in January 2017
Personal information
Born (1989-05-24) 24 May 1989 (age 35)
Vaduz, Liechtenstein
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesSuper-G, downhill, giant slalom
ClubSki Club Schaan
World Cup debut22 October 2005 (age 16)
Retired25 March 2020 (age 30)
Websitetina-weirather.com
Olympics
Teams3 – (2006, 2014, 2018)
Medals1 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams6 – (200507, 201319)
Medals1 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons13 – (20062008, 2010,
         20122020)
Wins9 – (1 DH, 7 SG, 1 GS)
Podiums41 – (14 DH, 21 SG, 6 GS)
Overall titles0 – (4th in 2016)
Discipline titles2 – (2 SG, 2017, 2018)
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing  Liechtenstein
International alpine ski competitions
Event1st2nd3rd
Olympic Games001
World Championships010
Total011
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2018 PyeongchangSuper-G
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2017 St. MoritzSuper-G
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place2007 AltenmarktDownhill
Gold medal – first place2006 Mont Sainte-AnneGiant slalom
Silver medal – second place2009 Garmisch-PartenkirchenGiant slalom
Silver medal – second place2007 AltenmarktSuper-G
Silver medal – second place2007 AltenmarktGiant slalom

Racing career

Weirather made her World Cup debut at age 16 in October 2005 and had nine victories and 41 podiums through her retirement in 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Weirather competed in two events at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, and finished 33rd in the super-G, but did not finish in the downhill. She had qualified to ski in four events at the 2010 Winter Olympics: downhill, super-G, giant slalom, and the combined. Just weeks before the Olympics on 23 January, while competing in a World Cup downhill at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Weirather suffered another anterior cruciate ligament injury to her right knee and missed the Olympics,[1] as well as the following World Cup season of 2011.[2]

Following years of training alongside her compatriots on the Liechtenstein Alpine Ski team, Weirather switched to training with the Swiss team.[3]

During the fourth training run for the downhill at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Weirather crashed at Rosa Khutor on 9 February and injured her lower right leg.[4] The bone contusion caused her to miss her starts in the Olympics and the remainder of the 2014 World Cup season. At the time, she was second in the World Cup overall, downhill and super-G standings and third in the giant slalom.[5]

On 25 March 2020 she announced her retirement.[6]

Personal life

Born in Vaduz, Weirather is the daughter of former World Cup ski racers Harti Weirather of Austria and Hanni Wenzel of Liechtenstein (and the niece of Andreas Wenzel).[1] Her mother Hanni won two overall World Cup titles (1978, 1980) and two Olympic gold medals (1980), four Olympic medals overall; uncle Andreas won the men's overall World Cup title in 1980 and 2 Olympic medals. Her father Harti won the season title in downhill in 1981 and was world champion in 1982.[7][8]

Weirather married Swiss radio host Fabio Nay in September 2022.[9] The couple have a son, Lio, born in January 2024.[10]

World Cup results

Season titles

Season
Discipline
2017Super-G
2018Super-G

Season standings

Season
AgeOverallSlalomGiant
Slalom
Super-GDownhillCombined
2007175623514316
20081810939
200919injured: out for season
2010205841253832
201121injured: out for season
2012229307 33
201323183796
201424510 417
201525101087
2016264435 8
201727713 5
201828631
2019291756 15
202030241623

Race podiums

Season
DateLocationDisciplinePlace
20122 Dec 2011 Lake Louise, CanadaDownhill2nd
28 Jan 2012    St. Moritz, SwitzerlandDownhill3rd
4 Feb 2012 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GermanyDownhill3rd
5 Feb 2012Super-G3rd
26 Feb 2012 Bansko, BulgariaSuper-G2nd
201330 Nov 2012 Lake Louise, CanadaDownhill3rd
1 Mar 2013 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GermanySuper-G1st
201429 Nov 2013 Beaver Creek, USADownhill2nd
1 Dec 2013Giant slalom3rd
7 Dec 2013 Lake Louise, CanadaDownhill2nd
8 Dec 2013Super-G2nd
14 Dec 2013    St. Moritz, SwitzerlandSuper-G1st
22 Dec 2013 Val-d'Isère, FranceGiant slalom1st
24 Jan 2014 Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy  Downhill2nd
25 Jan 2014Downhill3rd
26 Jan 2014Super-G2nd
20155 Dec 2014 Lake Louise, CanadaDownhill3rd
19 Jan 2015 Cortina d'Ampezzo, ItalySuper-G3rd
21 Feb 2015 Maribor, SloveniaGiant slalom3rd
7 Mar 2015 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GermanyDownhill1st
201624 Oct 2015 Sölden, Austria  Giant slalom3rd
28 Dec 2015 Lienz, Austria  Giant slalom2nd
24 Jan 2016 Cortina d'Ampezzo, ItalySuper-G2nd
30 Jan 2016 Maribor, SloveniaGiant slalom3rd
21 Feb 2016 La Thuile, ItalySuper-G1st
17 Mar 2016    St. Moritz, SwitzerlandSuper-G1st
20174 Dec 2016 Lake Louise, CanadaSuper-G2nd
18 Dec 2016 Val-d'Isère, FranceSuper-G2nd
15 Jan 2017 Altenmarkt-Zauchensee, AustriaDownhill2nd
22 Jan 2017 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GermanySuper-G3rd
16 Mar 2017 Aspen, USASuper-G1st
20181 Dec 2017 Lake Louise, CanadaDownhill2nd
3 Dec 2017Super-G1st
9 Dec 2017    St. Moritz, SwitzerlandSuper-G3rd
17 Dec 2017 Val-d'Isère, FranceSuper-G2nd
20 Jan 2018 Cortina d'Ampezzo, ItalyDownhill2nd
4 Feb 2018 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GermanyDownhill3rd
3 Mar 2018    Crans-Montana, SwitzerlandSuper-G1st
20198 Dec 2018    St. Moritz, SwitzerlandSuper-G3rd
19 Dec 2018 Val Gardena, ItalySuper-G2nd
20 Jan 2019 Cortina d'Ampezzo, ItalySuper-G2nd

World Championship results

Year
AgeSlalomGiant
Slalom
Super-GDownhillCombined
20051531
200717DNF2DNFDNS2
200919injured, did not compete
201121
20132327DNF13DNS2
2015254611
20172719210DNS1
201929DNF18DNS2

Olympic results

Year
AgeSlalomGiant
Slalom
Super-GDownhillCombined
20061633DNF
201020injured: did not compete
201424DNS^DNS^
2018282234
^ injured during downhill training run

Other honours

Alpine skiing Junior World championships

  • 2009 Alpine skiing Junior World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Germany)
    • Giant slalom
  • 2007 Alpine skiing Junior World Championships in Altenmarkt (Austria)
    • Downhill
    • Super-G
    • Giant slalom
  • 2006 Alpine skiing Junior World Championships in Mont Sainte-Anne (Canada)
    • Giant slalom

Swiss Alpine skiing championships

  • 2005 Swiss Alpine Skiing Championships in Veysonnaz (Switzerland)
    • Giant slalom
  • 2006 Swiss Alpine Skiing Championships in St. Moritz (Switzerland)
    • Giant slalom
  • 2009 Swiss Alpine Skiing Championships in St. Moritz (Switzerland)
    • Giant slalom

German Alpine skiing championships

  • 2009 German Alpine Skiing Championships in Oberjoch (Germany)
    • Giant slalom

Liechtenstein Alpine skiing championships

  • 2006 Liechtenstein Alpine Skiing Championships in Malbun (Liechtenstein)
    • Giant slalom

See also

References

Olympic Games
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