Resi Stiegler (/reɪˈziː/[1] (born November 14, 1985) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from the United States. She primarily raced in the technical events and specialized in slalom.
 Stiegler in December 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | November 14, 1985 Jackson, Wyoming, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Slalom, giant slalom, combined | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Jackson Hole SSC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | December 22, 2002 (age 17) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | resi-stiegler.com | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 3 – (2006, 2014, 2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 8 – (2003–17) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 13th – (2003–08, '11–17) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 1 – (1 SL) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (25th in 2007) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (5th in K, 2007) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Born and raised in Jackson, Wyoming, Stiegler is the daughter of Olympic champion Josef "Pepi" Stiegler of Austria. She began skiing at age two and racing at six at Jackson Hole. Junior Olympic and Nor-Am success while still a teenager led to a berth on the U.S. Ski Team;[2] she made her World Cup debut at age 17 in December 2002 at a slalom in Lenzerheide, Switzerland, where she finished a remarkable eleventh. At the 2003 Junior World Championships in France, she won bronze medals in slalom and combined, to which she added a tenth-place finish in combined at the "grown-up" World Championships that year in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Through March 2016, Stiegler has 21 World Cup top-ten finishes, with one podium. She finished sixth in combined at the 2005 World Championships in Santa Caterina, Italy. Stiegler made her Olympic debut at the 2006 Torino games at age 20, placing eleventh in the combined and twelfth in the slalom.
Stiegler's trademark is the tiger ears she usually wears atop her helmet. She won a well-publicized battle with the International Olympic Committee, allowing her to compete with the ears at the Torino Olympics.[3]
After a series of injuries,[4][5][6][7] Stiegler made her first World Cup podium in March 2012, a runner-up finish at a slalom in Ofterschwang, Germany.[8][9] It was her first top ten finish in over four years. In a November, 2012 interview, Stiegler had recovered on schedule and was set to compete in the 2012–13 season as planned.
World Cup results
editSeason standings
edit| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
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| 2003 | 17 | 92 | 39 | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 18 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 19 | 45 | 19 | 49 | — | — | 8 |
| 2006 | 20 | 42 | 15 | 51 | — | — | 24 |
| 2007 | 21 | 25 | 17 | 31 | — | 51 | 5 |
| 2008 | 22 | 40 | 18 | 26 | — | 48 | — |
| 2009 | 23 | ||||||
| 2010 | 24 | ||||||
| 2011 | 25 | 98 | 36 | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 26 | 57 | 23 | 38 | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 27 | 77 | 31 | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 28 | 80 | 29 | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 29 | 65 | 22 | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 30 | 48 | 13 | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 31 | 61 | 20 | 56 | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 32 | 65 | 23 | — | — | — | — |
- Standings through 4 February 2018
Top tens
edit| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 8 Feb 2004 | Zwiesel, Germany | Slalom | 8th |
| 2005 | 29 Dec 2004 | Semmering, Austria | Slalom | 8th |
| 20 Jan 2005 | Zagreb, Croatia | Slalom | 10th | |
| 27 Feb 2005 | San Sicario, Italy | Super combined | 8th | |
| 2006 | 5 Jan 2006 | Zagreb, Croatia | Slalom | 10th |
| 10 Mar 2006 | Levi, Finland | Slalom | 9th | |
| 17 Mar 2006 | Åre, Sweden | Slalom | 4th | |
| 2007 | 11 Nov 2006 | Levi, Finland | Slalom | 10th |
| 21 Dec 2006 | Val-d'Isère, France | Slalom | 6th | |
| 4 Jan 2007 | Zagreb, Croatia | Slalom | 5th | |
| 14 Jan 2007 | Altenmarkt, Austria | Super Combined | 4th | |
| 24 Feb 2007 | Sierra Nevada, Spain | Giant slalom | 10th | |
| 2 Mar 2007 | Tarvisio, Italy | Super Combined | 5th | |
| 2008 | 10 Nov 2007 | Reiteralm, Austria | Slalom | 4th |
| 25 Nov 2007 | Panorama, Canada | Slalom | 9th | |
| 9 Dec 2007 | Aspen, USA | Slalom | 8th | |
| 2012 | 4 Mar 2012 | Ofterschwang, Germany | Slalom | 2nd |
| 2013 | 4 Jan 2013 | Zagreb, Croatia | Slalom | 9th |
| 2016 | 29 Nov 2015 | Aspen, USA | Slalom | 10th |
| 15 Feb 2016 | Crans-Montana, Switzerland | Slalom | 8th | |
| 23 Feb 2016 | Stockholm, Sweden | Parallel slalom | 9th | |
| 2017 | 3 Jan 2017 | Zagreb, Croatia | Slalom | 7th |
| 31 Jan 2017 | Stockholm, Sweden | Parallel slalom | 9th |
World Championship results
edit| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 17 | 19 | — | — | — | 10 |
| 2005 | 19 | 6 | — | — | — | 21 |
| 2007 | 21 | 8 | — | — | — | DNF2 |
| 2009 | 23 | 19 | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 25 | 19 | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 27 | 22 | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 29 | DNS2 | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 31 | 11 | DNF1 | — | — | — |
Olympic results 
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| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 20 | 12 | — | — | — | 11 |
| 2010 | 24 | |||||
| 2014 | 28 | DNF2 | 29 | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 32 | DNF1 | 36 | — | — | — |
Video
edit- You Tube – Jackson Hole Dreams – Resi Stiegler
References
edit- ^ U.S. Ski Team – Resi Stiegler – accessed 2012-03-04
- ^ Rice, Bill (January 11, 2002). "Future U.S. stars sparkle at Hunter". Daily Gazette. Schenectady, New York. p. C6.
- ^ "Resi Stiegler cleared to compete with tiger ears". Ski Racing. February 16, 2006. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
- ^ "Stiegler seriously injured in GS". Lewiston Sun Journal. Maine. Associated Press. December 29, 2007. p. C6.
- ^ Meyer, John (November 24, 2013). "Still smiling: Resi Stiegler keeps getting up when knocked down". Denver Post. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
- ^ "Stiegler takes free-spirited approach to 2015". Ski Racing. September 25, 2014. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
- ^ Krivonen, Marci (November 26, 2015). "Aspen a fresh start for Resi Stiegler after knee injury". Colorado: Aspen Public Radio. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
- ^ Williams, Eric (March 4, 2012). "Canadian Mielzynski wins first World Cup in Ofterschwang slalom, Stiegler second". Ski Racing. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
- ^ U.S. Ski Team – Heroic World Cup Podium for Stiegler – 2012-03-04
External links
edit- Resi Stiegler at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Resi Stiegler World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
- Resi Stiegler at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Resi Stiegler at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Official website
- U.S. Ski Team – profile – Resi Stiegler
- Rossignol.com – alpine skiing – Resi Stiegler
- Stiegler Q&A, update on recovery – Stio, clothing sponsor