Anna Fenninger
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Anna Fenninger is an Austria
n Alpine skier
. She competes in all disciplines, but has had greatest success in Super-G and giant slalom.
, and finished fifth in the slalom.
On 11 November 2006, Fenninger made her debut in the World Cup
on the slalom run in the Finnish town of Levi
. She took her first points on 21 January 2007 in Cortina d’Ampezzo, where she finished 16th in the giant slalom.
After another top 20 placing, she improved again on 22 December 2007 in St. Anton am Arlberg, where she received her best result of fourth in the super combined. At the 2008 Junior World Championships, Fenninger won gold in the giant slalom and silver in both combined and downhill.
In the 2008-09 season
she achieved six top 10 placings, with her greatest success being a second place in the Super-G event in Cortina d'Ampezzo
on January, 26th, 2009. At the World Championships in Val-d'Isère Fenninger became 4th and 7th in the Super-G and the super combined events, respectively. She won the bronze medal in the Super-G event at the 2009 Junior World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen
.
In the next season, Fenninger achieved 3 top 10 placings. At the 2010 Winter Olympics
she placed 16th in the Super-G and the super combined events, and 25th in the downholl event.
should become Fenninger's most successful season so far. She achieved two third places in the world cup, and another ten top 10 placings, and finished up as 12th in the overall FIS ranking. At the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2011 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen
, Fenninger won gold in the super combined and silver in the team event, together with Romed Baumann
, Michaela Kirchgasser
, Benjamin Raich
, Marlies Schild
and Philipp Schörghofer
. She completed the season by winning the gold medal in the Super-G event of the Austrian Championships at the end of March.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n Alpine skier
Alpine skiing
Alpine skiing is the sport of sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings. Alpine skiing can be contrasted with skiing using free-heel bindings: Ski mountaineering and nordic skiing – such as cross-country; ski jumping; and Telemark. In competitive alpine skiing races four...
. She competes in all disciplines, but has had greatest success in Super-G and giant slalom.
2006 – 2010: World Cup Debut and First Successes
In the 2006 Junior World Championships, Fenninger won the gold in the Super-G, silver in the downhillDownhill
Downhill is an alpine skiing discipline. The rules for the Downhill were originally developed by Sir Arnold Lunn for the 1921 British National Ski Championships....
, and finished fifth in the slalom.
On 11 November 2006, Fenninger made her debut in the World Cup
Alpine skiing World Cup
The FIS Alpine Ski World Cup is the top international circuit of alpine skiing competitions, launched in 1966 by a group of ski racing friends and experts which included French journalist Serge Lang and the alpine ski team directors from France and the USA...
on the slalom run in the Finnish town of Levi
Levi
Levi/Levy was, according to the Book of Genesis, the third son of Jacob and Leah, and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Levi ; however Peake's commentary suggests this as postdiction, an eponymous metaphor providing an aetiology of the connectedness of the tribe to others in the Israelite...
. She took her first points on 21 January 2007 in Cortina d’Ampezzo, where she finished 16th in the giant slalom.
After another top 20 placing, she improved again on 22 December 2007 in St. Anton am Arlberg, where she received her best result of fourth in the super combined. At the 2008 Junior World Championships, Fenninger won gold in the giant slalom and silver in both combined and downhill.
In the 2008-09 season
2009 Alpine Skiing World Cup
The 43rd World Cup season began in late October 2008 in Sölden, Austria, and concluded in mid-March 2009, at the World Cup finals in Åre, Sweden.Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway won the overall title by two points over Benjamin Raich of Austria. Svindal returned from a season-ending injury in December...
she achieved six top 10 placings, with her greatest success being a second place in the Super-G event in Cortina d'Ampezzo
Cortina d'Ampezzo
Cortina d'Ampezzo is a town and comune in the southern Alps located in Veneto, a region in Northern Italy. Located in the heart of the Dolomites in an alpine valley, it is a popular winter sport resort known for its ski-ranges, scenery, accommodations, shops and après-ski scene...
on January, 26th, 2009. At the World Championships in Val-d'Isère Fenninger became 4th and 7th in the Super-G and the super combined events, respectively. She won the bronze medal in the Super-G event at the 2009 Junior World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Garmisch-Partenkirchen is a mountain resort town in Bavaria, southern Germany. It is the administrative centre of the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in the Oberbayern region, and the district is on the border with Austria...
.
In the next season, Fenninger achieved 3 top 10 placings. At the 2010 Winter Olympics
2010 Winter Olympics
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...
she placed 16th in the Super-G and the super combined events, and 25th in the downholl event.
2011: Reaching the Top of the World
The 2010-11 season2011 Alpine Skiing World Cup
The 45th FIS Alpine Ski World Cup season began on 23 October 2010, in Sölden, Austria, and concluded on 20 March 2011, at the World Cup finals in Lenzerheide, Switzerland.Being an odd-numbered year, the biennial World Championships took place in February...
should become Fenninger's most successful season so far. She achieved two third places in the world cup, and another ten top 10 placings, and finished up as 12th in the overall FIS ranking. At the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2011 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Garmisch-Partenkirchen is a mountain resort town in Bavaria, southern Germany. It is the administrative centre of the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in the Oberbayern region, and the district is on the border with Austria...
, Fenninger won gold in the super combined and silver in the team event, together with Romed Baumann
Romed Baumann
Romed Baumann is an Austrian alpine skier.Baumann has won one Alpine skiing world cup race, in Super-combined in Sestriere, Italy and two more podiums in the same discipline.- Race victories :...
, Michaela Kirchgasser
Michaela Kirchgasser
Michaela Kirchgasser is an Austrian alpine skier specializing in Slalom and Giant Slalom.- Career :...
, Benjamin Raich
Benjamin Raich
Benjamin Raich is a champion alpine ski racer who won gold medals in the giant slalom and slalom at the 2006 Winter Olympics of Turin, Italy...
, Marlies Schild
Marlies Schild
Marlies Schild is a World Cup alpine ski racer. She is a specialist in the technical disciplines of giant slalom and slalom and has won multiple medals in Olympic and World Championship competitions, as well as three World Cup season titles.-Skiing career:At the beginning of her career, her...
and Philipp Schörghofer
Philipp Schörghofer
Philipp Schörghofer is an Austrian alpine skier. He represented Austria at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.- World Cup victories :- World Championships :* 2009 World Championships: Giant slalom: 14...
. She completed the season by winning the gold medal in the Super-G event of the Austrian Championships at the end of March.