Martina Schild
Encyclopedia
Martina Schild is a Swiss
alpine skier competing in downhill
and Super-G.
At the 2006 Winter Olympics
, she won the silver medal in the women's downhill
. She placed 6th in the women's Super-G
.
She is the granddaughter of skier Hedy Schlunegger
(1923–2003), who was the downhill Olympic champion of 1948.
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
alpine skier competing in downhill
Downhill
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 Super-G.
At the 2006 Winter Olympics
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
, she won the silver medal in the women's downhill
Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Women's Downhill
The women's downhill was held on Wednesday, 15 February. It is identical in format to the men's downhill, except that the course is shorter. Carole Montillet from France was defending Olympic champion, but she was 19th in the 2005–06 World Cup downhill standings, headed by Michaela Dorfmeister from...
. She placed 6th in the women's Super-G
Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Women's Super-G
The w Super G title on Monday 20 February, after poor weather conditions postponed the race from Sunday 19 February. Italian Daniela Ceccarelli won the title at the 2002 Winter Olympics, but was 31st on the World Cup standings leading up to the Games...
.
She is the granddaughter of skier Hedy Schlunegger
Hedy Schlunegger
Hedy Kaufmann-Schlunegger was a Swiss alpine skier. At the 1948 Winter Olympics, Hedy Schlunegger was the first Olympic Gold medalist in Lady's Downhill skiing....
(1923–2003), who was the downhill Olympic champion of 1948.
World Cup victories
| Date | Location | Race |
|---|---|---|
| December 2, 2007 |  Lake LouiseLake Louise, Alberta Lake Louise is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Improvement District No. 9 Banff . It is named for the nearby Lake Louise, which in turn was named after the Princess Louise Caroline Alberta , the fourth daughter of Queen Victoria, and the wife of John Campbell, the 9th Duke of Argyll, who was the... |
Super-G |