Marianne Kaufmann-Abderhalden
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Marianne Kaufmann-Abderhalden (born 1 April 1986) is a retired World Cup alpine ski racer from Switzerland.[2]
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Born | (1986-04-01) 1 April 1986 (age 38) Grabs, St. Gallen, Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Alpine skier | |||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||
Skiing career | ||||||||||||||||||
Disciplines | Downhill, Super-G, Combined | |||||||||||||||||
Club | SSC Toggenburg | |||||||||||||||||
World Cup debut | 15 March 2006 (age 19) | |||||||||||||||||
Retired | 7 March 2015 (age 28)[1] | |||||||||||||||||
Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 1 – (2014) | |||||||||||||||||
Medals | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 2 – (2013, 2015) | |||||||||||||||||
Medals | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||
Seasons | 7 – (2009–2015) | |||||||||||||||||
Wins | 1 – (1 DH) | |||||||||||||||||
Podiums | 5 – (5 DH) | |||||||||||||||||
Overall titles | 0 – (16th in 2014) | |||||||||||||||||
Discipline titles | 0 – (5th in DH, 2014) | |||||||||||||||||
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Born in Grabs, St. Gallen, she made her World Cup debut in Åre, Sweden, in March 2006. She won the gold medal in the downhill at the 2006 Junior World Ski Championships.[1] Kaufmann-Abderhalden has attained five World Cup podiums, all in downhill. Her first was in March 2010 at Crans Montana and her sole victory came at Val-d'Isère in December 2013. She announced her retirement from competition in March 2015, due to her training and race performances being hampered by severe pain in her right knee.[1]