Kathrin Zettel

Kathrin Zettel (born 5 August 1986) is an Austrian retired World Cup alpine ski racer. She won many races and took a bronze medal in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. In 2021 she was a partner in a company creating domestic size wind turbines in lower Austria.

Kathrin Zettel

Zettel in January 2009
Personal information
Born	(1986-08-05) 5 August 1986 (age 38) Scheibbs, Lower Austria, Austria
Occupation	Alpine skier
Height	167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Skiing career
Disciplines	Giant slalom, slalom, super-G, combined
Club	Schiclub Göstling-Hochkar
World Cup debut	13 March 2004 (age 17)
Retired	13 July 2015 (age 28)
Website	kathrin-zettel.at
Olympics
Teams	3 – (2006, 2010, 2014)
Medals	1 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams	6 – (2005–15)
Medals	2 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	11 – (2005–15)
Wins	9 – (7 GS, 2 SL)
Podiums	50 – (21 GS, 24 SL, 5 SC)
Overall titles	0 – (4th in 2009)
Discipline titles	0 – (2nd: SL, GS, 2010; 2nd SL, 2009)
Medal record Women's alpine skiing Representing Austria Olympic Games 2014 Sochi Slalom World Championships 2009 Val d'Isère Super combined 2005 Bormio Team Event 2011 Garmisch Slalom Junior World Ski Championships 2004 Maribor Slalom 2005 Bardonecchia Combined 2004 Maribor Combined 2005 Bardonecchia Slalom

Life

Zettel was born in 1986^[1] in Scheibbs, Lower Austria, and from Göstling, she competed primarily in the technical events of Giant slalom and slalom. Zettel made her World Cup debut in March 2004 and won her first World Cup race in November 2006.

In January 2010, Zettel won both technical events at Maribor, for her first victory in slalom.^[2] At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, she was the bronze medalist in slalom at Rosa Khutor, her first podium since October and just two days after her grandmother died.^[3]

After she retired in 2015 she went to live in Styria. She took a share in "Blue Power" a wind turbine company. The turbines are small (1.7 m diameter) and designed to be used by a home owner. Zettel handles the social media for the company.^[4]

World Cup results

Season standings

Season	Age	Overall	Slalom	Giant Slalom	Super G	Downhill	Combined
2005	18	36	23	18	—	—	—
2006	19	7	4	6	30	—	6
2007	20	11	8	7	31	49	11
2008	21	13	9	6	23	—	11
2009	22	4	6	2	23	—	3
2010	23	5	2	2	37	—	14
2011	24	13	6	10	—	—	—
2012	25	12	5	19	44	—	5
2013	26	7	8	5	—	—	8
2014	27	14	11	5	—	—	—
2015	28	7	5	8	—	—	3

Race victories

• 9 wins – (7 GS, 2 SL)
• 50 podiums (21 GS, 24 SL, 5 SC)

Season	Date	Location	Discipline
2007	25 Nov 2006	Aspen, USA	Giant slalom
	28 Dec 2006	Semmering, Austria	Giant slalom
2009	25 Oct 2008	Sölden, Austria	Giant slalom
	28 Dec 2008	Semmering, Austria	Giant slalom
	25 Jan 2009	Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy	Giant slalom
	6 Mar 2009	Ofterschwang, Germany	Giant slalom
2010	16 Jan 2010	Maribor, Slovenia	Giant slalom
	17 Jan 2010		Slalom
2013	25 Nov 2012	Aspen, USA	Slalom

World championships

Year	Age	Slalom	Giant  slalom	Super-G	Downhill	Combined
2005	18	4	—	—	—	6
2007	20	5	9	—	—	5
2009	22	DNF1	6	—	—	1
2011	24	2	12	—	—	—
2013	26	10	4	—	—	—
2015	28	5	7	—	—	6

Winter Olympics

Year	Age	Slalom	Giant  slalom	Super-G	Downhill	Combined
2006	19	DSQ1	7	—	—	4
2010	23	13	5	—	—	4
2014	27	3	19	—	—	13