Marianne Kaufmann-Abderhalden

Marianne Kaufmann-Abderhalden (born 1 April 1986) is a retired World Cup alpine ski racer from Switzerland.^[2]

Marianne Kaufmann-Abderhalden

Kaufmann-Abderhalden in January 2010
Personal information
Born	(1986-04-01) 1 April 1986 (age 39) 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)
Medal record Women's alpine skiing Representing  Switzerland Junior World Ski Championships 2006 Quebec Downhill 2006 Quebec Combined

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]

World Cup results

Season standings

Season	Age	Overall	Slalom	Giant Slalom	Super G	Downhill	Combined
2008	21	113	—	—	—	—	33
2009	22	126	59	—	—	—	—
2010	23	74	—	—	—	28	39
2011	24	44	—	—	40	17	27
2012	25	107	—	—	—	45	—
2013	26	51	—	—	40	21	18
2014	27	16	—	—	44	5	—
2015	28	76	—	—	—	30	—

Race podiums

• 1 win – (1 DH)
• 5 podiums – (5 DH)

Season	Date	Location	Discipline	Place
2010	6 Mar 2010	Crans-Montana, Switzerland	Downhill	3rd
2013	1 Dec 2012	Lake Louise, Canada	Downhill	3rd
2014	6 Dec 2013		Downhill	2nd
	21 Dec 2013	Val-d'Isère, France	Downhill	1st
	25 Jan 2014	Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy	Downhill	2nd

World Championship results

Year	Age	Slalom	Giant  slalom	Super-G	Downhill	Combined
2013	26	—	—	—	20	14
2015	28	—	—	—	29	—

Olympic results

Year	Age	Slalom	Giant  slalom	Super-G	Downhill	Combined
2014	27	—	—	—	DNF	DNF1