Nicole Hosp

Nicole Hosp (German pronunciation: [niːkɔl hɔsp]; born 6 November 1983) is an Austrian former World Cup alpine ski racer. She competed in all five disciplines and was a world champion, three-time Olympic medalist, and an overall World Cup champion.^[1][2]

Nicole Hosp

Hosp in December 2008
Personal information
Born	(1983-11-06) 6 November 1983 (age 41) Ehenbichl, Tyrol, Austria
Occupation	Alpine skier
Height	174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Skiing career
Disciplines	Slalom, combined, super-G, downhill
Club	Skiklub Bichlbach
World Cup debut	18 February 2001 (age 17)
Retired	1 June 2015 (age 31)
Website	niki-hosp.at
Olympics
Teams	2 – (2006, 2014)
Medals	3 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams	7 – (2003–15)
Medals	9 (3 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	15 – (2001–2015)
Wins	12
Podiums	57
Overall titles	1 – (2007)
Discipline titles	1 – (GS in 2007)
Medal record Women's alpine skiing Representing  Austria Olympic Games 2006 Turin Slalom 2014 Sochi Combined 2014 Sochi Super-G World Championships 2007 Åre Giant slalom 2013 Schladming Team event 2015 Beaver Creek Team event 2003 St. Moritz Combined 2005 Bormio Team event 2015 Beaver Creek Combined 2003 St. Moritz Slalom 2007 Åre Downhill 2013 Schladming Combined Junior World Ski Championships 2002 Tarvisio Downhill

Career

Born in Ehenbichl, Tyrol, she won her first World Cup competition, giant slalom, in Sölden, Tyrol, Austria on 26 October 2002, sharing the victory with Andrine Flemmen and Tina Maze.^[3] Hosp won the overall World Cup title in 2007 and the season title in giant slalom. A versatile all-around racer, she won World Cup races in four of the five alpine skiing disciplines (super-G, giant slalom, slalom and combined), and was world champion in the giant slalom in 2007. Although Hosp won the giant slalom crystal globe in 2007, she stopped racing GS after often not qualifying for the second run in 2011. In her final seasons, she competed in four disciplines: slalom, Super-G, downhill, and combined.

Hosp suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury to her right knee at Sölden in October 2009 and missed the rest of the 2010 season, including the 2010 Winter Olympics.^[4]

World Cup results

Season titles

• 2 titles – (1 overall, 1 GS)

Season	Discipline
2007	Overall
	Giant slalom

Season standings

Season	Age	Overall	Slalom	Giant slalom	Super-G	Downhill	Combined
2002	18	121	—	58	—	—	—
2003	19	10	10	4	—	—	—
2004	20	12	6	6	—	—	—
2005	21	14	7	6	—	—	4
2006	22	4	6	4	10	23	5
2007	23	1	2	1	2	20	3
2008	24	2	2	7	10	19	9
2009	25	14	8	24	25	46	8
2010	26	Injured in October 2009, missed rest of season
2011	27	15	12	28	8	—	5
2012	28	22	26	—	20	36	3
2013	29	16	15	—	20	—	2
2014	30	9	8	—	6	22	4
2015	31	5	9	—	6	12	—

Race victories

• 12 wins – (1 SG, 5 GS, 5 SL, 1 SC)
• 57 podiums – (1 DH, 9 SG, 20 GS, 20 SL, 7 SC)

Season	Date	Location	Discipline
2003	26 Oct 2002	Sölden, Austria	Giant slalom
2004	17 Dec 2003	Madonna di Campiglio, Italy	Slalom
	27 Dec 2003	Lienz, Austria	Giant slalom
2006	29 Jan 2006	Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy	Giant slalom
	16 Mar 2006	Åre, Sweden	Super-G
2007	6 Jan 2007	Kranjska Gora, Slovenia	Giant slalom
	2 Mar 2007	Tarvisio, Italy	Super combined
	17 Mar 2007	Lenzerheide, Switzerland	Slalom
	18 Mar 2007		Giant slalom
2008	9 Dec 2007	Aspen, USA	Slalom
	13 Jan 2008	Maribor, Slovenia	Slalom
2015	30 Nov 2014	Aspen, USA	Slalom

World Championship results

Year	Age	Slalom	Giant   slalom	Super-G	Downhill	Combined
2003	19	3	DNF2	—	—	2
2005	21	DNF2	5	—	—	—
2007	23	17	1	4	3	6
2009	25	—	23	—	—	—
2011	27	18	—	12	—	12
2013	29	15	—	—	—	3
2015	31	—	—	DNF	—	2

Olympic results

Year	Age	Slalom	Giant  slalom	Super-G	Downhill	Combined
2006	22	2	4	—	—	5
2010	26	injured, did not compete
2014	30	—	—	3	9	2