Kira Weidle-Winkelmann
_24.jpg) Weidle in 2018 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kira Weidle 24 February 1996 |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Skiing career | |
| Country |  Germany |
| Sport | Alpine skiing |
| Club | SC Starnberg |
| Disciplines | Downhill, Super-G |
World Cup debut | 9 January 2016 (age 19) |
| Olympics | |
| Teams | 3 – (2018, 2022, 2026) |
| Medals | 1 (0 gold) |
| World Championships | |
| Teams | 5 − (2017–2025) |
| Medals | 1 (0 gold) |
| World Cup | |
| Seasons | 11 − (2016–2026) |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 10 − (9 DH, 1 SG) |
Overall titles | 0 – (10th in 2026) |
Discipline titles | 0 – (4th in DH, 2026) |
Medal record | |
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Kira Weidle-Winkelmann (née Weidle; born 24 February 1996) is a German World Cup alpine ski racer, specializing in the speed events of downhill and super-G.[2] Weidle-Winkelmann won the silver medal in the team combined at the 2026 Winter Olympics, skiing the downhill run with partner Emma Aicher skiing slalom.[3] She made her World Cup debut in January 2016 and attained her first podium in November 2018.[4] Weidle won the silver medal in the downhill at the 2021 World Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo.
World Cup results
Season standings
| Season | |||||||
| Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | |
| 2017 | 20 | 105 | — | — | 41 | 50 | — |
| 2018 | 21 | 62 | — | — | 42 | 25 | — |
| 2019 | 22 | 25 | — | — | 39 | 5 | — |
| 2020 | 23 | 30 | — | — | 36 | 13 | — |
| 2021 | 24 | 20 | — | — | 23 | 5 | N/a |
| 2022 | 25 | 27 | — | — | 21 | 11 | |
| 2023 | 26 | 22 | — | — | 17 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 27 | 22 | — | — | 11 | 15 | |
| 2025 | 28 | 38 | — | — | 18 | 17 | |
| 2026 | 29 | 10 | — | — | 10 | 4 |
Race podiums
| Season | ||||
| Date | Location | Discipline | Place | |
| 2019 | 30 November 2018 | .svg.png){kind=small} Lake Louise, Canada |
Downhill | 3rd |
| 27 January 2019 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany |
Downhill | 3rd | |
| 2021 | 27 February 2021 |  Val di Fassa, Italy |
Downhill | 3rd |
| 2022 | 15 January 2022 |  Zauchensee, Austria |
Downhill | 2nd |
| 2023 | 17 December 2022 | .svg.png){kind=small} St. Moritz, Switzerland |
Downhill | 3rd |
| 20 January 2023 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy |
Downhill | 3rd | |
| 2026 | 20 December 2025 |  Val d'Isère, France |
Downhill | 2nd |
| 17 January 2026 | Tarvisio, Italy |
Downhill | 2nd | |
| 21 March 2026 |  Kvitfjell, Norway |
Downhill | 3rd | |
| 22 March 2026 | Super-G | 3rd |
World Championship results
| Year | |||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team combined | |
| 2017 | 20 | — | — | 31 | 29 | DSQ2 | N/a |
| 2019 | 22 | — | — | 18 | 13 | — | |
| 2021 | 24 | — | DNF1 | 19 | 2 | — | |
| 2023 | 26 | — | DNF1 | 23 | 8 | — | |
| 2025 | 28 | — | — | 23 | 12 | N/a | DNF2 |
Olympic results
| Year | |||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team combined | |
| 2018 | 21 | — | — | DNF | 11 | — | N/a |
| 2022 | 25 | — | — | 15 | 4 | — | |
| 2026 | 29 | — | — | DNF | 9 | N/a | 2 |
References
- ↑ Profile at the German Olympic Committee official website
- ↑ "Profile". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ↑ "Raedler and Huber of Austria win team combined ski race at Olympics, Shiffrin places 4th". PBS. Associated Press. 10 February 2026. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
- ↑ "Schmidhofer takes Lake Louise downhill for 1st World Cup win". ESPN. Associated Press. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kira Weidle.
- Kira Weidle-Winkelmann at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Kira Weidle at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Kira Weidle at Olympics.com
- Kira Weidle-Winkelmann at Milano Cortina 2026
- Kira Weidle-Winkelmann at Olympedia
- Kira Weidle-Winkelmann at InterSportStats
- Kira Weidle-Winkelmann at Team Deutschland (in German)
- Kira Weidle-Winkelmann on Instagram
Categories:
- 1996 births
- Living people
- German female alpine skiers
- Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 2026 Winter Olympics
- Olympic alpine skiers for Germany
- Sportspeople from Stuttgart
- Skiers from Baden-Württemberg
- 21st-century German sportswomen
- Medalists at the 2026 Winter Olympics
- Olympic medalists in alpine skiing
- Olympic silver medalists for Germany