Andrea Fischbacher

Andrea Fischbacher (born 14 October 1985) is a retired alpine ski racer from Austria.

Career Born in Schwarzach im Pongau, Salzburg, Fischbacher now lives in Eben im Pongau. She made her World Cup debut in March 2004 in Sestriere, Italy, where she would claim her first World Cup victory four years later in a dead-heat tie with Fabienne Suter. Fischbacher competed for Austria at the Winter Olympics in 2006 and again in 2010, where she won the gold medal in the Super-G, ahead of Tina Maze and Lindsey Vonn. In the Downhill on February 17, she finished 4th, missing the bronze medal by 0.03 seconds.

Left off the Austrian team for the 2014 Winter Olympics, Fischbacher responded with a victory in the first race after the games, her first World Cup podium in over four years.

World Cup results

Race podiums 3 wins – (2 DH, 1 SG) 10 podiums – (3 DH, 6 SG, 1 GS) ^ Tie for first with Fabienne Suter.

Season standings Season Age Overall Slalom Giant slalom Super-G Downhill Combined 2005 19 68 — 50 29 47 — 2006 20 15 34 14 7 36 19 2007 21 13 39 18 8 11 35 2008 22 20 52 27 12 25 21 2009 23 10 — 14 8 2 20 2010 24 10 — 17 5 15 20 2011 25 14 — 13 13 11 15 2012 26 31 — 34 15 17 — 2013 27 60 — — 21 33 — 2014 28 21 — 33 38 8 — 2015 29 63 — 31 40 31 —

World Championship results Year Age Slalom Giant slalom Super-G Downhill Combined 2005 19 — — 7 — — 2007 21 — — — — — 2009 23 — 24 3 7 — 2011 25 — 25 DNF 9 — 2013 27 — — 9 8 — 2015 29 — — — — —

Year Age Slalom Giant slalom Super-G Downhill Combined 2006 20 — — 13 — — 2010 24 — — 1 4 — 2014 28 — — — — —

Personal Fischbacher is a second cousin of Hermann Maier, a multiple Olympic, World Cup, and world champion.