About Susanne Riesch
Born 1987. Susanne Riesch is a German alpine skier.
Susanne Riesch (born 8 December 1987, in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, West Germany) is a former alpine ski racer. She is the sister of Maria Höfl-Riesch, overall World Cup Champion for season 2010/2011. She is also the niece of Wolfgang Zimmerer who was a bobsledder during the 1960s and 1970s and who with Peter Utzschneider, won gold for West Germany at the Two-man bobsleigh during the 1972 Winter Olympics.
Riesch has won two podiums in the Alpine skiing world cup, both 3rd places in slalom during the 2009-2010 World Cup season (Ã…re, Sweden and Zagreb, Croatia).
In January 2015, ten months after her sister's retirement, Susanne Riesch announced that she was retiring due to struggling with injuries.
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Who is Susanne Riesch?
German alpine skier
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Susanne Riesch was born on 8 December 1987 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
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Susanne Riesch is an alpine skier.
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Susanne Riesch is German.
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