Kira Weidle-Winkelmann
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| Born | Kira Weidle 24 February 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Downhill, Super-G | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SC Starnberg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 8 − (8 DH) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (20th in 2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (5th in DH, 2019 & 2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 14 | — | — | 12 | 4 |
- Standings through 15 March 2026
Race podiums
| Season | ||||
| Date | Location | Discipline | Place | |
| 2019 | 30 November 2018 | 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 | 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 |
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 FIS (alpine)
- Kira Weidle-Winkelmann at Olympics.com
- Kira Weidle-Winkelmann at the German Olympic Sports Confederation (in German)
- Kira Weidle-Winkelmann at Olympedia
- Kira Weidle-Winkelmann at InterSportStats
- Kira Weidle-Winkelmann at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database