Elisabeth Kirchler

Elisabeth Kirchler (born 17 November 1963) is a retired Austrian alpine skier.

Elisabeth Kirchler

Personal information
Born	(1963-11-17) 17 November 1963 Schwaz, Tyrol, Austria
Occupation	Alpine skier
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Skiing career
Disciplines	Speed events, giant slalom
Club	WSV Tux
World Cup
Wins	4
Podiums	13
Medal record Women's alpine skiing Representing Austria World Cup race podiums Event 1st 2nd 3rd Giant slalom 0 1 0 Downhill 3 4 0 Super-G 0 2 0 Combined 1 1 1 Total 4 8 1 World Championships 1985 Bormio Giant slalom

Biography

She did grow up in the small village Lanersbach, community Tux. Her nickname is Lis or Lisi. Winning the silver medal in the giant slalom Race in the World Championships 1985 (female races were held at Santa Caterina) was a great surprise because she was known as a "speed racer" (and by the way, female racers of the Austrian Ski Federation weren't successful in that discipline since March 1978). Besides her four wins, she could achieve podiums as following: Place 2: downhill 4, Super-G 2, giant slalom 1, Alpine Combined 1; place 3: Alpine Combined 1. - Another results are: Olympics: Downhill 9th, in 1984; Downhill 8th, Super-G 15th, in 1988. - World Championships: Downhill 6th, giant slalom 8th, in 1982; Downhill 12th, in 1985; Downhill 22nd, in 1989. - She was an Austrian Champion in the giant slalom in 1983.

After retirement she was a commentator for the Austrian Television broadcaster ORF and a columnist for an Austrian newspaper for several years. She is married to a restaurant proprietor (Armin Riml); the couple lives at Sölden with three children.

World Cup victories

Date	Location	Race
6 March 1981	Aspen	Downhill
8 December 1982	Val d'Isère	Combined
22 January 1983	Megève	Downhill
21 December 1984	Santa Caterina	Downhill

External links

• Elisabeth Kirchler at FIS (alpine)
• Elisabeth Kirchler at Olympics.com
• Elisabeth Kirchler at Olympedia
• Elisabeth Kirchler at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database