Tina Weirather
DisciplinesSuper-G, downhill, giant slalom
ClubSki Club Schaan
Birth date24 May 1989 (age 37)
Birth placeVaduz, Liechtenstein
Height1.62 m
Wcdebut22 October 2005 (age 16)
Retired25 March 2020 (age 30)
Websitetina-weirather.com
Olympicteams3 – (2006, 2014, 2018)
Olympicmedals1
Olympicgolds0
Worldsteams6 – (2005–07, 2013–19)
Worldsmedals1
Worldsgolds0
Wcseasons13 – (2006–2008, 2010,
 2012–2020)
Wcwins9 – (1 DH, 7 SG, 1 GS)
Wcpodiums41 – (14 DH, 21 SG, 6 GS)
Wcoveralls0 – (4th in 2016)
Wctitles2 – (2 SG, 2017, 2018)
Show-medalsyes

Christina Weirather (born 24 May 1989) is a retired Liechtensteiner World Cup alpine ski racer. She won a bronze medal in Super-G for Liechtenstein at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.

Racing career

Weirather made her World Cup debut at age 16 in October 2005 and had nine victories and 41 podiums through her retirement in 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Weirather competed in two events at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, and finished 33rd in the super-G, but did not finish in the downhill. She had qualified to ski in four events at the 2010 Winter Olympics: downhill, super-G, giant slalom, and the combined. Just weeks before the Olympics on 23 January, while competing in a World Cup downhill at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Weirather suffered another anterior cruciate ligament injury to her right knee and missed the Olympics,[1] as well as the following World Cup season of 2011.[2]

Following years of training alongside her compatriots on the Liechtenstein Alpine Ski team, Weirather switched to training with the Swiss team.[3]

During the fourth training run for the downhill at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Weirather crashed at Rosa Khutor on 9 February and injured her lower right leg.[4] The bone contusion caused her to miss her starts in the Olympics and the remainder of the 2014 World Cup season. At the time, she was second in the World Cup overall, downhill and super-G standings and third in the giant slalom.[5]

On 25 March 2020 she announced her retirement.[6]

Personal life

Born in Vaduz, Weirather is the daughter of former World Cup ski racers Harti Weirather of Austria and Hanni Wenzel of Liechtenstein (and the niece of Andreas Wenzel).[1] Her mother Hanni won two overall World Cup titles (1978, 1980) and two Olympic gold medals (1980), four Olympic medals overall; uncle Andreas won the men's overall World Cup title in 1980 and 2 Olympic medals. Her father Harti won the season title in downhill in 1981 and was world champion in 1982.[7][8]

Weirather married Swiss radio host Fabio Nay in September 2022.[9] The couple has two children: a son born in 2024 and a daughter born in 2026.[10]

World Cup results

Season titles

Season
Discipline
2017Super-G
2018Super-G

Season standings

Season
AgeOverallSlalomGiant
Slalom		Super-GDownhillCombined
20071756—23514316
200818109—39———
200919injured: out for season
20102058—41253832
201121injured: out for season
2012229—30733
20132318—3796—
2014245—10417
20152510—1087—
20162644358—
2017277—135—
2018286—31—
20192917—5615—
20203024——1623—

Race podiums

Season
DateLocationDisciplinePlace
20122 Dec 2011Lake Louise, CanadaDownhill2nd
28 Jan 2012   St. Moritz, SwitzerlandDownhill3rd
4 Feb 2012Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GermanyDownhill3rd
5 Feb 2012Super-G3rd
26 Feb 2012Bansko, BulgariaSuper-G2nd
201330 Nov 2012Lake Louise, CanadaDownhill3rd
1 Mar 2013Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GermanySuper-G1st
201429 Nov 2013Beaver Creek, USADownhill2nd
1 Dec 2013Giant slalom3rd
7 Dec 2013Lake Louise, CanadaDownhill2nd
8 Dec 2013Super-G2nd
14 Dec 2013   St. Moritz, SwitzerlandSuper-G1st
22 Dec 2013Val-d'Isère, FranceGiant slalom1st
24 Jan 2014Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy  Downhill2nd
25 Jan 2014Downhill3rd
26 Jan 2014Super-G2nd
20155 Dec 2014Lake Louise, CanadaDownhill3rd
19 Jan 2015Cortina d'Ampezzo, ItalySuper-G3rd
21 Feb 2015Maribor, SloveniaGiant slalom3rd
7 Mar 2015Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GermanyDownhill1st
201624 Oct 2015Sölden, Austria  Giant slalom3rd
28 Dec 2015Lienz, Austria  Giant slalom2nd
24 Jan 2016Cortina d'Ampezzo, ItalySuper-G2nd
30 Jan 2016Maribor, SloveniaGiant slalom3rd
21 Feb 2016La Thuile, ItalySuper-G1st
17 Mar 2016   St. Moritz, SwitzerlandSuper-G1st
20174 Dec 2016Lake Louise, CanadaSuper-G2nd
18 Dec 2016Val-d'Isère, FranceSuper-G2nd
15 Jan 2017Altenmarkt-Zauchensee, AustriaDownhill2nd
22 Jan 2017Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GermanySuper-G3rd
16 Mar 2017Aspen, USASuper-G1st
20181 Dec 2017Lake Louise, CanadaDownhill2nd
3 Dec 2017Super-G1st
9 Dec 2017   St. Moritz, SwitzerlandSuper-G3rd
17 Dec 2017Val-d'Isère, FranceSuper-G2nd
20 Jan 2018Cortina d'Ampezzo, ItalyDownhill2nd
4 Feb 2018Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GermanyDownhill3rd
3 Mar 2018   Crans-Montana, SwitzerlandSuper-G1st
20198 Dec 2018   St. Moritz, SwitzerlandSuper-G3rd
19 Dec 2018Val Gardena, ItalySuper-G2nd
20 Jan 2019Cortina d'Ampezzo, ItalySuper-G2nd

World Championship results

Year
AgeSlalomGiant
Slalom		Super-GDownhillCombined
200515——31——
200717—DNF2DNF—DNS2
200919injured, did not compete
201121
201323—27DNF13DNS2
201525—4611—
201727—19210DNS1
201929——DNF18DNS2

Olympic results

Year
AgeSlalomGiant
Slalom		Super-GDownhillCombined
200616——33DNF—
201020injured: did not compete
201424——DNS^DNS^—
201828—2234—
^ injured during downhill training run

Other honours

Alpine skiing Junior World championships

  • 2009 Alpine skiing Junior World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Germany)
    • Giant slalom
  • 2007 Alpine skiing Junior World Championships in Altenmarkt (Austria)
    • Downhill
    • Super-G
    • Giant slalom
  • 2006 Alpine skiing Junior World Championships in Mont Sainte-Anne (Canada)
    • Giant slalom

Swiss Alpine skiing championships

  • 2005 Swiss Alpine Skiing Championships in Veysonnaz (Switzerland)
    • Giant slalom
  • 2006 Swiss Alpine Skiing Championships in St. Moritz (Switzerland)
    • Giant slalom
  • 2009 Swiss Alpine Skiing Championships in St. Moritz (Switzerland)
    • Giant slalom

German Alpine skiing championships

  • 2009 German Alpine Skiing Championships in Oberjoch (Germany)
    • Giant slalom

Liechtenstein Alpine skiing championships

  • 2006 Liechtenstein Alpine Skiing Championships in Malbun (Liechtenstein)
    • Giant slalom

See also

References

  1. ^ Dunbar, Graham (23 December 2013). "Liechtenstein skier Tina Weirather follows in her family's rich Olympic tradition". Courier Islander. Associated Press. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  2. ^ Battaglia, Joe (1 February 2014). "Perseverance has Tina Weirather on cusp of own Olympic Alpine greatness". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 8 February 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Liechtenstein's Tina Weirather is on the fast track"
  4. ^ Battaglia, Joe (11 February 2014). "Injury knocks medal contender Tina Weirather from Sochi downhill". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  5. ^ "Season ends early for Tina Weirather". Ski Racing. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  6. ^ "Tina Weirather – Fürstentum Liechtenstein". www.liechtenstein.li. Archived from the original on 2020-03-25.
  7. ^ "COMPETITORS HAVING MORE THAN ONE PODIUM". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  8. ^ "COMPETITORS HAVING MORE THAN ONE TOP 10 POSITION". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  9. ^ "Hochzeitsglocken! Ex-Ski-Star hat geheiratet" (in German). heute.at. 2022-09-21.
  10. ^ Ex-Skistar verrät Details über erneutes Baby-Glück. In: Blick, 3. April 2026.