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{{short description|Swedish alpine skier}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2014}}
{{Infobox alpine ski racer
{{Infobox alpine ski racer
| name = Maria Pietilä-Holmner
|name = Maria Pietilä-Holmner
| image = Maria Pietilä Holmner 2014-04-07 001.jpg
|image = Maria Pietilä Holmner 2014-04-07 001.jpg
| image_size = 210px
|image_size = 210px
| caption = Pietilä-Holmner in April 2014
|caption = Maria Pietilä-Holmner in [[Sälen]] in April 2014
|disciplines = [[Slalom skiing|Slalom]], [[giant slalom]]
| country = Sweden
|club = Uhsk [[Umeå]] SK
| disciplines = [[Slalom skiing|Slalom]], [[giant slalom]]
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|7|25|df=y}}
| club = Uhsk [[Umeå]] SK
| skis = [[Skis Rossignol|Rossignol]]
|birth_place = [[Umeå]], [[Sweden]]
| boots = Rossignol
|height = 1.70 m
|wcdebut = 26 October [[2003 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2002]] (age 16)
| bindings = Rossignol
|retired = 17 January [[2018 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2018]] (age 31)
| sponsor =
|website = [http://mariapietilaholmner.wordpress.com/ mariapietilaholmner]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|7|25|df=y}}
|olympicteams = 3 – ([[Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics|2006]], [[Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics|2010]], [[Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics|2014]])
| birth_place = [[Umeå]], Sweden
|olympicmedals = 0
| height = {{height|m=1.70}}
|olympicgolds =
| weight = {{weight|kg=63}}
| wcdebut = 26 October [[2003 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2002]] (age 16)
|worldsteams = 6 ([[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2005|2005]]–[[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2017|2017]])
|worldsmedals = 2 <!-- 2 individual, 4 team -->
| website = [http://mariapietilaholmner.wordpress.com/ mariapietilaholmner]
| olympicteams = 3 – ([[Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics|2006]], [[Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics|2010]], [[Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics|2014]])
| olympicmedals = 0
| olympicgolds =
| worldsteams = 6 – ([[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2005|2005]][[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2015|15]])
|worldsmedals = 5
|worldsgolds = 0
|worldsgolds = 0
|wcseasons = 11th – ([[2005 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2005]]–[[2015 Alpine Skiing World Cup|15]])
|wcseasons = 13 – ([[2005 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2005]]–[[2016 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2017]])
|wcwins = 3 – (2 [[Slalom skiing|SL]], 1 PS)
|wcwins = 3 – (2 [[Slalom skiing|SL]], 1 [[FIS Alpine Ski World Cup#City event|CE]])
|wcpodiums = 9 – (1 [[Giant slalom|GS]], 7 [[Slalom skiing|SL]], 1 PS) <!--thru 13 Dec 2014-->
|wcpodiums = 10 – (7 [[Slalom skiing|SL]], 1 [[Giant slalom|GS]], [[FIS Alpine Ski World Cup#City event|2 CE]]) <!--thru 23 Feb 2016-->
|wcoveralls = 0 – ''(7th in [[2014 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2014]])''
|wcoveralls = 0 – ''(7th in [[2014 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2014]])''
|wctitles = 0 – ''(3rd in [[Giant Slalom|GS]], [[2014 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2014]])''
|wctitles = 0 – ''(3rd in [[Giant slalom|GS]], [[2014 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2014]])''
|show-medals = yes
|show-medals = yes
|medaltemplates =
|medaltemplates =
{{Medal|Sport|Women's [[alpine skiing]]}}
{{Medal|Country|{{SWE}}}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007|2007 Åre]]|[[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007 – Women's giant slalom|Giant slalom]]}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007|2007 Åre]]|[[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007 – Women's giant slalom|Giant slalom]]}}
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{{Medal|Bronze|[[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2011|2011 Garmisch]]|[[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2011 – Nations team event|Team event]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2011|2011 Garmisch]]|[[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2011 – Nations team event|Team event]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2015|2015 Beaver Creek]]|[[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2015 – Nations team event|Team event]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2015|2015 Beaver Creek]]|[[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2015 – Nations team event|Team event]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2017|2017 St. Moritz]]|[[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2017 – Nations team event|Team event]]}}
{{Medal|Competition|Junior World Ski Championships}}
{{Medal|Competition|Junior World Ski Championships}}
{{Medal|Gold|2006 Mont-Sainte-Anne|Slalom}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[World Junior Alpine Skiing Championships 2006|2006 Mont-Sainte-Anne]]|Slalom}}
}}
}}
'''Maria Helena Pietilä-Holmner''' (born 25 July 1986) is a Swedish [[FIS Alpine Ski World Cup|World Cup]] [[Alpine skiing|alpine ski racer]]. She specializes in the technical events of [[Slalom skiing|slalom]] and [[giant slalom]].


'''Maria Helena Pietilä-Holmner''' (born 25 July 1986) is a retired Swedish [[FIS Alpine Ski World Cup|World Cup]] [[Alpine skiing|alpine ski racer]]. She specialised in the technical events of [[Slalom skiing|slalom]] and [[giant slalom]].
Born in [[Umeå]], Pietilä-Holmner made her World Cup debut at age 16 in October [[2003 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2002]]. Her first World Cup win came at a slalom in Aspen in November [[2011 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2010]].<ref name=sswslve>{{cite news|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/2010-11-28-women-world-cup-slalom_N.htm|newspaper=USA Today|agency=Associated Press|title=Swedish skier wins World Cup slalom; Lindsey Vonn eighth |date=28 November 2010|accessdate=23 December 2013}}</ref><ref name=waspsl>{{cite web|url=http://www.theskichannel.com/news/20101128/maria-pietila-holmner-wins-aspen-world-cup-slalom-maria-riesch-second-lindsey-vonn-8th/ |publisher=Ski Channel |title=Maria Pietila Holmner wins Aspen World Cup slalom, Maria Riesch second, Lindsey Vonn 8th |last=Piestrup |first=Zeke |date=28 November 2010 |accessdate=23 December 2013}}</ref> Through December [[2014 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2013]], she has two World Cup victories and five podiums.


Born in [[Umeå]], Pietilä-Holmner took up alpine skiing at the age of seven. She was also a keen footballer, playing as a forward for [[Mariehem SK|Mariehem]]'s girls' teams until the age of 15, when she decided to focus on skiing. Pietilä-Holmner made her World Cup debut in [[Rettenbach glacier|Sölden]] at age 16 in October [[2003 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2002]].<ref name=hd>{{cite web |url=https://www.hd.se/2006-07-24/maria-pietila-holmner-fyller-20-ar|title=Maria Pietilä Holmner fyller 20 år |last=Frime |first=Monika|date=24 July 2006 |website=[[hd.se]] |language=Swedish|trans-title=Maria Pietilä Holmner turns 20 years old |access-date=18 February 2019}}</ref> She won a gold medal at the [[World Junior Alpine Skiing Championships 2006|2006 World Junior Alpine Skiing Championships]] in the slalom.<ref name=sydsvenskan /> Her first World Cup win came at a slalom in Aspen in November [[2011 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2010]].<ref name=sswslve>{{cite news|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/2010-11-28-women-world-cup-slalom_N.htm|newspaper=USA Today|agency=Associated Press|title=Swedish skier wins World Cup slalom; Lindsey Vonn eighth |date=28 November 2010|accessdate=23 December 2013}}</ref><ref name=waspsl>{{cite web |url=http://www.theskichannel.com/news/20101128/maria-pietila-holmner-wins-aspen-world-cup-slalom-maria-riesch-second-lindsey-vonn-8th/ |publisher=Ski Channel |title=Maria Pietila Holmner wins Aspen World Cup slalom, Maria Riesch second, Lindsey Vonn 8th |last=Piestrup |first=Zeke |date=28 November 2010 |accessdate=23 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215043604/http://www.theskichannel.com/news/20101128/maria-pietila-holmner-wins-aspen-world-cup-slalom-maria-riesch-second-lindsey-vonn-8th/ |archive-date=15 February 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> She made a total of 207 World Cup starts, and took ten podiums, including three wins.<ref name=sydsvenskan />
Pietilä-Holmner has four medals in the [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships|World Championships]], two as an individual and two in the team events. She was the silver medalist in [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007 – Women's giant slalom|giant slalom]] in [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007|2007]] at [[Åre Ski Area|Åre]], Sweden.<ref name=fcfp>{{cite news|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=s-hRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FHIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6650%2C1348584|newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|title=Fall costly for Paerson|date=14 February 2007|page=D-11}}</ref> Four years later in [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2011|2011]], she won 2 bronze medals at [[Garmisch Classic|Garmish-Partenkirchen]] in the [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2011 – Women's slalom|slalom]]<ref name=sphcwbr>{{cite web|url=http://www.thelocal.se/20110219/32150|publisher=The Local|title=Sweden's Pietilä Holmner claims world ski bronze |date=19 February 2011|accessdate=23 December 2013}}</ref> and the [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2011 – Nations team event|team event]]. At [[Planai|Schladming]] in [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2013|2013]], she won a silver in the [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2013 – Nations team event|team event]].

Pietilä-Holmner took five medals in the [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships|World Championships]], two as an individual and three in the team events. She was the silver medalist in [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007 – Women's giant slalom|giant slalom]] in [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007|2007]] at [[Åre Ski Area|Åre]], Sweden.<ref name=fcfp>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=s-hRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FHIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6650%2C1348584|newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|title=Fall costly for Paerson|date=14 February 2007|page=D-11}}</ref> Four years later in [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2011|2011]], she won 2 bronze medals at [[Garmisch Classic|Garmish-Partenkirchen]] in the [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2011 – Women's slalom|slalom]]<ref name=sphcwbr>{{cite web|url=http://www.thelocal.se/20110219/32150|publisher=The Local|title=Sweden's Pietilä Holmner claims world ski bronze |date=19 February 2011|accessdate=23 December 2013}}</ref> and the [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2011 – Nations team event|team event]]. At [[Planai|Schladming]] in [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2013|2013]], she won a silver in the [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2013 – Nations team event|team event]]. She took her final Worlds medal at the [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2017|2017 Championships]], where she was part of the Swedish squad which finished third in the [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2017 – Nations team event|team event]].<ref name=sydsvenskan />

She made her debut at the [[Winter Olympics]] in [[Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics|2006]], where she finished tenth in the [[Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's giant slalom|giant slalom]].<ref name=hd /> At the [[Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics|2010 Winter Games]], she finished fourth in the [[Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's slalom|slalom]], and at the [[Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics|2014 Winter Olympics]] she was sixth in the [[Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's giant slalom|giant slalom]]. She also won seven Swedish championship titles: five in slalom, one in giant slalom and one in combined.<ref name=sydsvenskan />

On 17 January 2018, she announced her retirement from alpine skiing, following back problems.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dn.se/sport/maria-ph-avslutar-karriaren-missar-os/|title=Maria PH avslutar karriären|publisher=Dagens nyheter|language=Swedish|author=Lisa Edwinsso|date=17 January 2018|accessdate=17 January 2018}}</ref> to instead become a [[Eurosport]] expert commentator.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/a/BJ3zke/maria-ph-slutar--bara-veckor-fore-os|title=Maria PH slutar|publisher=Sportbladet|language=Swedish|date=17 January 2019|accessdate=21 March 2019}}</ref>

She has been in a relationship with fellow alpine skier [[Hans Olsson (alpine skier)|Hans Olsson]] since 2004:<ref name=couple>{{cite web |url=https://www.fis-ski.com/alpine-skiing/news-multimedia/news/article=couples-rehab-maria-pietila-holmner-hans-olsson.html |title=Couples rehab: Maria Pietilä-Holmner & Hans Olsson |last=Svensson |first=Ulrika|date=2 July 2012|website=[[International Ski Federation]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180221092929/https://www.fis-ski.com/alpine-skiing/news-multimedia/news/article=couples-rehab-maria-pietila-holmner-hans-olsson.html |archive-date=21 February 2018|access-date=18 February 2019}}</ref> as of 2018 the couple were engaged.<ref name=sydsvenskan>{{cite web |url=https://www.sydsvenskan.se/2018-01-17/familjelangtande-ph-ler-mot-karriarslutet |title=Familjelängtande "PH" ler mot karriärslutet |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=17 January 2018|website=[[sydsvenskan.se]]|language=Swedish |trans-title=Family-longing "PH" smiles at the end of her career |access-date=17 February 2019}}</ref> They both worked as part of the team covering [[alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics]] for [[Eurosport]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.folkbladet.nu/2008276/klart-maria-ph-till-os-som-tv-expert |title=Klart: Maria PH till OS – som tv-expert |last=Ruuth |first=Tomas |website=[[Folkbladet]] |language=Swedish |trans-title=Clear: Maria PH to Olympic Games - as a TV expert |access-date=17 February 2019}}</ref>


==World Cup results==
==World Cup results==
===Season standings===
===Season standings===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:100%;"
! Season !! Age !! Overall !! Slalom !! Giant<br>slalom !! Super-G !! Downhill !! Combined
! Season !! Age !! Overall !! Slalom !! Giant<br>slalom !! Super-G !! Downhill !! Combined
|-
|-
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|-
| [[2015 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2015]] || ''28'' || 15 || 7 || 16 || — || — || —
| [[2015 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2015]] || ''28'' || 15 || 7 || 16 || — || — || —
|-
|[[2016 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2016]]|| ''29'' || 19 || 9 || 8 || — || — || —
|-
|[[2017 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2017]]|| ''30'' || 65 || 23 || 33 || — || — || —
|-
|[[2018 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2018]]|| ''31'' || colspan=6 rowspan=3|''did not compete; retired in the middle of season''
|}
|}


===Race podiums===
===Race podiums===
* 3 wins – (2 [[Slalom skiing|SL]], 1 PS) <!--thru 14 Jan 2014-->
* 3 wins – (2 [[Slalom skiing|SL]], 1 [[FIS Alpine Ski World Cup#City event|CE]]) <!--thru 23 February 2016-->
* 9 podiums – (1 [[Giant slalom|GS]], 7 [[Slalom skiing|SL]], 1 PS) <!--thru 13 Dec 2014-->
* 10 podiums – (7 [[Slalom skiing|SL]], 1 [[Giant slalom|GS]], 2 [[FIS Alpine Ski World Cup#Parallel slalom|PSL]]) <!--thru 23 February 2016-->
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:100%;"
|-
|-
!Season
!Season
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!Place
!Place
|-
|-
|'''[[2009 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2009]]'''|| align=right|15 Nov 2008||align=left| [[Levi, Finland|Levi]], Finland || [[Slalom skiing|Slalom]] || 2nd
|'''[[2009 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2009]]'''|| align=right|15 November 2008||align=left|{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Levi, Finland|Levi]], Finland || [[Slalom skiing|Slalom]] || 2nd
|-
|-
| rowspan=2|'''[[2011 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2011]]'''|| align=right bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|28 Nov 2010||align=left|[[Aspen Mountain (ski area)|Aspen]], USA || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|Slalom || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''
| rowspan=2|'''[[2011 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2011]]'''|| align=right bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|28 November 2010||align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Aspen Mountain (ski area)|Aspen]], USA || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|Slalom || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''
|-
|-
| align=right bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|2 Jan 2011||align=left|[[Olympiapark, Munich|Munich]], Germany || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|Parallel slalom || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''
| align=right bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|2 January 2011||align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Olympiapark, Munich|Munich]], Germany || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|[[FIS Alpine Ski World Cup#City event|City event]] || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''
|-
|-
|'''[[2012 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2012]]'''|| align=right|27 Nov 2011 ||align=left|Aspen, USA || Slalom || 2nd
|'''[[2012 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2012]]'''|| align=right|27 November 2011 ||align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Aspen, USA || Slalom || 2nd
|-
|-
| rowspan=4| '''[[2014 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2014]]'''|| align=right|22 Dec 2013 || align=left|[[Val-d'Isère]], France || [[Giant slalom]] || 3rd
| rowspan=4| '''[[2014 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2014]]'''|| align=right|22 December 2013 || align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Val-d'Isère]], France || [[Giant slalom]] || 3rd
|-
|-
| align=right|5 Jan 2014 ||align=left|[[Bormio]], Italy || Slalom || 2nd
| align=right|5 January 2014 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Bormio]], Italy || Slalom || 2nd
|-
|-
| align=right|14 Jan 2014 ||align=left|[[Flachau]], Austria || Slalom || 3rd
| align=right|14 January 2014 ||align=left|{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Flachau]], Austria || Slalom || 3rd
|-
|-
| align=right|8 Mar 2014 ||align=left|[[Åre Ski Area|Åre]], Sweden || Slalom || 2nd
| align=right|8 March 2014 ||align=left rowspan=2|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Åre Ski Area|Åre]], Sweden || Slalom || 2nd
|-
|-
| rowspan=3|'''[[2015 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2015]]'''|| align=right bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|13 Dec 2014 ||align=left|Åre, Sweden || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|Slalom || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''
| rowspan=1|'''[[2015 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2015]]'''|| align=right bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|13 December 2014 || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|Slalom || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''
|-
| rowspan=1|'''[[2016 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2016]]'''|| align=right |23 February 2016 ||align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Stockholm]], Sweden || City event || 3rd
|}
|}


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==Cup standings==
==Cup standings==
{| class=wikitable style="font-size:95%;" style="text-align:center"
{| class=wikitable style="font-size:100%;" style="text-align:center"
!Season!!Overall!!SL!!GS!!SG!!DH!!Combined
!Season!!Overall!!SL!!GS!!SG!!DH!!Combined
|-
|-
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|}
|}
-->
-->

==World Championship results==
==World Championship results==
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:100%;"
!&nbsp; Year &nbsp; !! &nbsp;Age&nbsp; !! &nbsp;Slalom&nbsp; !! &nbsp;Giant&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;slalom&nbsp; !! Super-G !! Downhill !!Combined
!&nbsp; Year &nbsp; !! &nbsp;Age&nbsp; !! &nbsp;Slalom&nbsp; !! &nbsp;Giant&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;slalom&nbsp; !! Super-G !! Downhill !!Combined
|-
|-
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|-
|-
| [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2013|2013]] || ''26'' || [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2013 – Women's slalom|6]] || [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2013 – Women's giant slalom|18]] ||[[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2013 – Women's super-G|—]] || [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2013 – Women's downhill|—]] || [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2013 – Women's super combined|—]]
| [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2013|2013]] || ''26'' || [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2013 – Women's slalom|6]] || [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2013 – Women's giant slalom|18]] ||[[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2013 – Women's super-G|—]] || [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2013 – Women's downhill|—]] || [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2013 – Women's super combined|—]]
<!-- |-
|-
| [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2015|2015]] || ''28'' || || || — || — || -->
| [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2015|2015]] || ''28'' || [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2015 – Women's slalom|14]] || [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2015 – Women's giant slalom|9]] || [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2015 – Women's super-G|]] || [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2015 – Women's downhill|]] || [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2015 – Women's super combined|—]]
|-
| [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2017|2017]] || ''30'' || [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2017 – Women's slalom|14]] || [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2017 – Women's giant slalom|25]] || [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2017 – Women's super-G|—]] || [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2017 – Women's downhill|—]] || [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2017 – Women's super combined|—]]

|}
|}


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==Video==
==Video==
*{{YouTube|jCeiqiC6L1k|pre-race interview in March 2011}} – Špindlerův Mlýn, Czech Republic
*[http://www.zapiks.fr/maria-pietilae-2eme-en-slalo.html Zapiks] – post-race interview in November 2011 – 2nd place, Aspen slalom
*[http://www.zapiks.fr/maria-pietilae-2eme-en-slalo.html Zapiks] – post-race interview in November 2011 – 2nd place, Aspen slalom


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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category-inline|Maria Pietilä-Holmner}}
* {{FIS|S=AL|ID=70496}}
*{{FIS alpine skier|70496}}
* [http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/613.html?sector=AL&competitorid=70496&type=st-WC FIS-ski.com] World Cup season standings Maria Pietilae-Holmner
*[https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sectorcode=AL&competitorid=70496&type=cups Maria Pietilae-Holmner] World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
* [http://www.ski-db.com/db/profiles/maria_pietilae-holmner_swe_505760.asp Ski-db.com] – results – Maria Pietilae-Holmner
*{{Ski-DB|maria_pietilae-holmner_swe_505760}}
* {{sports-reference}} – Olympic results
*{{SR/Olympics profile}}
* [http://www.sok.se/5.e9927a1083291bc8180006272.html Swedish Olympic Committee – Maria Pietilä Holmner] – ''{{sv icon}}''
* [http://www.rossignol.com/US/US/rider--maria-pietilae-holmner--47yfv8r7gg7h.html Rossignol.com] – Maria Pietilä-Holmner – alpine skiing – Sweden
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304035112/http://sok.se/idrottare/idrottare/m/maria-pietila-holmner.html Swedish Olympic Committee – Maria Pietilä Holmner]''{{in lang|sv}}''
*[http://www.rossignol.com/US/US/rider--maria-pietilae-holmner--47yfv8r7gg7h.html Rossignol.com] – Maria Pietilä-Holmner – alpine skiing – Sweden
* {{official website|http://mariapietilaholmner.wordpress.com/}} – ''{{sv icon}}''
*{{official website|http://mariapietilaholmner.wordpress.com/}} – ''{{in lang|sv}}''
* {{twitter|MariaPietila}}


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| DATE OF BIRTH = 25 July 1986
| PLACE OF BIRTH = Umeå, Sweden
| DATE OF DEATH =
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Latest revision as of 23:25, 23 December 2024

Maria Pietilä-Holmner
Maria Pietilä-Holmner in Sälen in April 2014
Personal information
Born (1986-07-25) 25 July 1986 (age 38)
Umeå, Sweden
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesSlalom, giant slalom
ClubUhsk Umeå SK
World Cup debut26 October 2002 (age 16)
Retired17 January 2018 (age 31)
Websitemariapietilaholmner
Olympics
Teams3 – (2006, 2010, 2014)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams6 – (20052017)
Medals2 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons13 – (20052017)
Wins3 – (2 SL, 1 CE)
Podiums10 – (7 SL, 1 GS, 2 CE)
Overall titles0 – (7th in 2014)
Discipline titles0 – (3rd in GS, 2014)
Medal record
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2007 Åre Giant slalom
Silver medal – second place 2013 Schladming Team event
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Garmisch Slalom
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Garmisch Team event
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Beaver Creek Team event
Bronze medal – third place 2017 St. Moritz Team event
Junior World Ski Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Mont-Sainte-Anne Slalom

Maria Helena Pietilä-Holmner (born 25 July 1986) is a retired Swedish World Cup alpine ski racer. She specialised in the technical events of slalom and giant slalom.

Born in Umeå, Pietilä-Holmner took up alpine skiing at the age of seven. She was also a keen footballer, playing as a forward for Mariehem's girls' teams until the age of 15, when she decided to focus on skiing. Pietilä-Holmner made her World Cup debut in Sölden at age 16 in October 2002.[1] She won a gold medal at the 2006 World Junior Alpine Skiing Championships in the slalom.[2] Her first World Cup win came at a slalom in Aspen in November 2010.[3][4] She made a total of 207 World Cup starts, and took ten podiums, including three wins.[2]

Pietilä-Holmner took five medals in the World Championships, two as an individual and three in the team events. She was the silver medalist in giant slalom in 2007 at Åre, Sweden.[5] Four years later in 2011, she won 2 bronze medals at Garmish-Partenkirchen in the slalom[6] and the team event. At Schladming in 2013, she won a silver in the team event. She took her final Worlds medal at the 2017 Championships, where she was part of the Swedish squad which finished third in the team event.[2]

She made her debut at the Winter Olympics in 2006, where she finished tenth in the giant slalom.[1] At the 2010 Winter Games, she finished fourth in the slalom, and at the 2014 Winter Olympics she was sixth in the giant slalom. She also won seven Swedish championship titles: five in slalom, one in giant slalom and one in combined.[2]

On 17 January 2018, she announced her retirement from alpine skiing, following back problems.[7] to instead become a Eurosport expert commentator.[8]

She has been in a relationship with fellow alpine skier Hans Olsson since 2004:[9] as of 2018 the couple were engaged.[2] They both worked as part of the team covering alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics for Eurosport.[10]

World Cup results

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Season standings

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Season Age Overall Slalom Giant
slalom
Super-G Downhill Combined
2004 17 104 43
2005 18 63 33 31
2006 19 24 17 20
2007 20 26 15 14
2008 21 29 12 12
2009 22 13 7 7 54
2010 23 13 8 6
2011 24 11 4 19 32
2012 25 33 14 29
2013 26 17 7 27
2014 27 7 4 3
2015 28 15 7 16
2016 29 19 9 8
2017 30 65 23 33
2018 31 did not compete; retired in the middle of season

Race podiums

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  • 3 wins – (2 SL, 1 CE)
  • 10 podiums – (7 SL, 1 GS, 2 PSL)
Season Date Location Discipline Place
2009 15 November 2008 Finland Levi, Finland Slalom 2nd
2011 28 November 2010 United States Aspen, USA Slalom 1st
2 January 2011 Germany Munich, Germany City event 1st
2012 27 November 2011 United States Aspen, USA Slalom 2nd
2014 22 December 2013 France Val-d'Isère, France Giant slalom 3rd
5 January 2014 Italy Bormio, Italy Slalom 2nd
14 January 2014 Austria Flachau, Austria Slalom 3rd
8 March 2014 Sweden Åre, Sweden Slalom 2nd
2015 13 December 2014 Slalom 1st
2016 23 February 2016 Sweden Stockholm, Sweden City event 3rd


World Championship results

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  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined
2005 18 13 16
2007 20 11 2
2009 22 DNF1 8
2011 24 3 22
2013 26 6 18
2015 28 14 9
2017 30 14 25

Olympic results

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  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined
2006 19 21 10
2010 23 4 24
2014 27 DNF1 6

Video

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  • Zapiks – post-race interview in November 2011 – 2nd place, Aspen slalom

References

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  1. ^ a b Frime, Monika (24 July 2006). "Maria Pietilä Holmner fyller 20 år" [Maria Pietilä Holmner turns 20 years old]. hd.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Familjelängtande "PH" ler mot karriärslutet" [Family-longing "PH" smiles at the end of her career]. sydsvenskan.se (in Swedish). 17 January 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Swedish skier wins World Cup slalom; Lindsey Vonn eighth". USA Today. Associated Press. 28 November 2010. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  4. ^ Piestrup, Zeke (28 November 2010). "Maria Pietila Holmner wins Aspen World Cup slalom, Maria Riesch second, Lindsey Vonn 8th". Ski Channel. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  5. ^ "Fall costly for Paerson". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 14 February 2007. p. D-11.
  6. ^ "Sweden's Pietilä Holmner claims world ski bronze". The Local. 19 February 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  7. ^ Lisa Edwinsso (17 January 2018). "Maria PH avslutar karriären" (in Swedish). Dagens nyheter. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Maria PH slutar" (in Swedish). Sportbladet. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  9. ^ Svensson, Ulrika (2 July 2012). "Couples rehab: Maria Pietilä-Holmner & Hans Olsson". International Ski Federation. Archived from the original on 21 February 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  10. ^ Ruuth, Tomas. "Klart: Maria PH till OS – som tv-expert" [Clear: Maria PH to Olympic Games - as a TV expert]. Folkbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 February 2019.
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