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{{short description|Swedish alpine skier}} |
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{{Infobox alpine ski racer |
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|image = Maria Pietilä Holmner 2014-04-07 001.jpg |
|image = Maria Pietilä Holmner 2014-04-07 001.jpg |
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|caption = Maria Pietilä-Holmner in April 2014 |
|caption = Maria Pietilä-Holmner in [[Sälen]] in April 2014 |
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|disciplines = [[Slalom skiing|Slalom]], [[giant slalom]] |
|disciplines = [[Slalom skiing|Slalom]], [[giant slalom]] |
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|club = Uhsk [[Umeå]] SK |
|club = Uhsk [[Umeå]] SK |
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|7|25|df=y}} |
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|7|25|df=y}} |
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|birth_place = [[Umeå]], Sweden |
|birth_place = [[Umeå]], [[Sweden]] |
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|height = 1.70 m |
|height = 1.70 m |
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|wcdebut = 26 October [[2003 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2002]] (age 16) |
|wcdebut = 26 October [[2003 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2002]] (age 16) |
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|retired = 17 January [[2018 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2018]] (age 31) |
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|website = [http://mariapietilaholmner.wordpress.com/ mariapietilaholmner] |
|website = [http://mariapietilaholmner.wordpress.com/ mariapietilaholmner] |
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|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]]) |
|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]]) |
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|olympicmedals = 0 |
|olympicmedals = 0 |
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|worldsteams = 6 – ([[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2005|2005]]–[[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2017| |
|worldsteams = 6 – ([[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2005|2005]]–[[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2017|2017]]) |
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|worldsmedals = 2 <!-- 2 individual, 4 team --> |
|worldsmedals = 2 <!-- 2 individual, 4 team --> |
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|worldsgolds = 0 |
|worldsgolds = 0 |
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|wcseasons = |
|wcseasons = 13 – ([[2005 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2005]]–[[2016 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2017]]) |
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|wcwins = 3 – (2 [[Slalom skiing|SL]], 1 [[FIS Alpine Ski World Cup# |
|wcwins = 3 – (2 [[Slalom skiing|SL]], 1 [[FIS Alpine Ski World Cup#City event|CE]]) |
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|wcpodiums = 10 – ( |
|wcpodiums = 10 – (7 [[Slalom skiing|SL]], 1 [[Giant slalom|GS]], [[FIS Alpine Ski World Cup#City event|2 CE]]) <!--thru 23 Feb 2016--> |
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|wcoveralls = 0 – ''(7th in [[2014 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2014]])'' |
|wcoveralls = 0 – ''(7th in [[2014 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2014]])'' |
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|wctitles = 0 – ''(3rd in [[Giant |
|wctitles = 0 – ''(3rd in [[Giant slalom|GS]], [[2014 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2014]])'' |
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|show-medals = yes |
|show-medals = yes |
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{{Medal|Bronze|[[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2017|2017 St. Moritz]]|[[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2017 – 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]]}} |
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{{Medal|Competition|Junior World Ski Championships}} |
{{Medal|Competition|Junior World Ski Championships}} |
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{{Medal|Gold|2006 Mont-Sainte-Anne|Slalom}} |
{{Medal|Gold|[[World Junior Alpine Skiing Championships 2006|2006 Mont-Sainte-Anne]]|Slalom}} |
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⚫ | 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> |
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⚫ | 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 /> |
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⚫ | 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 /> |
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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 /> |
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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> |
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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> |
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==World Cup results== |
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===Race podiums=== |
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* 3 wins – (2 [[Slalom skiing|SL]], 1 [[FIS Alpine Ski World Cup# |
* 3 wins – (2 [[Slalom skiing|SL]], 1 [[FIS Alpine Ski World Cup#City event|CE]]) <!--thru 23 February 2016--> |
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* 10 podiums – (7 [[Slalom skiing|SL]], 1 [[Giant slalom|GS]], 2 [[FIS Alpine Ski World Cup#Parallel slalom|PSL]]) <!--thru 23 February 2016--> |
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|'''[[2009 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2009]]'''|| align=right|15 |
|'''[[2009 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2009]]'''|| align=right|15 November 2008||align=left|{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Levi, Finland|Levi]], Finland || [[Slalom skiing|Slalom]] || 2nd |
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| rowspan=2|'''[[2011 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2011]]'''|| align=right bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|28 |
| 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''' |
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| 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''' |
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|'''[[2012 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2012]]'''|| align=right|27 November 2011 ||align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Aspen, USA || Slalom || 2nd |
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| rowspan=4| '''[[2014 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2014]]'''|| align=right|22 |
| rowspan=4| '''[[2014 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2014]]'''|| align=right|22 December 2013 || align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Val-d'Isère]], France || [[Giant slalom]] || 3rd |
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| align=right|5 January 2014 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Bormio]], Italy || Slalom || 2nd |
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| align=right|14 January 2014 ||align=left|{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Flachau]], Austria || Slalom || 3rd |
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| align=right|8 March 2014 ||align=left rowspan=2|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Åre Ski Area|Åre]], Sweden || Slalom || 2nd |
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| rowspan=1|'''[[2015 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2015]]'''|| align=right bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|13 |
| rowspan=1|'''[[2015 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2015]]'''|| align=right bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|13 December 2014 || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|Slalom || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st''' |
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| rowspan=1|'''[[2016 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2016]]'''|| align=right |23 |
| 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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| [[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|—]] |
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| [[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|—]] |
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==External links== |
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*[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 |
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*[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}}'' |
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*[http://www.rossignol.com/US/US/rider--maria-pietilae-holmner--47yfv8r7gg7h.html Rossignol.com] – Maria Pietilä-Holmner – alpine skiing – Sweden |
*[http://www.rossignol.com/US/US/rider--maria-pietilae-holmner--47yfv8r7gg7h.html Rossignol.com] – Maria Pietilä-Holmner – alpine skiing – Sweden |
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*{{official website|http://mariapietilaholmner.wordpress.com/}} – ''{{in lang|sv}}'' |
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Born | Umeå, Sweden | 25 July 1986|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Alpine skier | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Disciplines | Slalom, giant slalom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Uhsk Umeå SK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup debut | 26 October 2002 (age 16) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 17 January 2018 (age 31) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | mariapietilaholmner | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Teams | 3 – (2006, 2010, 2014) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Teams | 6 – (2005–2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 2 (0 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Seasons | 13 – (2005–2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 3 – (2 SL, 1 CE) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Podiums | 10 – (7 SL, 1 GS, 2 CE) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Overall titles | 0 – (7th in 2014) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline titles | 0 – (3rd in GS, 2014) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]Season standings
[edit]Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
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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
[edit]Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
---|---|---|---|---|
2009 | 15 November 2008 | Levi, Finland | Slalom | 2nd |
2011 | 28 November 2010 | Aspen, USA | Slalom | 1st |
2 January 2011 | Munich, Germany | City event | 1st | |
2012 | 27 November 2011 | Aspen, USA | Slalom | 2nd |
2014 | 22 December 2013 | Val-d'Isère, France | Giant slalom | 3rd |
5 January 2014 | Bormio, Italy | Slalom | 2nd | |
14 January 2014 | Flachau, Austria | Slalom | 3rd | |
8 March 2014 | Åre, Sweden | Slalom | 2nd | |
2015 | 13 December 2014 | Slalom | 1st | |
2016 | 23 February 2016 | Stockholm, Sweden | City event | 3rd |
World Championship results
[edit]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
[edit]Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2006 | 19 | 21 | 10 | — | — | — |
2010 | 23 | 4 | 24 | — | — | — |
2014 | 27 | DNF1 | 6 | — | — | — |
Video
[edit]- Zapiks – post-race interview in November 2011 – 2nd place, Aspen slalom
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Swedish skier wins World Cup slalom; Lindsey Vonn eighth". USA Today. Associated Press. 28 November 2010. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Fall costly for Paerson". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 14 February 2007. p. D-11.
- ^ "Sweden's Pietilä Holmner claims world ski bronze". The Local. 19 February 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ^ Lisa Edwinsso (17 January 2018). "Maria PH avslutar karriären" (in Swedish). Dagens nyheter. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ "Maria PH slutar" (in Swedish). Sportbladet. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
External links
[edit]Media related to Maria Pietilä-Holmner at Wikimedia Commons
- Maria Pietilä Holmner at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Maria Pietilae-Holmner World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
- Maria Pietilä Holmner at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Maria Pietilä Holmner at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Swedish Olympic Committee – Maria Pietilä Holmner – (in Swedish)
- Rossignol.com – Maria Pietilä-Holmner – alpine skiing – Sweden
- Official website – (in Swedish)