Maria Pietilä Holmner
 Maria Pietilä-Holmner in April 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 25 July 1986 Umeå, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Slalom, giant slalom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Uhsk Umeå SK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 26 October 2002 (age 16) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | mariapietilaholmner | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 3 – (2006, 2010, 2014) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 6 – (2005–2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 2 (0 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 13 – (2005–2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 3 – (2 SL, 1 PSL) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 10 – (7 SL, 1 GS, 2 PSL) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (7th in 2014) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (3rd in GS, 2014) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Maria Helena Pietilä-Holmner (born 25 July 1986) is a Swedish World Cup alpine ski racer. She specializes in the technical events of slalom and giant slalom.
Born in Umeå, Pietilä-Holmner made her World Cup debut at age 16 in October 2002. Her first World Cup win came at a slalom in Aspen in November 2010.[1][2] Through December 2013, she has two World Cup victories and five podiums.
Pietilä-Holmner has four medals in the World Championships, two as an individual and two in the team events. She was the silver medalist in giant slalom in 2007 at Åre, Sweden.[3] Four years later in 2011, she won 2 bronze medals at Garmish-Partenkirchen in the slalom[4] and the team event. At Schladming in 2013, she won a silver in the team event.
In mid–January 2018, she announced her retirement from alpine skiing, following back problems.[5]
World Cup results
Season standings
| 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 |
Race podiums
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 15 November 2008 |  Levi, Finland |
Slalom | 2nd |
| 2011 | 28 November 2010 |  Aspen, Colorado, USA |
Slalom | 1st |
| 2 January 2011 |  Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
Parallel slalom | 1st | |
| 2012 | 27 November 2011 | Aspen, Colorado, 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 |
Parallel slalom | 3rd |
World Championship results
| 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 | — | — | — |
Olympic results
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 19 | 21 | 10 | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 23 | 4 | 24 | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 27 | DNF1 | 6 | — | — | — |
Video
- Zapiks – post-race interview in November 2011 – 2nd place, Aspen slalom
References
- ^ "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. 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.
External links
- Maria Pietilä Holmner at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- FIS-ski.com – World Cup season standings – Maria Pietilae-Holmner
- Ski-db.com – results – Maria Pietilae-Holmner
- Maria Pietilä Holmner at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
– Olympic results - Swedish Olympic Committee – Maria Pietilä Holmner – Template:Sv icon
- Rossignol.com – Maria Pietilä-Holmner – alpine skiing – Sweden
- Official website – Template:Sv icon