Peter Lange
Austria celebrates Val Gardena/Gröden: Photo GEPA
The powerhouse alpine nation of Austria is accustomed to significant success. This season both the men and women finished third in their Nations Cups. Combined genders, they finished second to Switzerland.
It takes fantastic skiing to win a World Cup race. However, there is little room at the top in the era of Mikaela Shiffrin, Marco Odermatt, Sofia Goggia and Aleksander Aamodt Kilde. However, during the 2022-23 season, four Austrian team members earned seven World Cup victories.
Austria is a nation that consistently earns Nations Cups, World Championship titles and Globes. During the 2022-23 season, they notably made none. However, Vincent Kriechmayr won four downhills, Nina Ortlieb and Cornelia Hütter each won a super-G, and Marco Schwarz won the Palisades Tahoe giant slalom.
Notably, this season, alpine ski racing saw the mid-season retirement of three-time Olympic Champion, Austrian Matthias Mayer.
Austria’s Best 2022-23 Female Performers
- Cornelia Hüetter, 2023 ranks 14th overall, 5th super-G
- Mirjam Puchner, 2023 rank 5th downhill
- Katharina Truppe, 2023 rank 11th SL
- Ricarda Haaser, 2023 rank 15th in GS
Austria’s Best 2022-23 Male Performers
- Vincent Kriechmayr, 2023 ranks 5th overall, 3rd super-G, 2nd downhill
- Manuel Feller, 2023 rank 5th SL
- Marco Schwarz, 2023 rank 4th GS
The Austrian Ski Federation (ÖSV) has named 107 athletes to next year’s alpine team. The team includes 48 women and 59 men.
2022-24 Austrian Alpine team selections
Complete list of the Austrian women’s team
Complete list of the Austrian men’s team
