Claudia Lösch

Claudia Lösch (born 19 October 1988) is a successful Austrian Paralympian and alpine monoskier. She won gold medals in the slalom and super slalom at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver. She also won a silver medal at the Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Paralympics – Women's Super-G.

For the German shot putter, see Claudia Losch.

Claudia Lösch
Personal information
NationalityAustrian
Born19 October 1988 (1988-10-19) (age 31)
ResidenceInnsbruck, Austria
Websiteclaudia-loesch.at
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing  Austria
Paralympic Games
2010 VancouverSlalom sitting
Sitting
2010 VancouverSuper-G sitting
Sitting
2010 VancouverSuper Combined sitting
Sitting
2014 SochiSuper-G sitting
Sitting
2014 SochiGiant slalom sitting
Sitting
2006 TurinDownhill sitting
Sitting
2010 VancouverWomen's Downhill
Sitting
IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships
2013 La MolinaSuper-G
Sitting
2013 La MolinaSuper combined
Sitting
2013 La MolinaGiant slalom
Sitting
2015 PanoramaDownhill
Sitting
2015 PanoramaSlalom
Sitting
2015 PanoramaSuper combined
Sitting
2015 PanoramaGiant slalom
Sitting

Life

Lösch was born in 1988 in Vienna and at early age she was left paraplegic in 1994. Losch was brought up in Neupölla and graduated from her school in Horn in 2007 before studying political science in Innsbruck.[1]

Losch took up alpine sports where she has been successful in the "women sitting" events. She has won five medals at Paralympics including two gold medals. She has also completed successfully at the world championships. Losch competed in the World Cup in Canada.[2]

Results
  • European Cup overall victories in 2003/04, 2004/05 and 2005/06.
  • Overall World Cup victories in 2008/09 and 2009/10
  • Alpine Ski Championships in disabled sports in 2009 South Korea: silver in giant slalom and super combined,
  • Alpine Ski Championships in disabled sports in 2011 Sestriere, (Italy): Bronze in Downhill and Super-G, Silver in the super combined, Silver in slalom and giant slalom[1]
  • 2006 Winter Paralympics Turin (Italy): bronze in the downhill,
  • 2010 Winter Paralympics Vancouver (Canada): gold in super-G and slalom, silver in the Super Combine.[1]
  • 2014 Winter Paralympics Sochi (Russia): silver in super-G and giant slalom

References
  1. Claudia Lösch, geschichte.landesmuseum.net, retrieved 26 January 2014
  2. "Mono-skier Schaffelhuber in Canada class by itself". Idowa. Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
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