Martina Schild

Martina Schild (born 26 October 1981 in Brienz) is a Swiss alpine skier competing in downhill and super-G.

Martina Schild
Personal information
Born (1981-10-26) 26 October 1981
Brienz, Switzerland

At the 2006 Winter Olympics, she won the silver medal in the women's downhill. She placed 6th in the women's super-G.[1]

She is the granddaughter of skier Hedy Schlunegger (1923–2003), who was the Olympic downhill champion of 1948.[2]

World Cup victories

Date Location Race
2 December 2007 Lake LouiseSuper-G

References

  1. "Martina Schild". 2006 Winter Olympics profile. Yahoo! Sports. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2007.
  2. "Skiing: Women downhillers show why they're a different breed". International Herald Tribune. Retrieved 5 January 2007.
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