Manuela Mölgg (born 28 August 1983) is a retired alpine ski racer from Italy, a specialist in the technical events of slalom and giant slalom.
Biography Born in Bruneck, South Tyrol, Mölgg made her World Cup debut at age 17 in December 2000 and gained her first podium in November 2004. She has 14 World Cup podium finishes and appeared in two Olympics and six World Championships. At the 2009 Alpine World Ski Championships in Val-d'Isère Mölgg took the lead in the slalom after the first run but was disqualified from the second after missing the final gate of the course, having kept her lead at the intermediate checkpoints before the finish line. She is the sister of Manfred Mölgg (b.1982), a racer on the Italian men's team.
At the 2018 Winter Olympics of Pyeongchang she led after the first run of the giant slalom, and then finished the race in 8th position.
After the 2018 World Cup Finals in Åre, Mölgg announced her retirement from World Cup skiing.
Mölgg has been in a relationship with fellow alpine skier Werner Heel since 2009: as of 2018 the couple were engaged.
World Cup results Season standings Season Age Overall Slalom Giantslalom Super G Downhill Combined 2003 19 57 33 34 54 — 11 2004 20 59 40 22 — — — 2005 21 35 17 26 — — — 2006 22 39 26 19 — — 28 2007 23 23 19 8 — — — 2008 24 18 21 3 — — — 2009 25 15 15 5 — — — 2010 26 22 15 7 — — — 2011 27 22 9 14 — — — 2012 28 29 13 22 — — — 2013 29 72 40 35 — — — 2014 30 46 41 18 — — — 2015 31 39 25 17 — — — 2016 32 40 26 15 — — — 2017 33 30 27 9 — — — 2018 34 32 36 7 — — —
Race podiums
14 podiums (12 GS, 2 SL) SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace2005 28 Nov 2004 Aspen, USA Slalom 2nd2008 24 Nov 2007 Panorama, Canada Giant slalom 3rd12 Jan 2008 Maribor, Slovenia Giant slalom 2nd15 Mar 2008 Bormio, Italy Giant slalom 2nd2009 13 Dec 2008 La Molina, Spain Giant slalom 2nd28 Dec 2008 Semmering, Austria Giant slalom 2nd14 Mar 2009 Åre, Sweden Giant slalom 3rd2010 29 Dec 2009 Lienz, Austria Giant slalom 2nd2011 23 Oct 2010 Sölden, Austria Giant slalom 3rd4 Jan 2011 Zagreb, Croatia Slalom 3rd2017 27 Dec 2016 Semmering, Austria Giant slalom 3rd2018 28 Oct 2017 Sölden, Austria Giant slalom 3rd25 Nov 2017 Killington, USA Giant slalom 3rd19 Dec 2017 Courchevel, France Giant slalom 3rd
World Championship results She has competed in seven World Championships and her best finish is sixth place, in the slalom and giant slalom in 2011, and again in the GS in 2017.
Year Age Slalom Giant slalom Super-G Downhill Combined 2005 19 15 7 — — — 2005 21 — — — — — 2007 23 20 11 — — — 2009 25 DSQ2 DNF1 — — — 2011 27 6 6 — — — 2013 29 25 11 — — — 2015 31 DNF2 20 — — — 2017 33 DNF1 6 — — —
Olympic results Mölgg has made four Olympic teams and her best finish was eight in the giant slalom in 2018. Year Age Slalom Giant slalom Super-G Downhill Combined 2002 18 — — — — — 2006 22 19 DNF1 — — — 2010 26 11 17 — — — 2014 30 — — — — — 2018 34 23 8 — — —
See also Italian skiers most World Cup podiums
References
External links
Manuela Moelgg at the Italian Winter Sports Federation (FISI) Moelgg.com official site of Manfred & Manuela Mölgg