BREAKING: Nicole Schmidhofer wins in Lake Louise

Nov 30, 2018

Austrian Nicole Schmidhofer earned her first downhill win in Lake Louise during the first women’s speed event of the season, followed closely by Michelle Gisin of Switzerland, just 0.15 seconds behind. German Kira Weidle, rounded off the podium in 3rd, marking Lake Louise as the first downhill podium of her career.

The Austrian women were hard-charging today, with 7 women total landing in the top 15, 4 of which were in the top 10.

American Mikaela Shiffrin ended the race in 9th, 1.23 seconds out from Schmidhofer. Her teammates, Laurenne Ross and Alice Merryweather finished in 26th and 27th respectively. Merryweather’s top 30 finish marks the young racer’s first World Cup downhill points of her career.

Stay tuned for full race coverage. 

Top 10

  1. Nicole Schmidhofer (AUT) 1.48.13
  2. Michelle Gisin (SUI) +0.15
  3. Kira Weidle (GER) +0.50
  4. Stephanie Venier (AUT) +0.57
  5. Tina Weirather (LIE) +0.59
  6. Ilka Stuhec (SLO) +0.94
  7. Christine Scheyer (AUT) +0.96
  8. Joana Haehlen (SUI) +1.05
  9. Mikaela Shiffrin (USA) +1.23
  10. Cornelia Huetter (AUT) +1.43

For official FIS results, click here. 

About the Author: Mackenzie Moran

Born and raised in Metro-Detroit, Michigan, Mackenzie grew up ski racing all over the Mitten.​ She moved out west in search of mountains and attended the University of Oregon, where she achieved degrees in Journalism and Environmental Science. She raced USCSA and was captain of the UO Alpine Ski Team.

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