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Wendy Holdener

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Wendy Holdener
At Soldeu in March 2023
Personal information
Born (1993-05-12) 12 May 1993 (age 31)
Unteriberg, Schwyz, Switzerland
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesSlalom, combined, giant slalom, super-G
ClubSC Drusberg
World Cup debut23 October 2010 (age 17)
Websitewendyholdener.ch
Olympics
Teams3 – (2014, 2018, 2022)
Medals5 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams7 – (2011–2025)
Medals9 (3 gold)
World Cup
Seasons15 – (2011–2025)
Wins5 – (2 SL, 1 PSL, 2 AC)
Podiums52 – (38 SL, 5 PSL, 5 AC, 2 SG, 2 GS)
Overall titles0 – (2nd in 2018)
Discipline titles2 – (AC, 2016 and 2018)
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing  Switzerland
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Slalom 2 19 17
Giant slalom 0 0 2
Super-G 0 0 2
Combined 2 2 1
Parallel 1 2 2
Total 5 23 24
International alpine ski competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 2 2
World Championships 3 6 0
Total 4 8 2
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Pyeongchang Team event
Silver medal – second place 2018 Pyeongchang Slalom
Silver medal – second place 2022 Beijing Combined
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Pyeongchang Combined
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Beijing Slalom
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 St. Moritz Combined
Gold medal – first place 2019 Åre Combined
Gold medal – first place 2019 Åre Team event
Silver medal – second place 2017 St. Moritz Slalom
Silver medal – second place 2023 Méribel Combined
Silver medal – second place 2023 Méribel Parallel
Silver medal – second place 2025 Saalbach Slalom
Silver medal – second place 2025 Saalbach Team event
Silver medal – second place 2025 Saalbach Team combined
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Crans Montana Combined
Silver medal – second place 2011 Crans Montana Downhill
Silver medal – second place 2013 Quebec Team event
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Crans Montana Giant slalom

Wendy Holdener (born 12 May 1993) is a Swiss World Cup alpine ski racer who specialises in slalom and combined.[1] She is a two-time World champion in combined and a five-time Olympic medalist,[2] four individual with one gold medal in the team event at Pyeongchang in 2018.[3] Four years later in 2022, she won a silver medal in the combined.[4][5]

Career

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Holdener at Stockholm's Hammarbybacken in 2018

Holdener made her World Cup debut in Sölden in October 2010, and attained her first podium in March 2013, a second place in slalom at Ofterschwang. In 2016, she gained her first two World Cup victories and won the crystal globe title in the combined discipline.[6]

Holdener's first win in a World Cup slalom came in November 2022 at Killington, shared with Anna Swenn-Larsson, after thirty previous podiums in the discipline without a victory. Another win came two weeks later at Sestriere, Italy.

Holdener finished the season in seventh place overall in the 2023 season[7] and second in Slalom.[8]

In the 2025 World Championships in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, she won silver medals in team event and combined. That was the inaugural race of the team combined, where Holdener skied the slalom part, and Lara Gut-Behrami the downhill part. This was Holdener's 4th medal in the combined in the last 5 championships, and 6th out of 7 if Olympics are counted.

World Cup results

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Season titles

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Season Discipline
2016 Combined
2018 Combined

Season standings

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Holdener celebrates podium finish in Slalom in 2023 with Shiffrin & Vlhová.
Season
Age Overall Slalom Giant
slalom 		Super-G Downhill Combined Parallel
2011 17 89 38 — — 49 27 —
2012 18 67 31 — — — 19
2013 19 20 6 42 — — 33
2014 20 29 10 35 — — 12
2015 21 22 8 46 52 — 7
2016 22 6 3 30 45 — 1
2017 23 8 3 22 53 — 3
2018 24 2 2 8 22 39 1
2019 25 3 3 7 22 48 3
2020 26 6 4 6 15 38 2 13
2021 27 10 5 22 27 — — 20
2022 28 14 5 25 25 46 —
2023 29 7 2 17 24 — —
2024 30 57 21 41 — —
2025 31 7 3 16 — —
Standings through 5 February 2025

Race podiums

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Holdener skiing in 2023.
  • 5 wins – (2 SL, 1 PSL, 2 AC)
  • 52 podiums – (38 SL, 5 PSL, 5 AC, 2 GS, 2 SG)
Season
Date Location Discipline Place
2013 10 March 2013 Germany Ofterschwang, Germany Slalom 2nd
2015 29 December 2014 Austria Kühtai, Austria Slalom 3rd
2016 29 December 2015 Austria Lienz, Austria Slalom 2nd
23 February 2016 Sweden Stockholm, Sweden City event 1st
28 February 2016 Andorra  Soldeu, Andorra Combined 2nd
6 March 2016 Slovakia Jasná, Slovakia Slalom 2nd
13 March 2016  Switzerland  Lenzerheide, Switzerland Combined 1st
2017 12 November 2016 Finland Levi, Finland Slalom 2nd
27 November 2016 United States Killington, USA Slalom 3rd
11 December 2016 Italy Sestriere, Italy Slalom 3rd
29 December 2016 Austria Semmering, Austria Slalom 3rd
8 January 2017 Slovenia Maribor, Slovenia Slalom 2nd
10 January 2017 Austria Flachau, Austria Slalom 3rd
2018 12 November 2017 Finland Levi, Finland Slalom 3rd
28 December 2017 Austria Lienz, Austria Slalom 2nd
1 January 2018 Norway  Oslo, Norway City event 2nd
3 January 2018 Croatia Zagreb, Croatia Slalom 2nd
7 January 2018 Slovenia Kranjska Gora, Slovenia Slalom 3rd
26 January 2018  Switzerland  Lenzerheide, Switzerland Combined 1st
28 January 2018 Slalom 3rd
30 January 2018 Sweden Stockholm, Sweden City event 2nd
3 March 2018  Switzerland  Crans-Montana, Switzerland Super-G 3rd
10 March 2018 Germany Ofterschwang, Germany Slalom 2nd
17 March 2018 Sweden Åre, Sweden Slalom 2nd
2019 9 December 2018  Switzerland  St. Moritz, Switzerland Parallel slalom 3rd
29 December 2018 Austria Semmering, Austria Slalom 3rd
1 January 2019 Norway  Oslo, Norway City event 3rd
5 January 2019 Croatia Zagreb, Croatia Slalom 3rd
2 February 2019 Slovenia Maribor, Slovenia Slalom 3rd
24 February 2019  Switzerland  Crans-Montana, Switzerland Combined 3rd
9 March 2019 Czech Republic Špindlerův Mlýn, Czech Republic Slalom 2nd
16 March 2019 Andorra  Soldeu, Andorra Slalom 2nd
2020 23 November 2019 Finland Levi, Finland Slalom 2nd
17 December 2019 France Courchevel, France Giant slalom 3rd
12 January 2020 Austria Altenmarkt, Austria Combined 2nd
9 February 2020 Germany Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany Super-G 3rd
15 February 2020 Slovenia Kranjska Gora, Slovenia Giant slalom 3rd
16 February 2020 Slalom 2nd
2021 12 January 2021 Austria Flachau, Austria Slalom 3rd
6 March 2021 Slovakia Jasná, Slovakia Slalom 3rd
13 March 2021 Sweden Åre, Sweden Slalom 3rd
2022 28 November 2021 United States Killington, USA Slalom 3rd
9 January 2022 Slovenia Kranjska Gora, Slovenia Slalom 2nd
2023 20 November 2022 Finland Levi, Finland Slalom 2nd
27 November 2022 United States Killington, USA Slalom 1st
11 December 2022 Italy Sestriere, Italy Slalom 1st
28 January 2023 Czech Republic Špindlerův Mlýn, Czech Republic Slalom 3rd
11 March 2023 Sweden Åre, Sweden Slalom 2nd
2024 26 November 2023 United States Killington, USA Slalom 3rd
2025 1 December 2024 United States Killington, USA Slalom 2nd
5 January 2025 Slovenia Kranjska Gora, Slovenia Slalom 2nd
14 January 2025 Austria Flachau, Austria Slalom 2nd

World Championship results

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Year
Age Slalom Giant
slalom 		Super-G Downhill Combined Team
Combined 		Parallel Team
 Event 
2011 17 DNF2 29 — — — — — 5
2013 19 11 26 — — — 9
2015 21 DNF2 17 — — — 4
2017 23 2 — — — 1 4
2019 25 17 15 14 — 1 1
2021 27 4 8 — — DNF SL 7 4
2023 29 DNF2 18 — — 2 2 5
2025 31 2 25 — — — 2 — 2

Olympic results

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Year
Age Slalom Giant
slalom 		Super-G Downhill Combined Team event
2014 20 DNF1 DNF1 — — — —
2018 24 2 9 — — 3 1
2022 28 3 9 — — 2 —

References

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  1. ^ "Wendy Holdener Biography". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Wendy Holdener Profile". Beijing 2022 Olympics. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Team, Mixed - Date 24 February 2018". olympedia.org. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Wendy Holdener Olympic Profile | NBC Olympics". www.nbcolympics.com. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Wendy Holdener, Olympic medalist Alpine skier, out of World Cup Finals". OlympicTalk | NBC Sports. Associated Press. 19 March 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Hometown hero Wendy Holdener takes combined globe in Lenzerheide". skiracing.com. 13 March 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  7. ^ "CUP STANDINGS WORLD CUP Season 2023 Women Overall". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  8. ^ "CUP STANDINGS WORLD CUP Season 2023 Women Slalom". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
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