Claudia Riegler (skier)

Claudia Riegler (born 16 July 1976 in Salzburg, Austria) is an alpine skier from Austria who competed in slalom skiing for New Zealand.[1]

She has represented Austria in the 1994 Winter Olympics at Lillehammer, Norway; the 1998 Winter Olympics at Nagano, Japan; and the 2002 Winter Olympics at Salt Lake City, Utah. She also served as an attaché for the New Zealand team at the 2006 Winter Olympics.[2]

She competed in Alpine skiing World Cup races from 1995 to 2003. Riegler won four World Cup slaloms, all within a period of just over a year between January 1996 and February 1997, in Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, Park City, Crans-Montana and Laax. She additionally took four third places in World Cup slalom, scoring her first podium in Maribor in 1996 and her last in Lenzerheide in 2002.[2]

Riegler was part of Courchevel's successful bid for the 2023 Alpine Skiing World Championships, presenting on their behalf to the International Ski and Snowboard Federation's council.[2]

She is married to French alpine ski racer Antoine Dénériaz: the couple live in Annecy and have two sons.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Claudia Riegler". New Zealand Olympic Team. 9 February 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d Leggat, David (30 October 2019). "Young gun's World Cup win no surprise to Riegler". Newsroom. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
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