Michaela Gerg-Leitner

Michaela Gerg-Leitner was a West German Alpine skier who competed in four consecutive Winter Olympics from 1984-94. She mainly competed in speed events and had her best result in 1992 with a seventh place in the Super-G event. She burst onto the German scene as a 15-year-old when she entered the A-team of the West German Skiing Association. In total, she won four World Cup races, three in the downhill and one in the giant slalom, and had her greatest moment winning the bronze medal at the 1989 Vail Worlds in the Super-G event.

Gerg-Leitner also won five West German championships and retired in 1996. She then worked as a color commentator with the TV channels Eurosport and ZDF. Gerg-Leitner also worked briefly as a feng shui consultant. Since 2008 she owned a skiing school in her hometown of Lenggries. From 1991-2008 she was married to Christian Leitner, son of Hias Leitner. When she was pregnant with her third child she suffered from thyroid cancer, but fully recovered after an operation. She was also a cousin of ice hockey goalie Beppo Schlickenrieder.