Michaela Kirchgasser

Austrian alpine skier Michaela Kirchgasser specialised in slalom, giant slalom, and alpine combination events. She participated in three editions of the Winter Olympics: Torino 2006, Vancouver 2010, and Sochi 2014. Although she did not win an Olympic medal, Kirchgasser had excellent results with a fifth place in the slalom and a sixth place in the alpine combined in 2006, a ninth place in the alpine combined in 2010, and seventh again in the 2014 combined.

At World Championships, Kirchgasser won gold medals with the Austrian teams in 2007, 2013, and 2015, and a silver medal in 2011. Individually, she won bronze medals in the alpine combination in 2015 and 2017, and a silver medal in the slalom in 2013.

Kirchgasser became the Austrian national champion in the downhill in 2002 and 2008, in the alpine combined in 2003 and 2008, and in the giant slalom in 2007. In total, Kirchgasser won three individual World Cup races and another three with the Austrian team. She was awarded the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria in 2007.

Kirchgasser appeared in the TV entertainment show Dancing Stars in 2020 and co-commentated on football (soccer) matches with Austrian TV channel ServusTV since 2021. She married and raised a son.