Elisabeth Kirchler

Elisabeth Kirchler (born 17 November 1963 in Schwaz, Tyrol) is a retired Austrian alpine skier. She did grow up in the small village Lanersbach, community Tux. Her nickname is Lis or Lisi. Winning the silver medal in the Giant Slalom Race in the World Championships 1985 (female races were held at Santa Caterina) was a great surprise because she was known as a "speed racer" (and by the way, female racers of the Austrian Ski Federation weren't successful in that discipline since March 1978). Besides her four wins, she could achieve podiums as following: Place 2: downhill 4, Super-G 2, Giant Slalom 1, Alpine Combined 1; place 3: Alpine Combined 1. - Another results are: Olympics: Downhill 9th, in 1984; Downhill 8th, Super-G 15th, in 1988. - World Championships: Downhill 6th, Giant Slalom 8th, in 1982; Downhill 12th, in 1985; Downhill 22nd, in 1989. - She was an Austrian Champion in the giant slalom in 1983.

After retirement she was a commentator for the Austrian Television broadcaster ORF and a columnist for an Austrian newspaper for several years. She is married to a restaurant proprietor (Armin Riml); the couple lives at Sölden with three children.
Elisabeth Kirchler
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing  Austria
World Championships
1985 BormioGiant Slalom

World Cup victories
Date Location Race
March 6, 1981 AspenDownhill
December 8, 1982 Val d'IsèreCombined
January 22, 1983 MegèveDownhill
December 21, 1984 Santa CaterinaDownhill


Awards
Preceded by
Edit Horvath		 Austrian Sportswoman of the year
1985		 Succeeded by
Roswitha Steiner


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