Avital Carroll
Austrian freestyle skier (born 1996)
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Avital Carroll (née Shimko, born 24 April 1996) is an Austrian and former American mogul skier.
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| Born | 24 April 1996 New York City, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Skiing career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Moguls, dual moguls | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Kitzbühler Ski Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 10 January 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 1 – (2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Carroll had her first international success at the 2015 Junior World Championships, where she won the silver medal behind French racer Perrine Laffont and ahead of then teammate Jaelin Kauf.
On 7 June 2022, Carroll announced that she choose to competed under the Austrian flag. This was possible due to a new Austrian law, granting citizenship to descendants of displaced persons.[1]
At the 2023 Snowboard World Championships, Carroll became the first Austrian since Margarita Marbler to win a medal in the moguls event.
Personal life
Her grandmother Elfi Hendell was born in Vienna, her grandfather David Hendell in modern-day Croatia. They both fled to the United States after the Holocaust by ship (U.S.S Henry Gibbons) in 1944. On 7 September 2020, she married her husband, Bobby Carroll, who later became her coach. She competes under her husband's name.[2]
Results
Olympic Winter Games
| Year | Age | Moguls | Dual Moguls |
|---|---|---|---|
 2026 Milano Cortina |
26 | 7 | 10 |
World Championships results
- 2 medals – (2 bronze)
| Year | Age | Moguls | Dual Moguls |
|---|---|---|---|
 2023 Bakuriani |
26 | 3 | 3 |
 2025 St. Moritz |
28 | 17 | 28 |
Junior World Championships
- 1 medals – (1 silver)
| Year | Age | Moguls | Dual Moguls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Chiesa in Valmalenco |
18 | 2 | 6 |
 2016 Åre |
19 | 4 | 8 |
