Claudia Riegler (skier)
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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 represented New Zealand 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, scoring a best finish of 11th place in the slalom at her last Games.[2] She also served as an attaché for the New Zealand team at the 2006 Winter Olympics.[3]
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.[3]
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.[3]
She is married to French alpine ski racer Antoine Dénériaz: the couple live in Annecy and have two sons.[3]
