Maria Ramberger
Austrian snowboarder (born 1986)
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Maria Ramberger (born 12 October 1986) is an Austrian snowboarder who competed at the Winter Olympic Games in 2010 and 2014.[1][2] She works as an engagement manager at McKinsey & Company where she served a broad range of tech clients across hardware, software and tech services.[3] Born in Vienna, Austria[4] she initially joined as part of the German office in 2017 and later transferred to the United States in early 2019.[3] Before joining McKinsey she was a member of the Austrian National Snowboard Team.[5] Maria also holds a PhD in law[6] and served in the Austrian Armed Forces (2007 - 2012).[7]
Snowboard career
Starting her snowboarding journey at age 7 Maria succeeded in joining the National Austrian Snowboard Team[5] and represented Austria at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.[1]
Despite growing up and attending high school in Klosterneuburg, Austria (a 4+ hour drive away from any larger ski area) Maria consistently proved herself as Austria's fastest female snowboardcross athlete.[5] In 2010/11 and 2014/15 she managed to break into the top 10 globally and ended her season ranked 9th worldwide.
Additional career highlights include e.g., a World Cup Win,[8] X-Games, World Championships, 4 National Championship Titles, 6 Europa Cup and 4 North American Cup victories.[5][9] She retired in October 2016.[10]
In tandem with her athletic career Maria was a member of the Austrian Armed Forces Athletic Division ('Heeressport')[7] where she served as a Corporal (2007 - 2012) and acquired Masters and PhD degrees in law at the University of Vienna.[6]
