Hilde Gerg
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Mathilde Gerg (born October 19, 1975 in Lenggries
Lenggries
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, Upper Bavaria
Upper Bavaria
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) is a German
Germany
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 former alpine skier
Alpine skiing
Alpine skiing is the sport of sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings. Alpine skiing can be contrasted with skiing using free-heel bindings: Ski mountaineering and nordic skiing – such as cross-country; ski jumping; and Telemark. In competitive alpine skiing races four...

.

She was Olympic Champion at on several medals at 1998 Winter Olympics
1998 Winter Olympics
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; at the World Championships she was bronze medallist in Combined and Super-G at Sestriere 1997, Bronze medallist in Super-G at St. Anton 2001, and gold medallist in Nation Team Event at Bormio in 2005.

In 1994 Gerg was Junior World Champion and in 1997 and 2001 she won the World Cup in her favourite discipline, Super-G.

Gerg retired from professional skiing, because of severe injuries, in November 2005.

Season titles

Season Discipline
1997
1997 Alpine Skiing World Cup
The 31st World Cup season began in October 1996 in Sölden, Austria, and concluded in March 1997 at the World Cup finals in Vail, Colorado, U.S.A. The overall winners were Luc Alphand of France and Pernilla Wiberg of Sweden....

 
Super-G
1998
1998 Alpine Skiing World Cup
The 32nd World Cup season began in October 1997 in Tignes, France, and concluded in March 1998 at the World Cup Finals in Crans-Montana, Switzerland. The overall winners were Hermann Maier of Austria and Katja Seizinger of Germany....

 
Combined
1999
1999 Alpine Skiing World Cup
The 33rd World Cup season began in October 1998 in Sölden, Austria, and concluded at the World Cup finals at Sierra Nevada, Spain, in March 1999. The overall winners were Lasse Kjus of Norway and Alexandra Meissnitzer of Austria....

Combined
2002
2002 Alpine Skiing World Cup
The 2002 Alpine Skiing World Cup began in October 2001 and ended in March 2002 at the World Cup finals held in Altenmarkt, Austria. The overall winners were Stephan Eberharter and Michaela Dorfmeister, both from Austria....

 
Super-G

Race victories

Date Location Race
February 5, 1994   Sierra Nevada Super-G
December 20, 1997   Val-d'Isère Combined
January 11, 1998   Bormio
Bormio
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Slalom
January 31, 1998   Åre
Åre
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Combined
December 18, 1998   Veysonnaz
Veysonnaz
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Downhill
December 20, 1998   Veysonnaz Combined
January 2, 1999   Maribor
Maribor
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Super-G
March 8, 2001   Åre Downhill
December 15, 2001   Val/d-Isere Super-G
January 11, 2002   Saalbach Downhill
January 12, 2002   Saalbach Downhill
January 25, 2002   Cortina d'Ampezzo
Cortina d'Ampezzo
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Super-G
March 12, 2002   Saalbach Downhill
November 29, 2002   Aspen
Aspen, Colorado
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Super-G
December 6, 2002   Lake Louise Downhill
January 7, 2004   Cortina d'Ampezzo Downhill
January 11, 2004   Veysonnaz Super-G
December 4, 2004   Lake Louise Downhill
December 21, 2004   St. Moritz
St. Moritz
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Super-G

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