Anna Veith

Anna Veith (née Fenninger; born 18 June 1989) is an Austrian former alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist. She was the overall World Cup champion for the 2014 and 2015 seasons.

Anna Veith
Fenninger in 2014
Personal information
Born (1989-06-18) 18 June 1989
Hallein, Salzburg, Austria
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesGiant slalom, super-G,
Downhill, combined
ClubSkiklub Hypo Hallein
World Cup debut11 November 2006 (age 17)
RetiredMay 2020
Websiteanna-veith.com
Olympics
Teams3 – (2010, 2014, 2018)
Medals3 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams5 – (20092017)
Medals5 (3 gold)
World Cup
Seasons13 – (20072015, 20172020)
Wins15 – (11 GS, 3 SG, 1 AC)
Podiums45
Overall titles2 – (2014, 2015)
Discipline titles3 – (GS: 2014, 2015 & AC: 2015)
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing  Austria
International alpine ski competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 2 0
World Championships 3 2 1
Junior World Championships 3 2 1
Total 7 6 2
Olympic Games
2014 SochiSuper-G
2014 SochiGiant slalom
2018 PyeongchangSuper-G
World Championships
2011 Garmisch-PartenkirchenCombined
2015 Beaver CreekSuper-G
2015 Beaver CreekGiant slalom
2011 Garmisch-PartenkirchenTeam event
2015 Beaver CreekDownhill
2013 SchladmingGiant slalom
Junior World Ski Championships
2006 Le MassifSuper-G
2008 FormigalGiant slalom
2008 FormigalCombined
2006 Le MassifDownhill
2008 FormigalSuper-G
2009 Garmisch-PartenkirchenSuper-G

Born in Hallein, Veith is from the village of Adnet in Salzburg and made her World Cup debut at age 17 in November 2006. She competed in all five alpine disciplines, but omitted slalom as of January 2012. Her major breakthrough came when she successfully became world champion in the super combined alpine event in 2011, without having won a World Cup race before. At the 2014 Winter Olympics held in Sochi, Veith won the super-G at Rosa Khutor for her first Olympic medal, and at the end of the season she won the World Cup overall and giant slalom titles.

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