ReSi STiegLeR

RESI STIEGLER Alpine Skiing 2006 Olympian 2010 Olympic hopeful Personal Specs Height: 5’8” Date of birth: Nov. 14, 1985 Hometown: Jackson Hole, Wyo. Residence: Jackson Hole, Wyo. Short List Performance 2003 World Junior Championships bronze medalist in Slalom, Combined 2005 World Championships – 6th (Slalom) 2006 Olympic Winter Games – 11th (Combined), 12th (Slalom) 2007 World Championships – 8th (Slalom) 2007 National champion – Slalom, Giant Slalom

Vancouver Watch Outside of Lindsey Vonn, Stiegler may be the top U.S. hopeful in the women’s slalom come February. She has been competitive in the event for the better part of a decade and already has Olympic experience. Personal Stiegler is the daughter of former Austrian skier Pepi Stiegler, a three-time Olympic medalist, and named after Resi Hammerer, an Austrian skier who won bronze in the downhill in 1948. Stiegler was skiing at age 2 and racing at 6. She skied to the bus stop on her way to school. She credits her parents and Olympic gold medalist Diann Roffe, her coach in the U.S. development program, for her success. Stiegler suffered a broken left arm and ligament damage in her right knee in a December 2007 crash, which sidelined her until the 2009 World Championships in February. Did You Know…?

• Competed with younger brother, Seppi, at 2007 U.S. Championships • Wears trademark tiger ears atop her helmet when racing, winning a battle with the International Olympic Committee to don them in Torino, and was sponsored by Frosted Flakes • Has competed in fiddle contests • Travels with a stuffed moose