Lena Dürr

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Lena Dürr
At Soldeu in March 2023
Personal information
Born (1991-08-04) 4 August 1991 (age 33)
Munich, Germany
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesSlalom, Giant slalom
ClubSV Germering
World Cup debut15 February 2008 (age 16)
Olympics
Teams2 – (2018, 2022)
Medals1 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams7 – (20112023)
Medals3 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons16 – (2008, 20102024)
Wins2 – (1 SL, 1 CE)
Podiums13 – (12 SL, 1 CE)
Overall titles0 – (16th in 2024)
Discipline titles0 – (2nd in SL, 2024)
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing  Germany
International alpine ski competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 1 0
World Championships 0 0 3
Total 0 1 3
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Beijing Team event
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Schladming Team event
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Cortina d’Ampezzo Team event
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Méribel Slalom
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 Mont Blanc Giant slalom

Lena Dürr (born 4 August 1991) is a German World Cup alpine ski racer and specializes in slalom.

Career

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Dürr made her World Cup debut in February 2008. She has two World Cup wins; the first was also her first podium, a parallel slalom in 2013. It was a City Event race in Moscow, Russia, on 29 January, where she came as a reserve.[1] Her second win came exactly a decade later in a slalom at Špindlerův Mlýn, Czech Republic, where she edged out runner-up Mikaela Shiffrin. The two had switched positions on the podium in a slalom the previous day. Dürr won the bronze medal in slalom at the 2023 World Championships.[2]

Personal life

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Dürr was born in Munich and raised nearby Germering,[3] Both her sister Katharina Dürr and father Peter Dürr were professional alpine ski racers.[3]

World Cup results

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Season standings

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Season
Age Overall Slalom Giant
slalom
Super-G Downhill Combined Parallel
2010 18 88 49 32
2011 19 69 44 24
2012 20 28 12 23 32
2013 21 24 11 34 33 10
2014 22 90 35
2015 23 55 21
2016 24 62 22 43
2017 25 42 19 42 49 18
2019 26 51 18
2019 27 51 16
2020 28 50 15 35 27
2021 29 27 6 22
2022 30 17 3 7
2023 31 17 4
2024 32 16 2 46

Race podiums

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  • 2 wins – (1 SL, 1 CE)
  • 13 podiums – (12 SL, 1 CE), 45 top tens
Season
Date Location Discipline Place
2013 29 Jan 2013 Russia Moscow, Russia City event 1st
2022 20 Nov 2021 Finland Levi, Finland Slalom 3rd
21 Nov 2021 Slalom 3rd
10 Jan 2022 Austria Schladming, Austria Slalom 3rd
19 Mar 2022 France Méribel, France Slalom 2nd
2023 29 Dec 2022 Austria Semmering, Austria Slalom 3rd
10 Jan 2023 Austria Flachau, Austria Slalom 3rd
28 Jan 2023 Czech Republic Špindlerův Mlýn, Czech Republic Slalom 2nd
29 Jan 2023 Slalom 1st
2024 11 Nov 2023 Finland Levi, Finland Slalom 2nd
12 Nov 2023 Slalom 3rd
29 Dec 2023 Austria Lienz, Austria Slalom 2nd
7 Jan 2024 Slovenia Kranjska Gora, Slovenia Slalom 2nd

World Championship results

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Year
Age Slalom Giant
slalom
Super-G Downhill Combined Parallel Team Event
2011 19 18 5
2013 21 21 DNS2 30 3
2015 23 13 9
2017 25 18 26 9
2019 27 11 4
2021 29 14 27 3
2023 31 3 6 6

Olympic results

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Year
Age Slalom Giant
slalom
Super-G Downhill Combined Team Event
2018 26 DNF1 5
2022 30 4 2

References

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  1. ^ "Shffrin picks up 20 points on Maze in SL standings, finishes third in Moscow". Ski Racing.com. 29 January 2013. Archived from the original on 17 April 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  2. ^ "St-Germain shocks Shiffrin for world slalom gold". France 24. 18 February 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b Janz, Thomas (3 February 2012). "Dürr: "I'm Not Going To Stress Myself Out!"". Fischer Sports. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
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