Anna-Lena Forster

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Anna-Lena Forster
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Forster at the 2013 IPC World Championships
Personal information
Nickname(s)"Leni", "Lenchen"
NationalityGerman
Born (1995-06-15) 15 June 1995 (age 26)
Radolfzell, Germany
Years active2012–
Sport
CountryGermany
SportPara-alpine skiing
Disability classLW12-1
Event(s)Downhill
Giant slalom
Slalom
Super-G
Super combined
Coached byJustus Wolf
Medal record
Women's Alpine skiing
Representing  Germany
Winter Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Pyeongchang Slalom sitting
Gold medal – first place 2018 Pyeongchang Super combined sitting
Silver medal – second place 2014 Sochi Super-combined sitting
Silver medal – second place 2014 Sochi Slalom sitting
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Sochi Giant slalom sitting
IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 La Molina Slalom sitting
Silver medal – second place 2017 Tarvisio Slalom sitting
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Panorama Slalom sitting
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Tarvisio Super combined sitting

Anna-Lena Forster (born 15 June 1995) is a German para-alpine skier who competed at the 2014 and 2018 Winter Paralympics, winning five medals.

Early life[]

Forster was born in Radolfzell, Konstanz Germany. She was born without a right leg and with bones missing in her left leg.[1] She started skiing at the age of six at the VDK Munchen ski club.[1]

Career[]

Forster competes in the LW12 para-alpine skiing classification using a mono-ski and outriggers.[1]

At the 2013 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships held in La Molina, Spain, she won a silver medal in the women's slalom in a time of 2 minutes 31.31 seconds. She was also placed fourth in the super-combined and fifth in the super-G but she failed to finish the giant slalom.[1]

Forster was selected as part of the German team for the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia. Competing in the slalom she finished in a time of 2 minutes 14.35 seconds and was identified as the gold medal winner and press releases announcing her victory were posted.[2] She was given gold because her compatriot Anna Schaffelhuber, who finished in a faster time, was disqualified for not having her outriggers in a stationary position at the start of her first run.[1][3] Following an appeal Schaffelhuber was reinstated and Forster was awarded the silver medal.[4] Forster won her second silver medal of the Games, again finishing behind Schaffelhuber, in the combined. The two German skiers were the only athletes to complete the race.[5][6] Her third Paralympic medal, a bronze, came in the giant slalom where she finished behind Schaffelhuber and Austrian skier Claudia Lösch in a time of 2 minutes 59.33 seconds.[7] In the downhill Forster came fourth and therefore missed out on a medal. She failed to finish the super-G event.[1]

Forster was nominated for the Baden Sports Personality of the Year award in 2012 and in 2013 she was awarded a gold medal by her home town of Radolfzell to mark her achievements.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Forster Anna-Lena". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Germany's Forster Skis to Paralympic Slalom Gold". Ria Novosti. 12 March 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Kimberly Joines to take bronze in slalom, not silver". CBC Sports. 13 March 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Schaffelhuber awarded gold after successful slalom appeal". International Paralympic Committee. 13 March 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  5. ^ "Etherington wins historic silver". Channel4. 14 March 2014. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  6. ^ "Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games Alpine Skiing Women's Super Combined sitting". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  7. ^ "Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games Alpine Skiing Women's Giant Slalom sitting". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 12 August 2014.

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