Erin Mielzynski
| Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Slalom, Giant slalom | |||||||||||||
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| Club | Georgian Peaks | |||||||||||||
| Born | 25 May 1990 Brampton, Ontario, Canada | |||||||||||||
| Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 29 November 2009 (age 19) | |||||||||||||
| Website | erinmielzynski.com | |||||||||||||
| Olympics | ||||||||||||||
| Teams | 3 – (2010, 2014, 2018) | |||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | |||||||||||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||||
| Teams | 6 – (2011–2021) | |||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (team) | |||||||||||||
| World Cup | ||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 11th – (2011–2021) | |||||||||||||
| Wins | 1 – (1 SL) | |||||||||||||
| Podiums | 2 – (2 SL) | |||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (38th in 2019) | |||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (12th in SL, 2019) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Erin Mielzynski (born 25 May 1990) is a Canadian World Cup alpine ski racer. She primarily races in the technical events and specializes in slalom. Erin's home ski club is Georgian Peaks Ski Club in Thornbury Ontario.
Born in Brampton, Ontario,[1] Mielzynski made her World Cup debut in November 2009 and has competed in three Winter Olympics and five World Championships.
She won her first World Cup race in March 2012 in slalom at Ofterschwang, Germany, her first top ten finish.[2] It was the first World Cup victory for a Canadian woman in over four years, when Emily Brydon won a Super G in February 2008 at St. Moritz, Switzerland. It was also the first World Cup win in slalom for a Canadian woman in over 41 years; Betsy Clifford won at Schruns, Austria in January 1971.[3]
World Cup results[]
Season standings[]
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 19 | 131 | 58 | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 20 | 97 | 35 | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 21 | 42 | 15 | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 22 | 40 | 13 | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 23 | 70 | 30 | 42 | — | — | 26 |
| 2015 | 24 | 42 | 14 | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 25 | 54 | 17 | — | — | — | 41 |
| 2017 | 26 | 61 | 21 | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 27 | 43 | 15 | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 28 | 38 | 12 | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 29 | 70 | 21 | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 30 | 45 | 11 | — | — | — | — |
- Standings through 21 February 2021
Top ten finishes[]
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 4 Mar 2012 |  Ofterschwang, Germany |
Slalom | 1st |
| 2013 | 20 Dec 2012 |  Åre, Sweden |
Slalom | 5th |
| 1 Jan 2013 | Munich, Germany |
Parallel Slalom | 9th | |
| 4 Jan 2013 |  Zagreb, Croatia |
Slalom | 3rd | |
| 15 Jan 2013 |  Flachau, Austria |
Slalom | 10th | |
| 16 Mar 2013 |  Lenzerheide, Switzerland |
Slalom | 10th | |
| 2015 | 4 Jan 2015 | Zagreb, Croatia |
Slalom | 6th |
| 21 Mar 2015 |  Méribel, France |
Slalom | 8th | |
| 2016 | 28 Nov 2015 |  Aspen, USA |
Slalom | 10th |
| 29 Nov 2015 | Slalom | 4th | ||
| 2017 | 29 Dec 2016 | Semmering, Austria |
Slalom | 9th |
| 2018 | 3 Jan 2018 | Zagreb, Croatia |
Slalom | 7th |
| 28 Jan 2018 | Lenzerheide, Switzerland |
Parallel Slalom | 8th | |
| 10 Mar 2018 | Ofterschwang, Germany |
Slalom | 7th | |
| 17 Mar 2018 | Åre, Sweden |
Slalom | 10th | |
| 2019 | 9 Dec 2018 | St. Moritz, Switzerland |
Parallel Slalom | 7th |
| 22 Dec 2018 | Courchevel, France |
Slalom | 8th | |
| 1 Jan 2019 |  Oslo, Norway |
Parallel Slalom | 5th | |
| 2021 | 3 Jan 2021 | Zagreb, Croatia |
Slalom | 5th |
World Championship results[]
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 20 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 22 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| 2015 | 24 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| 2017 | 26 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| 2019 | 28 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 9 |
| 2021 | 30 | DNF2 | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Olympic results[]
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 19 | 20 | — | — | — | — | not run |
| 2014 | 23 | DNF1 | 21 | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | 27 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 9 |
References[]
- ^ "Erin Mielzynski". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
- ^ Ski Racing.com- Canadian Mielzynski wins first World Cup in Ofterschwang slalom, Stiegler second – 4 March 2012
- ^ Vancouver Sun.com – Skier Erin Mielzynski earns first career World Cup win – 4 March 2012
External links[]
- Erin Mielzynski at the International Ski Federation
- Erin Mielzynski at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Erin Mielzynski at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Erin Mielzynski at the Canadian Olympic Committee
- Erin Mielzynski at Alpine Canada
- Official website
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Olympic alpine skiers of Canada
- Sportspeople from Brampton
- Alpine skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Canadian female alpine skiers
- Sportspeople from Ontario