Sabrina Simader

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Sabrina Simader
Alpine skier 
DisciplinesDownhill, Giant slalom, Super-G
Full nameSabrina Wanjiku Simader
Born (1998-04-13) 13 April 1998 (age 23)
Kakuma, Kenya
World Cup debut7 January 2017 (age 18)
Olympics
Teams1 – (2018)
World Championships
Teams3 – (2017-2021)
World Cup
Seasons4 – (20172020)
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing  Kenya

Sabrina Wanjiku Simader (born 13 April 1998[1]) is an alpine skier from Kenya.

Personal life[]

Simader was born in Kenya and moved to Austria when she was three years old, where she picked up the sport. Her mother is Kenyan while her Stepfather is Austrian.[2]

Career[]

2016 Winter Youth Olympics[]

Simader represented Kenya at the Winter Youth Olympics in 2016 in Lillehammer, Norway.[3]

2018 Winter Olympics[]

Simader competed for Kenya at the 2018 Winter Olympics in the alpine skiing events. Simader became the first female and alpine skier to compete for Kenya at the Winter Olympics.[4] Simader is aiming for a top 20 finish in her events.[5]

World Cup results[]

Results per discipline[]

Discipline WC starts WC Top 30 WC Top 15 WC Top 5 WC Podium Best result
Date Location Place
Slalom 0 0 0 0 0
Giant slalom 2 0 0 0 0 15 February 2020 Slovenia Kranjska Gora, Slovenia 45th
Super-G 4 0 0 0 0 14 December 2019 Switzerland St. Moritz, Switzerland 44th
Downhill 1 0 0 0 0 18 December 2018 Italy Val Gardena, Italy DNF
Combined 1 0 0 0 0 23 February 2020 Switzerland Crans-Montana, Switzerland DNS2
Total 8 0 0 0 0
  • Standings through 25 January 2021

World Championship results[]

Year
Age Slalom Giant
Slalom
Super G Downhill Combined Team Event
2017 18 50 60 39
2019 20 Didn't participate
2021 22 DSQ

Olympic results[]

Year
Age Slalom Giant
Slalom
Super G Downhill Combined Team event
2018 19 DNF2 38

Other results[]

European Cup results[]

Season standings[]

Season Age Overall Slalom Giant
 slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined
2020 21 148 57
2021 22

Results per discipline[]

Discipline EC starts EC Top 30 EC Top 15 EC Top 5 EC Podium Best result
Date Location Place
Slalom 0 0 0 0 0
Giant slalom 0 0 0 0 0
Super-G 4 1 0 0 0 19 February 2020 Italy Sarentino, Italy 19th
Downhill 2 0 0 0 0 21 December 2017 Italy Val di Fassa, Italy 52nd
Combined 2 0 0 0 0 DNS2 2 times
Total 8 1 0 0 0
  • Standings through 25 January 2021

References[]

  1. ^ "SIMADER Sabrina - Biographie". data.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  2. ^ Kiguru, Muigai (10 January 2018). "History beckons: Wanjiku carries Kenya's hopes to next month's Winter Olympics in South Korea". The Star (Kenya)]. Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Kenyan skier Simader on fast track to 2018 Olympic downhill". Associated Press. 7 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Alpine Skiing Quota List for Olympic Games 2018". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 5 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  5. ^ Kimuyu, Hilary (13 January 2017). "Meet Sabriner Wanjiku, the only Kenyan going to Winter Olympics". Nairobi News. Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 14 January 2018.


Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for  Kenya
Pyeongchang 2018
Succeeded by
Incumbent


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