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 – (2017–2020)
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.


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