Skip to content
SKI SETUPS

Alpine Skiing

Eliane Christen

  • Slalom
Nationality
Switzerland
Hometown
Hospental, Uri, Switzerland
Born
19 January 1999
Turned pro
2023
Primary discipline
Slalom

About Eliane Christen

Swiss World Cup alpine ski racer specializing in slalom, born 19 January 1999 in Hospental, Uri; grew up on her family's mountain farm, where her parents Sonja and Remo (both ski instructors) still keep sheep, and she remains an active member of the household - helping with the flock between training blocks. Studying agricultural science at ETH Zurich alongside her World Cup career. A broken collarbone in 2017 and a fractured left tibia/fibula in 2019 forced a roughly two-year hiatus and ten operations in total; she returned to racing in 2020 and made her World Cup debut on 21 December 2023 (slalom, Courchevel) at age 24 - a notably late World Cup debut for her level. Won her first European Cup race (slalom, Zell am See) and finished 2nd in the 2025 European Cup slalom standings. Represented Switzerland at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics in slalom and team combined.

FIS Code 516553. Club: Andermatt. Personal site elianechristen.ch describes her as 'Skirennfahrerin und ETH-Studentin aus Hospental, Uri'. Ten operations total from injuries sustained in 2017-2020 per Swiss press coverage (Blick, Bauernzeitung).

Sponsors: Head (skis, boots) - her self-described 'Hauptsponsor' (main sponsor) per her own official website (elianechristen.ch/sponsoren: 'Seit vielen Jahren zaehle ich auf das perfekte Material von HEAD'), matching FIS's official athlete biography ('Skis: Head, Boots: Head'). Komperdell (poles) also listed among her personal sponsors on the same official sponsors page. Other listed personal/commercial sponsors (Rope Experts, El Tony Mate, Gipo, Keto Reto, Woo, Swiss Sporthilfe) are not ski-equipment brands.

Setup

3 items

Skis

Head Worldcup Rebels race ski (GS/SL family)

  • Slalom

Head confirmed as Christen's ski brand via FIS official athlete biography and her own official website (elianechristen.ch/sponsoren), which names Head as her main sponsor.

Head's technical-discipline (GS/SL) World Cup race-stock ski line, distinct from the Worldcup Rebels e-Speed DH/SG line

Boots

Head Raptor WCR

Head confirmed as Christen's boot brand via FIS official athlete biography and her own official sponsors page.

World Cup race boot line, 96mm last, adjustable flex, Race Balance geometry, FIS-approved sole

Poles

Komperdell

Komperdell confirmed as Christen's pole brand via her own official sponsors page (elianechristen.ch/sponsoren), which lists Komperdell among her personal sponsors.

Race-stock alpine pole

Setup verified 10 July 2026

Sources

  1. https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sectorcode=al&competitorid=203777
  2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliane_Christen
  3. https://www.elianechristen.ch/sponsoren
  4. https://www.elianechristen.ch/about-me
  5. https://www.bauernzeitung.ch/dossier/landleben/eliane-christen-zeigt-dank-der-hofarbeit-grossen-durchhaltewillen-im-skisport-480997