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Alpine Skiing

Emma Aicher

  • Downhill
  • Super-G
  • Giant Slalom
  • Slalom
  • Alpine Combined
Nationality
Germany
Hometown
Sundsvall, Sweden (competes for Germany)
Born
13 November 2003
Primary discipline
Downhill

About Emma Aicher

German World Cup alpine ski racer and all-rounder competing across every discipline (downhill, super-G, giant slalom, slalom, alpine combined), born 13 November 2003 in Sweden to a Swedish mother and German father, racing for SC Mahlstetten. Grew up in Sundsvall, Sweden and holds dual Swedish/German citizenship; won the U16 slalom at the FIS Children's Cup for Sweden in March 2019 before joining the German Ski Association in 2020 for better Alpine training access. Made her World Cup debut in a parallel giant slalom at Lech/Zuers on her 18th birthday (November 2021), and won three medals (silver, slalom, giant slalom, downhill) at the 2022 Junior World Championships. Achieved her first World Cup podium and win in downhill on consecutive days in February 2025. At the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics she won two silver medals (downhill; team combined, skiing the slalom leg alongside Kira Weidle-Winkelmann), and made an Olympic-season-record 36 World Cup starts (41 including the Olympics), finishing 2nd overall behind Mikaela Shiffrin with 21 top-10s and 10 podiums.

FIS Code 507168. 2022 Junior World Championships: 3 silver medals (SL, GS, DH). 2026 Olympics (Milano-Cortina): silver, downhill; silver, team combined (slalom leg, with Kira Weidle-Winkelmann). 2025-26 World Cup season: a record 36 starts, the most of any skier that season, with 21 top-10s, 10 podiums and 2nd overall behind Mikaela Shiffrin, including a super-G win at Tarvisio ahead of Lindsey Vonn. Career ledger: 5 World Cup wins (2 DH - Kvitfjell 1 March 2025, St. Moritz December 2025; 3 SG - La Thuile March 2025, Tarvisio January 2026, Soldeu February 2026) and 9 podiums (3 DH, 3 SG, 3 SL).

Sponsors: Head (skis, boots), Leki (poles) - per FIS official athlete biography (manufacturer-updated fields) and confirmed directly on the DSV (German Ski Federation) official Jahrbuch athlete profile (dsv-jahrbuch.de/profile/person/982: 'Ski: Head', 'Schuhe: Head', 'Stoecke: Leki'); Uvex (goggles) and Ziener (gloves) also confirmed on the same official profile ('Brille: Uvex', 'Alpinhandschuhe: Ziener'). The same profile lists Leki as her forearm/shin-guard supplier and Ortema as her back-protector supplier (not separately tracked in this schema). No helmet brand is listed on the DSV profile - left unconfirmed rather than assumed to match her goggle brand; Red Bull (personal sponsor, per Red Bull's own athlete page) - as of 2026

Setup

6 items

Skis

Head Worldcup Rebels e-Speed

  • Downhill

FIS official biography confirms 'Skis: Head'; Super-G win at Tarvisio).

Speed-discipline (SG/DH) race ski line built with Titanal and Graphene for stability at high speed

Head Worldcup Rebels race ski (GS/SL family)

  • Giant Slalom

FIS official biography confirms 'Skis: Head'.

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

FIS official biography confirms 'Boots: Head'.

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

Poles

Leki

Leki confirmed as Aicher's pole brand via the DSV (German Ski Federation) official Jahrbuch athlete profile ('Stoecke: Leki'). The same profile also credits Leki as her forearm and shin-guard supplier, and Ortema as her back-protector supplier (not separately tracked here, outside this schema).

Race-stock alpine pole used by Leki-sponsored World Cup athletes

Goggles

Uvex

Uvex confirmed as Aicher's goggle brand via the DSV official Jahrbuch athlete profile ('Brille: Uvex'). No helmet brand is listed on the same profile - left unconfirmed rather than assumed to match.

Uvex race-line ski goggle

Gloves

Ziener

Ziener confirmed as Aicher's glove brand via the DSV official Jahrbuch athlete profile ('Alpinhandschuhe: Ziener').

Alpine race glove line developed with the German Ski Association (DSV); some styles feature Ortema knuckle protectors

Setup verified 10 July 2026

Sources

  1. https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sectorcode=al&competitorid=237841
  2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Aicher
  3. https://www.redbull.com/int-en/athlete/emma-aicher
  4. https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/news/emma-aicher-holds-off-lindsey-vonn-for-super-g-victory-in-tarvisio
  5. https://snowbrains.com/emma-aicher-most-race-starts/
  6. https://www.olympics.com/en/news/emma-aicher-first-world-cup-win-kvitfjell-downhill-vonn-16th-results
  7. https://www.alpineskiworldcup.com/post/emma-aicher-wins-first-world-cup-super-g-in-la-thuile
  8. https://skiracing.com/rising-stars-triumph-in-kvitfjell-downhill-aicher-edges-out-macuga-for-first-win/
  9. https://www.dsv-jahrbuch.de/profile/person/982