Alpine Skiing
Franziska Gritsch
- Slalom
- Giant Slalom
- Super-G
- Alpine Combined
- Nationality
- Austria
- Hometown
- Innsbruck, Austria
- Height
- 169 cm
- Born
- 15 March 1997
- Turned pro
- 2017
- Primary discipline
- Slalom
About Franziska Gritsch
Austrian World Cup alpine ski racer specializing in the technical events of slalom and giant slalom, born 15 March 1997 in Innsbruck; races for SC Solden. Made her World Cup debut in December 2017. Competed in three World Championships (2019, 2021, 2023), winning a silver medal in the nations team event at the 2019 Are Worlds. Reached three individual World Cup podiums to date: a parallel slalom third (St. Moritz, December 2019), a combined runner-up finish (Crans-Montana, February 2020), and a super-G third (Kvitfjell, March 2023) - no win yet. In late 2023 her relationship with her coach Florian Stengg became public and she subsequently arranged to train as a private team outside the main Austrian Ski Federation setup.
FIS Code 56392. A technical specialist in slalom and giant slalom, with no wins and three World Cup podiums: one super-G, one alpine combined and one parallel slalom. Still competing, with FIS results as recent as April 2026 at the Austrian National Championships and a March 2026 World Cup start at Åre.
Sponsors: Atomic (skis, boots, effective the 2026/27 season) and Leki (poles) - per FIS official athlete biography (manufacturer-updated equipment fields) as of 2026; the Blizzard/Tecnica-to-Atomic ski switch is independently corroborated by skinews.ch (16 April 2026 report: 'Franziska Gritsch neu mit Atomic-Material unterwegs'), which confirms the change takes effect for the 2026/27 season after two seasons with Blizzard.
Setup
3 items
Skis
Atomic
- Slalom
- Giant Slalom
Gritsch's ski brand (Atomic) confirmed via FIS official athlete biography.
Atomic's World Cup race-stock alpine ski line; specific slalom/GS model not specified by federation
Boots
Atomic
Gritsch's boot brand (Atomic) confirmed via FIS official athlete biography.
Atomic's World Cup race-stock alpine boot line; specific model not specified by federation
Poles
Leki
Gritsch's pole brand (Leki) confirmed via FIS official athlete biography; shares the existing generic Leki race pole entry with other Leki-sponsored athletes.
Race-stock alpine pole used by Leki-sponsored World Cup athletes
Setup verified 10 July 2026