Alpine Skiing
Katharina Huber
- Slalom
- Alpine Combined
- Nationality
- Austria
- Hometown
- Sankt Georgen am Reith, Lower Austria, Austria
- Born
- 3 October 1995
- Turned pro
- 2015
- Primary discipline
- Slalom
About Katharina Huber
Austrian World Cup alpine ski racer specializing in the technical events with a focus on slalom, born 3 October 1995 in Sankt Georgen am Reith, Lower Austria; races for Sportunion Waidhofen/Ybbs. Made her World Cup debut in November 2015. Represented Austria at the 2022 Winter Olympics in slalom and combined, winning gold as an alternate for the Austrian side in the mixed team event; won a second Olympic gold in the team combined with Ariane Raedler at the 2026 Milano Cortina Games. Has competed at four World Championships (2019-2025). Recorded a career-best 5th-place World Cup slalom finish (Saalbach, March 2024) and a 6th-place individual slalom finish at the 2026 Winter Olympics, with 12 career top-ten World Cup results through the 2025-26 season.
FIS Code 56253. Club: Sportunion Waidhofen/Ybbs (Niederoesterreich/Lower Austria region). Career World Cup record: 0 wins, 0 podiums, 12 top-ten finishes in slalom through the 2025-26 season (Wikipedia). 2 Olympic gold medals, both in team events (2022 mixed team as alternate; 2026 team combined).
Sponsors: Voelkl (skis), Lange (boots), Marker (bindings), Leki (poles), Uvex (helmet, goggle) - per Ski Austria's official athlete equipment page (skiaustria.at/de/teams/katharina-huber, 'Ausruester & Sponsoren'); she left longtime supplier Fischer and joined Voelkl/Marker ahead of the 2025-26 season, becoming the fifth Austrian athlete to make that switch (per skiracing.com).
Setup
6 items
Skis
Völkl
Voelkl confirmed as Huber's ski brand via Ski Austria's official athlete equipment page ('Ski: Voelkl'). She switched from Fischer to Voelkl ahead of 2025-26.
Freestyle/park ski.
Boots
Lange
Lange confirmed as Huber's boot brand via Ski Austria's official athlete equipment page ('Schuhe: Lange').
Race-stock alpine boot line (Dynastar-Lange)
Bindings
Marker
Marker confirmed as Huber's binding brand via Ski Austria's official athlete equipment page ('Bindung: Marker').
Freeride/park binding.
Poles
Leki
Leki confirmed as Huber's pole brand via Ski Austria's official athlete equipment page ('Stoecke: Leki').
Race-stock alpine pole used by Leki-sponsored World Cup athletes
Helmet
Uvex
Uvex confirmed as Huber's helmet brand via Ski Austria's official athlete equipment page ('Helm: Uvex').
Uvex race-line ski helmet
Goggles
Uvex
Uvex confirmed as Huber's goggle brand via the same Ski Austria official athlete equipment page ('Brille: Uvex').
Uvex race-line ski goggle
Setup verified 10 July 2026