Alpine Skiing

Kira Weidle-Winkelmann

Downhill
Super-G

Nationality: Germany
Hometown: Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Born: 24 February 1996
Primary discipline: Downhill

German World Cup alpine ski racer specializing in downhill and super-G, born Kira Weidle on 24 February 1996 in Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, and racing for SC Starnberg. Made her World Cup debut in January 2016 and earned her first podium (3rd, downhill, Lake Louise) on 30 November 2018. Won silver in downhill at the 2021 World Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo and finished 4th in downhill at the Beijing 2022 Olympics, her best Olympic result at the time. At the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics she won silver in the team combined event, skiing the downhill leg alongside slalom specialist Emma Aicher, and finished 9th in the individual downhill. Has amassed seven World Cup podiums across her career, all in downhill, including two 2nd-place finishes (Zauchensee 2022, Val d'Isere 2025) and five 3rd-place finishes.

FIS Code 206668. Silver, downhill, 2021 World Championships (Cortina d'Ampezzo). 2022 Beijing Olympics: 4th, downhill; 15th, super-G. 2026 Milano-Cortina Olympics: silver, team combined (downhill leg, with Emma Aicher on slalom); 9th, individual downhill. Career: 7 World Cup podiums, all downhill (2 second-place, 5 third-place finishes).

Sponsors: Rossignol (skis, boots); Leki (poles) - per FIS official athlete biography (manufacturer-updated equipment fields) as of 2026