Magdalena Egger

About Magdalena Egger

Austrian World Cup alpine ski racer competing across all disciplines, born 22 January 2001 in Lech am Arlberg, Vorarlberg, with twin brother Christoph; trained at the Stams Ski Academy and joined the Austrian ski team in 2017. Holds the record for most medals at the World Junior Alpine Skiing Championships with nine (six gold, two silver, one bronze), including a historic three-gold, two-silver haul at the 2022 Junior Worlds in Panorama, Canada (downhill, super-G, giant slalom golds; combined and team parallel silvers). Made her World Cup debut in slalom at Flachau in January 2020, later shifting focus to the speed disciplines. Achieved her first World Cup podium (2nd, downhill) at St. Moritz on 12 December 2025, runner-up to Lindsey Vonn's comeback win, followed by a 7th-place finish the next day. Tore the ACL in her right knee in a downhill crash at Zauchensee on 10 January 2026, ending her season and ruling her out of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympics.