Background
Her father, Hans Meissnitzer, a mechanic by trade, taught her to ski at an early age.
Her father, Hans Meissnitzer, a mechanic by trade, taught her to ski at an early age.
Her specialities are the downhill, super-G and giant slalom disciplines. She comes from Abtenau, Salzburg. Meissnitzer finished third in the super-G at the 2008 World Cup finals in Bormio, Italy, on 13 March 2008, and set a new record as the oldest woman to finish on the podium in an alpine skiing World Cup race.
Overall
Individual races.