# Nicole Schmidhofer

Nicole "Nici" Schmidhofer (born 15 March 1989) is an Austrian former World Cup alpine ski racer. She specializes in the downhill and super-G events.

## Career

Born in Friesach, Carinthia, Schmidhofer made her World Cup debut in March 2007. She competed for Austria at the 2010 Winter Olympics, but did not finish in the super-G, which was her only event at the Olympics. Three years later, Schmidhofer finished in 11th place in the super-G at the 2013 World Championships in Schladming.
At the 2017 World Championships, she became a gold medalist in super-G.
Her breakout World Cup season was in 2019, with three wins and three additional podiums; she won the season title in downhill and was runner-up in super-G. In March 2019, she participated in her first speed skiing world championships in Vars, France She finished 4th with a new Austria national record of 217.590 km/h. She retired after the 2023 World Cup ski season.

## World Cup results
### Season standings

| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
| 2007 | 17 | 104 | — | 57 | 41 | — | — |
| 2008 | 18 | 124 | — | — | — | 51 | — |
| 2009 | 19 | 70 | — | — | 26 | 40 | — |
| 2010 | 20 | 81 | — | — | 28 | 49 | — |
| 2011 | 21 | 91 | — | — | 38 | 36 | — |
| 2012 | 22 | 86 | — | — | — | 35 | — |
| 2013 | 23 | 45 | — | — | 8 | 36 | — |
| 2014 | 24 | 20 | — | — | 12 | 11 | — |
| 2015 | 25 | 30 | — | — | 12 | 20 | — |
| 2016 | 26 | 49 | — | — | 23 | 21 | — |
| 2017 | 27 | 15 | — | — | 7 | 8 | — |
| 2018 | 28 | 17 | — | — | 7 | 9 | — |
| 2019 | 29 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
| 2020 | 30 | 13 | — | — | 3 | 9 | — |
| 2021 | 31 | Injured left knee in December, out for season | Injured left knee in December, out for season | Injured left knee in December, out for season | Injured left knee in December, out for season | Injured left knee in December, out for season | Injured left knee in December, out for season |
| 2022 | 32 | 109 | — | — | 45 | — | — |
| 2023 | 33 | 53 | — | — | 11 | 35 | — |
    Standings through 8 January 2023

### Race podiums

* 4 wins – (3 DH, 1 SG)
* 12 podiums – 6 DH, 6 SG)
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
| 2013 | 20 Jan 2013 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | Super-G | 2nd |
| 2014 | 24 Jan 2014 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | Downhill | 3rd |
| 2018 | 3 Dec 2017 | Lake Louise, Canada | Super-G | 3rd |
| 2018 | 21 Jan 2018 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | Super-G | 3rd |
| 2019 | 30 Nov 2018 | Lake Louise, Canada | Downhill | 1st |
| 2019 | 1 Dec 2018 | Lake Louise, Canada | Downhill | 1st |
| 2019 | 19 Dec 2018 | Val Gardena, Italy | Super-G | 2nd |
| 2019 | 19 Jan 2019 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | Downhill | 2nd |
| 2019 | 26 Jan 2019 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany | Super-G | 1st |
| 2019 | 23 Feb 2019 | Crans-Montana, Switzerland | Downhill | 2nd |
| 2020 | 7 Dec 2019 | Lake Louise, Canada | Downhill | 1st |
| 2020 | 09 Feb 2020 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany | Super-G | 2nd |

## World Championship results

| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
| 2013 | 23 | — | — | 11 | — | — |
| 2015 | 25 | — | — | — | 4 | — |
| 2017 | 27 | — | — | 1 | 16 | — |
| 2019 | 29 | — | — | 11 | 9 | — |

## Olympic results

| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
| 2010 | 20 | — | — | DNF1 | — | — |
| 2014 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 28 | — | — | 18 | 12 | — |
| 2022 | 32 | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete |