Elisabeth Görgl

Austrian alpine skier Elisabeth Görgl was the sister of Stephan Görgl and they were children of Traudl Hecher. Elisabeth participated at the 2006 Torino, 2010 Vancouver, and 2014 Sochi Olympics. An all-rounder, she won bronze medals in the downhill and giant slalom at Vancouver. Her greatest year was 2011 when she won the downhill and super G golds at the World Championships. She had previously won the bronze medal in the super combination in 2009.

Görgl won seven World Cup races and domestically, won six Austrian national titles (slalom 2004 and 2005, combination 2005, super G 2006, 2010, and 2016). After her active career Görgl started another career as a singer-songwriter and appeared in several TV entertainment shows, such as The Masked Singer and Dancing Stars.

In 2009, Görgl was awarded the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria, and in 2010 was elected Sportswoman of the Year in Austria. In 2012, Görgl was awarded the Prix Monique-Berlioux, awarded by the French Academy of Sports for the most outstanding achievement by a female athlete over the previous year.