Anna-Lena Forster (born 15 June 1995) is a German para-alpine skier who competed at the 2014, 2018 and 2022 Winter Paralympics winning six medals.
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| Nickname(s) | "Leni", "Lenchen" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | German | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 June 1995 Radolfzell, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2012– | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para-alpine skiing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | LW12-1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Downhill Giant slalom slalom Super-G Super combined | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Justus Wolf | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
editForster was born in Radolfzell, Konstanz Germany. She was born without a right leg and with bones missing in her left leg.[1] She started skiing at the age of six at the VDK Munchen ski club.[1]
Career
editForster competes in the LW12 para-alpine skiing classification using a mono-ski and outriggers.[1]
At the 2013 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships, she won a silver medal in the women's slalom in a time of 2 minutes 31.31 seconds. She was also placed fourth in the super-combined and fifth in the super-G but she failed to finish the giant slalom.[1]
Forster was selected as part of the German team for the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia. Competing in the slalom she finished in a time of 2 minutes 14.35 seconds and was identified as the gold medal winner and press releases announcing her victory were posted.[2] She was given gold because her compatriot Anna Schaffelhuber, who finished in a faster time, was disqualified for not having her outriggers in a stationary position at the start of her first run.[1][3] Following an appeal Schaffelhuber was reinstated and Forster was awarded the silver medal.[4] Forster won her second silver medal of the Games, again finishing behind Schaffelhuber, in the combined. The two German skiers were the only athletes to complete the race.[5][6] Her third Paralympic medal, a bronze, came in the giant slalom where she finished behind Schaffelhuber and Austrian skier Claudia Lösch in a time of 2 minutes 59.33 seconds.[7] In the downhill Forster came fourth and therefore missed out on a medal. She failed to finish the super-G event.[1]
Forster was nominated for the Baden Sports Personality of the Year award in 2012 and in 2013 she was awarded a gold medal by her home town of Radolfzell to mark her achievements.[1]
She won the silver medal in the women's downhill sitting event at the 2022 Winter Paralympics.[8][9]
References
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- ^ a b c d e f g "Forster Anna-Lena". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 26 March 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ^ "Germany's Forster Skis to Paralympic Slalom Gold". Ria Novosti. 12 March 2014. Archived from the original on 31 August 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ^ "Kimberly Joines to take bronze in slalom, not silver". CBC Sports. 13 March 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ^ "Schaffelhuber awarded gold after successful slalom appeal". International Paralympic Committee. 13 March 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ^ "Etherington wins historic silver". Channel4. 14 March 2014. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ^ "Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games Alpine Skiing Women's Super Combined sitting". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ^ "Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games Alpine Skiing Women's Giant Slalom sitting". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ^ Burke, Patrick (5 March 2022). "Slovakia's Farkašová wins first gold medal of Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Winter Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
External links
edit- Anna-Lena Forster at the International Paralympic Committee
- Anna-Lena Forster at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
- Anna-Lena Forster at Team Deutschland Paralympics (in German)