Erin Mielzynski (born 25 May 1990) is a Canadian former World Cup alpine ski racer. She primarily competed in technical events and specialized in slalom.
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| Born | 25 May 1990 Brampton, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | |||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Slalom, giant slalom | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Georgian Peaks | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 29 November 2009 (age 19) | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | 23 April 2022 (age 31) | ||||||||||||||
| Website | erinmielzynski.com | ||||||||||||||
| Olympics | |||||||||||||||
| Teams | 3 – (2010, 2014, 2018) | ||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||
| Teams | 6 – (2011–2021) | ||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (team) | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 11th – (2011–2021) | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 1 – (1 SL) | ||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 2 – (2 SL) | ||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (38th in 2019) | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (12th in SL, 2019) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Born in Brampton, Ontario,[1] Mielzynski made her World Cup debut in November 2009 and has competed in three Winter Olympics and five World Championships.
She won her first World Cup race in March 2012 in slalom at Ofterschwang, Germany, her first top-ten finish.[2] It was the first World Cup victory for a Canadian woman in over four years, when Emily Brydon won a Super G in February 2008 at St. Moritz, Switzerland. It was also the first World Cup win in slalom for a Canadian woman in over 41 years; Betsy Clifford won at Schruns, Austria in January 1971.[3]
In January 2022, Mielzynski was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.[4][5]
World Cup results edit
Season standings edit
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 19 | 131 | 58 | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 20 | 97 | 35 | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 21 | 42 | 15 | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 22 | 40 | 13 | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 23 | 70 | 30 | 42 | — | — | 26 |
| 2015 | 24 | 42 | 14 | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 25 | 54 | 17 | — | — | — | 41 |
| 2017 | 26 | 61 | 21 | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 27 | 43 | 15 | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 28 | 38 | 12 | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 29 | 70 | 21 | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 30 | 45 | 11 | — | — | — | — |
- Standings through 21 February 2021
Top ten finishes edit
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 4 Mar 2012 |  Ofterschwang, Germany |
Slalom | 1st |
| 2013 | 20 Dec 2012 |  Åre, Sweden |
Slalom | 5th |
| 1 Jan 2013 | Munich, Germany |
Parallel slalom | 9th | |
| 4 Jan 2013 |  Zagreb, Croatia |
Slalom | 3rd | |
| 15 Jan 2013 |  Flachau, Austria |
Slalom | 10th | |
| 16 Mar 2013 |  Lenzerheide, Switzerland |
Slalom | 10th | |
| 2015 | 4 Jan 2015 | Zagreb, Croatia |
Slalom | 6th |
| 21 Mar 2015 |  Méribel, France |
Slalom | 8th | |
| 2016 | 28 Nov 2015 |  Aspen, USA |
Slalom | 10th |
| 29 Nov 2015 | Slalom | 4th | ||
| 2017 | 29 Dec 2016 | Semmering, Austria |
Slalom | 9th |
| 2018 | 3 Jan 2018 | Zagreb, Croatia |
Slalom | 7th |
| 28 Jan 2018 | Lenzerheide, Switzerland |
Parallel slalom | 8th | |
| 10 Mar 2018 | Ofterschwang, Germany |
Slalom | 7th | |
| 17 Mar 2018 | Åre, Sweden |
Slalom | 10th | |
| 2019 | 9 Dec 2018 | St. Moritz, Switzerland |
Parallel slalom | 7th |
| 22 Dec 2018 | Courchevel, France |
Slalom | 8th | |
| 1 Jan 2019 |  Oslo, Norway |
Parallel slalom | 5th | |
| 2021 | 3 Jan 2021 | Zagreb, Croatia |
Slalom | 5th |
World Championship results edit
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 20 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 22 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| 2015 | 24 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| 2017 | 26 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| 2019 | 28 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 9 |
| 2021 | 30 | DNF2 | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Olympic results edit
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 19 | 20 | — | — | — | — | not run |
| 2014 | 23 | DNF1 | 21 | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | 27 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 9 |
| 2022 | 31 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
References edit
- ^ "Erin Mielzynski". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
- ^ Ski Racing.com- Canadian Mielzynski wins first World Cup in Ofterschwang slalom, Stiegler second – 4 March 2012
- ^ Vancouver Sun.com – Skier Erin Mielzynski earns first career World Cup win – 4 March 2012
- ^ Nichols, Paula (21 January 2022). "13 alpine skiers and eight ski cross racers nominated to Team Canada for Beijing 2022". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "21 Alpine Skiing and Ski Cross Athletes Nominated to Compete at Beijing 2022". www.alpinecanada.org/. Alpine Canada. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
External links edit
- Erin Mielzynski at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Erin Mielzynski at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Erin Mielzynski at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Erin Mielzynski at Team Canada
- Erin Mielzynski at Alpine Canada
- Official website
