- German alpine skier.
- Is also a nationally ranked tennis player and a cyclist.
- Won 4 Olympic medals - 3 gold in the slalom and the combined in 2010 in Vancouver and in the combined in 2014 in Sochi. Won a silver medal in the super giant slalom in 2014 in Sochi.
- Has 27 wins.
- Is a chief constable in the Bundeszollverwaltung (German Federal Customs Service) and a member of the custom service ski team.
- Retired from the sport on 20 March 2014 at the age of 29.
- Is one of the tallest women on the World Cup circuit.
- Has 5 discipline titles - one in the downhill, in the super giant slalom, two in the slalom and one in the combined.
- Won 5 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze medals from Junior World Ski Championships over the years.
- Has 81 podiums.
- Her younger sister, Susanne Riesch, is also a former World Cup ski racer, specializing in the slalom.
- Her club is SC Partenkirchen.
- Good friends with Lindsey Vonn.
- Finished third in the overall standings in 2008.
- Crashed in the downhill World Cup Final in 2014.
- Won 6 medals (2 gold and 4 bronze) from World Championships over the years.
- Won the overall (the Big Crystal Globe) in 2011.
- Most successful season was in 2004, when she finished 3rd in the overall World Cup standings, with three race victories.
- Married her manager Marcus Höfl on 14 April 2011.
- As the racing careers of Martina Ertl-Renz and Hilde Gerg concluded, she rose as the leading female racer on the German national team.
- Made her World Cup debut on 16 February 2001 at the age of 16.
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