After Resi Stiegler the surprise announcement of Bernadette Schild: the Austrian slalomist also retires

At the age of 31, the Salzburger decided to leave skiing after a double injury to her crusader. "I didn't feel like going to the limit anymore." She will deal with marketing and communication for the company that accompanied her in her career as a sponsor. Closes with seven podiums to the assets.

Sunday 14 March 2021 4 minutes reading time

A double retreat within a few hours for the women's white circus. If Resi Stiegler greeted everyone, as expected, at the end of the slalom in Are, the announcement of Bernadette Schild, born in 1990, who has taken up the (very heavy) inheritance of her sister Marlies, comes a little surprise. with whom he also shared a part of his path in the World Cup, which lasted 13 years from the debut in Bormio. With 139 bibs worn in the maximum circuit, the last of which on the occasion of the Levi races (finishing 20th in the second slalom), the Salzburg slalomist greets having collected seven podiums in CdM, with two second and five third places, always stroking the '' idea of that victory that he already touched in 2013 in Lenzerheide. Bernadette participated in two editions of the Olympic Games between Sochi 2014 and PyeongChang 2018 (where she finished 7th in slalom) and three of the world championships, finishing ninth in the race between the narrow poles of Are two years ago. Decisive to take this decision, the two almost consecutive injuries remedied to the crusader knee between the debut in Soelden 2019 and last December, after having participated as the last race in the Austrian national slalom championships. "I just had to ask myself if I had the courage to go to the limit and beyond, and the honest answer is simply no - explained Schild in a press release issued in the evening by the OESV - That's why a few weeks ago I made the decision to put end of my competitive career; I've always enjoyed it, but I've put a lot of determination into it and I've always had great ambition. Now a completely new phase of my life opens up and in a very different professional field: I am very happy to have made a smooth transition and will take care of all marketing and communication matters for Berger Feinste Confiserie, my main sponsor. I can't wait for this new challenge to arrive ”.

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