Katharina Gallhuber Wiki: Ski Racer, Net Worth, Silver Medal & Facts To Know

Katharina Gallhuber was born on 16th June 1997. She is an Austrian alpine ski racer who competes in slalom and giant slalom. She has participated in many Giant slalom and slalom events in the past but was able to get her first bronze medal win this year. Gallhuber loves to indulge in sports like football apart from Alpine Skiing. The athlete is a Customs Officer by profession. She can speak English and German languages. Gallhuber trained in the club SC Gostling-Hochkar in Austria under coach Jurgen Kriechbaum who is a national level coach. In January 2017 she missed the World Cup event in Maribor, Slovenia, after bruising her right ankle in the previous event in Semmering, Austria. She began Alpine skiing at age three in Hochkar, Austria. Gallhuber regards the Austrian alpine skier Kathrin Zettel as her hero. She believes in the philosophy, "Where there is a will, there is a way, and the way is the goal!" Katharina "Kathi" Gallhuber is a young, very courageous Austrian skier who has already won a lot. In June, the athlete specializing in technical disciplines only turned 19 years old. Recently, Gallhuber was asked in an interview whether other slalom skiing greats such as Kathrin Zettel or Thomas Sykora are considered by her as role models; to which she replied, "Yeah, Thomas drove a bit before my time, and I cannot remember that. Nevertheless, I have respect for his great career. Kathrin has been a great role model for me since childhood. I admired her for her great achievements and got to know my goals and dreams. Of course, I'm responsible for my own achievements, but it never hurts to look at one or the other of top athletes. " Katharina Gallhuber you won the silver medal in 2015 at the European Winter Olympic Youth Festival. In Oberjoch, she scored her first European Cup victory and in the World Cup slalom in Flachau, she has scratched the top ten. Katharina Gallhuber won the bronze medal at the slalom event at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. She won the silver medal in team event at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games. She represented her country Austria in slalom skiing.

The net worth of the ski racer is currently unknown. With her victorious feat this year, she has done her country proud and this is only the beginning of her career in slalom skiing. We are sure to see many more victories from the athlete in the coming future.