Albertville 20 February 1992, XVI Olympic Winter Games. Women's alpine skiing: eventual winner Petra KRONBERGER of Austria competes in the slalom in Méribel. Credit : Getty Images/BILOW Nathan

Born: 21 February 1969

Birthplace: Pfarrwerfen (Austria)

Nationality: Austria

Sport: Skiing

ATTENDANCE AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES

Calgary 1988

Albertville 1992

AWARDS

Olympic medals:

Gold: 2

Other results:

World Championships

Gold: 1 (91)

Alpine Come From Behind

Petra Kronberger was such a well-rounded skier that in December 1990 she won a World Cup race in each of the four Alpine events and then added a combined victory the following month. At the 1992 Olympics, she took a big lead in the downhill portion of the Alpine combined. Her first slalom run was only the sixth best of the field, but her second slalom run was faster than any of the other skiers and she won a clear victory. A week later, Kronberger was in third place after the first run of the slalom event, but again she produced a strong final run to earn her second gold medal.