Maria Höfl-Riesch won the women’s combined for her 3^rd Olympic Alpine skiing gold medal. She won the slalom and combined at Vancouver in 2010. Where does she stand now on the all-time lists?

She trails only Norway’s Kjetil André Aamodt and Slovenia’s Janica Kostelić, who both won 4 golds in Alpine.

Höfl-Riesch moves to =3^rd all-time, with 3 golds, along with 6 others. She is =4^th all-time among women, with 3 others. Here is the all-time list:

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Golds,Name,Gdr,NOC

4,Kjetil André Aamodt,M,NOR

4,Janica Kostelić,F,CRO

3,Alberto Tomba,M,ITA

3,Vreni Schneider,F,SUI

3,Katja Seizinger,F,GER

3,Deborah Compagnoni,F,ITA

3,Jean-Claude Killy,M,FRA

3,Toni Sailer,M,AUT

3,Maria Höfl-Riesch,F,GER

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Höfl-Riesch also won this event in 2010, giving her consecutive wins. She becomes the 19^th woman to win the same event at the WOG consecutively, or more. Anastasia Kuzmina (SVK) did it yesterday in the biathlon women’s 7.5 km. Here is the full list:

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###,Athlete (NOC-Sport/Event; Years)

3,Sonja Henie (NOR-FSK/Singles; 1928-36)

3,Bonnie Blair (USA-SSK/500 m; 1988-94)

3,Claudia Pechstein (GER-SSK/5000 m; 1994-2002)

2,Lidiya Skoblikova (URS-SSK/1500 m; 1960-64)

2,Lidiya Skoblikova (URS-SSK/3000 m; 1960-64)

2,Steffi Walter-Martin (GDR-LUG/Singles; 1984-88)

2,Katarina Witt (GDR-FSK/Singles; 1984-88)

2,Bonnie Blair (USA-SSK/1000 m; 1992-94)

2,Cathy Turner (USA-STK SSK/500 m; 1992-94)

2,Lyubov Yegorova (RUS-CCS/Pursuit/Skiathlon; 1992-94)

2,Jeon I-Gyeong (KOR-STK SSK/1000 m; 1994-98)

2,Deborah Compagnoni (ITA-ASK/Giant Slalom; 1994-98)

2,Katja Seizinger (GER-ASK/Downhill; 1994-98)

2,Catriona Le May Doan (CAN-SSK/500 m; 1998-2002)

2,Sylke Otto (GER-LUG/Singles; 2002-2006)

2,Janica Kostelić (CRO-ASK/Combined; 2002-06)

2,Wang Meng (CHN-STK SSK/500 m; 2006-10)

2,Anastasia Kuzmina (SVK-BIA/7.5 km sprint; 2010-14)

2,Maria Höfl-Riesch (GER-ASK/Combined; 2010-14)

 

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