Additional Information
Highlights
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
|---|
| Olympic Winter Games |
| 7 | Parallel Giant Slalom | 2010 | Vancouver, BC, CAN |
| 28 | Parallel Giant Slalom | 2002 | Salt Lake City, UT, USA |
| FIS World Championships |
| 2 | Parallel Giant Slalom | 2011 | La Molina, ESP |
| 3 | Parallel Slalom | 2011 | La Molina, ESP |
| 9 | Parallel Giant Slalom | 2013 | Stoneham, QC, CAN |
| 15 | Parallel Slalom | 2013 | Stoneham, QC, CAN |
| FIS World Cup Rankings overview - displays all rankings from 2010/11, top three for earlier seasons |
| Season | PS | PGS | PAR | ASP |
|---|
| 2013/2014 | 22 | 13 | 16 | - |
| 2012/2013 | 12 | 8 | 8 | - |
| 2011/2012 | - | - | 9 | 13 |
| 2010/2011 | - | - | 4 | 8 |
| 2007/2008 | - | - | 3 | - |
| Best performance per season in FIS World Cup events from 2010/2011 |
| Season | PS | PGS |
|---|
| 2013/2014 | 1 x 14th | 1 x 13th |
| 2012/2013 | 1 x 3rd | 1 x 3rd |
| 2011/2012 | 1 x 5th | 1 x 4th |
| 2010/2011 | 1 x 3rd | 1 x 2nd |
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
|---|
| Ten best FIS World Cup performances in current season |
| 13 | Parallel Giant Slalom | 2013/2014 | Sudelfeld, GER |
| 14 | Parallel Slalom | 2013/2014 | Carezza, ITA |
| 14 | Parallel Giant Slalom | 2013/2014 | Rogla, SLO |
| 15 | Parallel Slalom | 2013/2014 | Bad Gastein, AUT |
| 17 | Parallel Giant Slalom | 2013/2014 | Carezza, ITA |
| DNF | Parallel Slalom | 2013/2014 | Bad Gastein, AUT |
LegendALL-Overall, PGS-Parallel Giant Slalom, PS-Parallel Slalom, PAR-Parallel Overall, SBX-Snowboard Cross, ASP-Parallel and Snowboard Cross overall ranking, HP-Halfpipe, BA-Big Air, SBS-Slopestyle, AFU-Freestyle overall ranking, BA/SBS-Big Air and Slopestyle overall ranking, DNS-Did not start, DNF-Did not finish, DSQ-Disqualified
- Hobbies: Beach volleyball, travelling. (fis-ski.com, 17 May 2013)
- Languages Spoken: English, German
- Sporting Relatives: Her sister Manuela is also a snowboarder and has competed on the world cup circuit. (mountainzone.com, 12 Mar 2000)
- Previous Olympics: Vancouver 2010, Salt Lake City 2002
- Occupation: Athlete
- Position Style: Regular (FIS, 24 Oct 2005)
- Debut: 1994 for Austria, World Cup (Zell am See) (fis-ski.com, 17 May 2013)
Additional Information
Start of sporting career
She began snowboarding in 1988. (claudiariegler.com, 06 Nov 2009)
Reason for taking up this sport
She enjoys the feeling of freedom the sport gives her. "The feeling of carving through powder snow or the speed when you are on a snowboard gives me so much joy." (snowboardaustria.at, 17 May 2013)
Ambitions
To compete at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. (meinbezirk.at, 19 Nov 2012)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Competing at two Olympic Winter Games. (snowboardaustria.com, 17 May 2013)
Hero
Swiss tennis player Roger Federer. (claudiariegler.com, 06 Nov 2009)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Set yourself a goal and never lose sight of it, no matter how bumpy the road is on the way there." (claudiariegler.com, 06 Nov 2009)
General
STALKER
In September 2012 a man was sentenced to four months in prison for stalking Riegler. His sentence also stipulated that he is not allowed to be in the vicinity of Flachau, Austria. (salzburg.orf.at, 26 Sep 2012)