the Winter Olympics, winning gold with Peter Utzschneider at the Two-man bobsleigh during the 1972 Winter Olympics. She has been a chief constable in the Bundeszollverwaltung (German Federal Customs Service) during her sports career. One of her closest friends (and major rival) on the World Cup tour was Lindsey Vonn of the United States. Höfl-Riesch married her manager Marcus Höfl on 14 April 2011. At a height of , she was one of the tallest women on the World Cup circuit. World Cup results Season titles 6 titles – (1 overall, 1 downhill, 1 super-G, 2 slalom, 1 combined) Season standings Source: Race victories 27 wins – (11 DH, 3 SG, 9 SL, 4 SC) + 1 NTE World Championship results Olympic results See also List of FIS Alpine Ski World Cup women's race winners References External links Photo report: Celebrating Maria Riesch 1984 births German female alpine skiers Alpine skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Olympic alpine skiers of Germany Medalists at the 2010 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2014 Winter Olympics Olympic medalists in alpine skiing Olympic gold medalists for Germany Olympic silver medalists for Germany FIS Alpine Ski World Cup champions Sportspeople from Garmisch-Partenkirchen Living people