Andrea Fischbacher was born on October 14, 1985 in Schwarzach im Pongau, Salzburg, Austria. She is a talented Olympic Alpine skier in the discipline of Olympic Women's Super G. She will be representing the nation of Austria in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver in the Super G.

Fischbacher is no stranger to the slopes, as she has made 142 World Cup of Skiing starts, with 2 victories, 9 podiums, and 39 top ten finishes. She also has four World Ski Championship starts, with one podium: a bronze medal in the Super G at Val d'Isere in February 2009.http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/613.html?sector=AL&competitorid=17264&type=bioghttp://skidb.com/db/profiles/55750.asp

In addition, Fischbacher has 45 FIS Europa Cup starts, tallying 11 podiums and 3 victories on that circuit as well.

She reached a World Cup podium for the first time in nearly a year with a second place finish at St. Moritz, Switzerland in the Super G on January 31, 2010. Prior to that, her last podium was in Bansko, Bulgaria where she was victorious in the downhill.http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/613.html?sector=AL&competitorid=17264&type=result&category=WC&season=ALL&sort=&discipline=ALL&position=3&Submit=Search

Her lone World Cup victory in the Super G came on February 10, 2008 in Sestiere, Italy. Her best finish in the World Cup standings is 10th, which was 2008/2009 season. She has finished in the top twenty of the World Cup standings four years in a row from 2005/06 through 2008/09.http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/613.html?sector=AL&competitorid=17264&type=result&category=WC&season=ALL&sort=&discipline=ALL&position=3&Submit=Search

Fischbacher is participating in her second Winter Olympics. She represented Austria in the 2006 Turin Olympics in the Olympic Women's Super G. She finished 13th in the competition.

During the 2010 Olympics, Fischbacher is expected to compete in both the Olympic Women's Super Combined and the Olympic Women's downhill in Vancouver.http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-alpine-skiing/athletes/andrea-fischbacher_ath1029859jJ.htmlhttp://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fi/andrea-fischbacher-1.html