Mathilde Gerg (born 19 October 1975) is a German former alpine skier.^[1] She was an Olympic and World champion.

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Hilde Gerg

Gerg in 1998 in Bormio celebrating her victory in the World Cup slalom.
Personal information
Born	(1975-10-19) 19 October 1975 (age 48) Lenggries, Bavaria, West Germany
Occupation	Alpine skier
Height	171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Skiing career
Disciplines	Downhill, super-G, giant slalom, slalom, combined
Club	Ski Club Lenggries
World Cup debut	17 January 1993 (age 17)
Retired	21 November 2005 (age 30)
Website	hilde-gerg.de
Olympics
Teams	3 – (1994-2002)
Medals	2 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams	6 – (1996-2005)
Medals	4 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	13 – (1993–2005)
Wins	20 – (7 DH, 1 SL, 8 SG, 3 SC, 1 PS)
Podiums	59
Overall titles	0 – (2nd in 1999)
Discipline titles	4 – (2 SG, 2 SC)
Medal record Women's alpine skiing Representing  Germany World Cup race podiums Event 1st 2nd 3rd Slalom 1 3 1 Giant slalom 0 0 1 Downhill 7 6 10 Super-G 8 5 9 Combined 3 2 1 Parallel 1 0 0 Total 20 16 22 International competitions Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 1 0 1 World Championships 1 0 3 World Junior Championships 1 0 0 Total 3 0 4 Olympic Games 1998 Nagano Slalom 1998 Nagano Combined World Championships 2005 Bormio Team Event 1997 Sestriere Super-G 1997 Sestriere Combined 2001 Sankt Anton Super-G Junior World Ski Championships 1994 Lake Placid Super-G

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She was Olympic Champion in the slalom at the 1998 Winter Olympics, an astounding win as most of her career she was known as predominantly a speed specialist; with 1998 being the one year of her career she was a top slalom contender with 2 wins and numerous podiums on the World Cup, finishing 3rd in points for the season. At the World Championships she was bronze medallist in Combined and Super-G at Sestriere 1997, Bronze medallist in Super-G at St. Anton 2001, and gold medallist in Nation Team Event at Bormio in 2005.^[2]

In 1994, Gerg was Junior World Champion and in 1997 and 2002 she won the World Cup in her favorite discipline, Super-G. Her 1997 Super G season title came due to decisive points' leader Pernilla Wiberg going off course in the final Super G of the season. She also has twice won the combined season Crystal Globe, and twice narrowly missed the downhill season title, finishing 2nd in the points in both 2004 and 2005. She was 2nd in the Overall title standings in 1999, losing the Overall title to Alexandra Meissnitzer.

Gerg retired from professional skiing, because of severe injuries, in November 2005.

Her cousin, Annemarie Gerg, was also a member of the German alpine ski team.^[3]

• List of FIS Alpine Ski World Cup women's race winners