Ornella Oettl Reyes

Ornella Oettl Reyes (born 14 December 1991) is a German-Peruvian alpine skier who was part of the first Peruvian delegation to the Winter Olympics.[1] She specializes in slalom and giant slalom and has competed in six World Championships and two Winter Olympics.

Ornella Oettl Reyes
Personal information
Born (1991-12-14) 14 December 1991 (age 32)
Germany
OccupationAlpine skier
Skiing career
Disciplines
  • Slalom
  • Giant Slalom
Olympics
Teams3 – (2010, 2014, 2022)
World Championships
Teams6 – (2011–2021)

Career

Born in Munich, Germany to a German father and a Peruvian mother, Oettl Reyes carries both citizenships.[1][2][3]

Her first International Ski Federation (FIS) competition was the 2006 German National Junior Race, where she was disqualified in the first slalom run and did not finish the second giant slalom run.[4] As of February 2022, her best finish in any competition was second place at a 2008 giant slalom event in Germany.[5]

Since June 2009, Oettl Reyes has been representing Peru in the FIS, having previously been registered as German.[4] At the age of 18, she made her Olympic debut at the 2010 Olympics in Canada, as part of the first-ever Peruvian delegation to the Winter Olympics.[4][6] A year later, she participated in her first World Championship.

Oettl Reyes has participated in every World Championship since 2011, with varying success. In the 2021 World Championship, she placed 36th in slalom, her best-ever placement in the competition as of 2022.[7]

Results

World Championship[7]
Year
AgeSlalomGiant
Slalom
Super-GDownhillCombined
201119DSQ170
20132165DSQ1
201523DNF171
201725DNF168
201927DNF175
20212936DNF1
Olympic Winter Games[8][9]
Year
AgeSlalomGiant
Slalom
Super-GDownhillCombined
201018DNF2DNF2
201422DNF157
201826did not compete

Personal life

Oettl Reyes has two siblings. Her younger brother Manfred is also an alpine skier.[1][3]

References