Amelie Kober

Amelie Kober was born on November 16, 1987, in Bad Aibling, Germany. She began her competitive snowboarding career early, participating in the FIS circuit since 2002. Kober is also a German Federal Police officer. Her career has been marked by a series of achievements in parallel giant slalom and parallel slalom events at both junior and senior international levels.

Kober earned a silver medal at the Junior World Championships in Zermatt, Switzerland, in 2005. She then made her Olympic debut at the Turin 2006 Winter Olympics as the youngest competitor in the Parallel Giant Slalom. Despite a fall during the quarter-finals, she advanced to win a silver medal. She continued her success by winning a silver medal in the Parallel Giant Slalom at the FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2007 in Arosa, Switzerland. In the 2009–10 FIS Snowboard World Cup, she secured a victory in the Parallel Giant Slalom event in Sudelfeld, Germany.

Amelie Kober’s career includes multiple Olympic appearances, competing in the 2006, 2010, and 2014 Winter Olympics. At the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, she earned a bronze medal in the Parallel Slalom event, solidifying her status as a distinguished athlete in snowboarding. Her career has spanned over a decade on the international stage, collecting several medals and titles.