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Avital Carroll

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Avital Carroll
Personal information
Born (1996-04-24) 24 April 1996 (age 28)
New York City, US
OccupationAlpine skier
Skiing career
DisciplinesMoguls, dual moguls
ClubKitzbühler Ski Club
World Cup debut10 January 2018
World Championships
Teams1 – (2023)
Medals3
Medal record
Women's freestyle skiing
Representing  Austria
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Bakuriani Moguls
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Bakuriani Dual moguls
Representing  United States
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Chiesa in Valmalenco Moguls

Avital Carroll (née Shimko, born 24 April 1996) is an Austrian and former American mogul skier.

Biography

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Carroll had her first international success at the 2015 Junior World Championships, where she won the silver medal behind French racer Perrine Laffont and ahead of then teammate Jaelin Kauf.

On 7 June 2022, Carroll announced that she choose to competed under the Austrian flag. This was possible due to a new Austrian law, granting citizenship to descendants of displaced persons.[1]

At the 2023 Snowboard World Championships, Carroll became the first Austrian since Margarita Marbler to win a medal in the moguls event.

Personal life

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Her grandmother Elfi Hendell was born in Vienna, her grandfather David Hendell in modern-day Croatia. They both fled to the United States by ship (U.S.S Henry Gibbons) in 1944. On 7 September 2020, she married her husband, Bobby Carroll, who later became her coach. She competes under her husband's name.[2]

World Championships results

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  • 2 medals – (2 bronze)
 Year   Age   Moguls   Dual Moguls 
Georgia (country) 2023 Bakuriani 26 3 3

Junior World Championships results

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  • 1 medals – (1 silver)
 Year   Age   Moguls   Dual Moguls 
Italy 2015 Chiesa in Valmalenco 18 2 6
Sweden 2016 Åre 19 4 8

References

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  1. ^ "RIS – Staatsbürgerschaftsgesetz 1985 § 58c – Bundesrecht konsolidiert, tagesaktuelle Fassung". www.ris.bka.gv.at. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Avital Shimko & Bobby Carroll". www.zola.com. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
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