team
Scroll Down to meet the people who
help make it happen.
Tim Curran was my longtime
Dynastar/Look/Lange Sports Marketing
manager.  We started working together  when I
was 12 years old.  Tim and I share the honor
of both receiving a Ski Racing Junior of the
Year Award.  Tim won his award the year I
was born.  
Michael Spencer is my sports marketing representation.  
His company name is Ego Sports Management and he
lives in Park City, Utah.  Michael handles the sponsorship
details so that I can concentrate on ski racing.  This pic
was taken in Maribor, Slovenia, at World Junior Champs.
Jonathan Selkowitz and I go way back.  
Jonathan lives in Jackson Hole and was one
of my coaches when I was a J-4 junior racer.  
He is the eye behind Selko Photo.  Jonathan
has documented my race career since before
it was a career.  His photos can be seen
throughout Ski Racing magazine and at
www.selkophoto.com.  In the off season he
takes us backcountry skiing and mountain
biking--and of course brings his camera
everywhere.
Patrick Riml was the head women's coach
of the U.S. Ski Team for most of my
ski racing career.  Patrick and I have risen
through the ranks of the team together.  
Patrick was born in Austria, just above
Soelden.  He's my friend, my mentor,  my
motivator--and one ofthe best coaches in
the business.
The family (clockwise from top right).  My dad, Pepi, is Austrian and my source for constant inspiration.  Papa won a silver medal in Giant
Slalom at his first Olympics in Squaw Valley, California.  He also won a bronze in GS and Gold in Slalom in the 1964 Olympics in
Innsbruck, Austria.  He has a slalom gold medal from the 1964  World Championships and several other World Championship medals as well
as many prestigious trophies, like the Lauberhorn combined.  One year he won every World Cup (then called FIS A) slalom race in
Europe.  I first beat my dad in a ski race when I was about ten years old.  He didn't like it very much, but he got over it.  Dad is retired now and
recently was inducted into the Ski Hall of Fame in Ishpeming, Michigan.  

Seppi is my little brother--except that he is bigger than me now.  Seppi and I grew up in a log cabin in the woods--5 miles from the nearest
town of Wilson (population 202) and a long way from the nearest friends.  So, we had to get along and learn how to entertain each other
without any of the usual props--no TV (ok, we had one fuzzy channel and mom let us watch Lawrence Welk on Saturday nights).  Mom gave
us cross country skis, backpacks, violins, pianos, tambourines, books, art supplies, bird books, binoculars and camping equipment. We had
bear, moose and goldfish as pets--but nothing normal like a dog or cat. Let's face it, we were geeks. Seppi is still my best friend and favorite
training partner.  That's us in the picture above, at the 2006 Olympics in Torino.  Seppi is way into ski racing, mountaineering and his
girlfriend.  He is now a freshman at DU (University of Denver) and a member of the Division I varsity ski team. DU won the 2008 NCAA
Championships and Seppi, as a freshman, exceeded everyone's expectations by nabbing the Silver Medal in the Slalom and earning First
Team All-American Honors.  Whenever I get back  home, Seppi and I immediately revert to childhood--and, no, we don't watch Lawrence
Welk anymore.  

My Mom, Carrie, is the chief cook and bottle washer of Team Stiegler. Well actually, Mom does very little cooking and almost no bottle
washing, but she'll jump in the car at a moment's notice to go skiing, hiking, camping, shopping, travelling and race watching.  We don't let mom
touch our skis anymore but she's still our #1 fan.  
In Memory of Grandpa Ed
1920-2005
Last, but not least, is my Grammy.  Grammy was always there for me and kept the show on the road when we were buying
ski wax instead of groceries.  She never forgets a birthday or any other reason to call or send a letter.  Our favorite family
vacation is visiting Grammy on the lake in northern Wisconsin.  Her Taco Soup is legendary.
Stiegler
John Dwyer is my Dynastar/Look/Lange  rep.   John
provides me with the best gear in business and is my tried
and true  friend.   We're celebrating my 21st birthday in this
photo.  John travelled to Jackson Hole for the family
celebration...andto dial in my boots for another World
Cup season.