[2] At the Alpine skiing World Championship 1962 in Chamonix, France, she won gold in the downhill competition.

She became an instant superstar in her homeland as she won the gold medal in her home nation.

Haas followed up her success at Innsbruck with a bronze medal at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France.

[1] After retiring from competitions Haas became a ski instructor and opened a sporting goods store in Sankt Johann.

[1][3] In 2001, she had a heart attack while swimming in the Mediterranean Sea at Antalya, Turkey and died as a result.