[1] Born in Vienna, Austria[2] she initially joined as part of the German office in 2017 and later transferred to the United States in early 2019.

[3] Maria also holds a PhD in law[4] and served in the Austrian Armed Forces (2007 - 2012).

[5] Starting her snowboarding journey at age 7 Maria succeeded in joining the National Austrian Snowboard Team[3] and represented Austria at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

[6] Despite growing up and attending high school in Klosterneuburg, Austria (a 4+ hour drive away from any larger ski area) Maria consistently proved herself as Austria's fastest female snowboardcross athlete.

[7] In 2010/11 and 2014/15 she managed to break into the Top 10 globally and ended her season ranked 9th worldwide.