Born in
Ehenbichl,
Tyrol, she won her first World Cup competition, giant slalom, in
Sölden, Tyrol, Austria on 26 October 2002, sharing the victory with
Andrine Flemmen and
Tina Maze. Hosp won the overall World Cup title in
2007 and the season title in
giant slalom. A versatile all-around racer, she won World Cup races in four of the five alpine skiing disciplines (
super-G, giant slalom,
slalom and
combined), and was
world champion in the
giant slalom in
2007. Although Hosp won the giant slalom crystal globe in 2007, she stopped racing GS after often not qualifying for the second run in 2011. In her final seasons, she competed in four disciplines: slalom, Super-G, downhill, and combined. Hosp suffered an
anterior cruciate ligament injury to her right knee at
Sölden in October 2009 and missed the rest of the
2010 season, including the
2010 Winter Olympics. ==World Cup results==