Alex Vinatzer

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Alex Vinatzer
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Vinatzer in 2019 at Palazzo Chigi
Personal information
Born (1999-09-22) 22 September 1999 (age 25)
Bolzano, South Tyrol, Italy
Occupation Alpine skier
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Skiing career
Disciplines Slalom
Club GS Fiamme Gialle
World Cup debut12 November 2017 (age 18)
Olympics
Teams2 − (2018, 2022)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams3 − (2019, 2021, 2023)
Medals2 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons6 − (20182023)
Wins0
Podiums3 – (3 SL)
Overall titles0 – (22nd in 2024)
Discipline titles0 – (11th in SL, 2020)
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Åre Team event
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Courchevel Slalom
Junior World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Fassa Slalom
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Davos Slalom

Alex Vinatzer (born 22 September 1999) is an Italian World Cup alpine ski racer. [1] He specializes in slalom and has competed in two Winter Olympics, [2] and three World Championships.

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Born in Bolzano, South Tyrol, Vinatzer made his World Cup debut in November 2017 and his first podium in January 2020 at Zagreb, Croatia.

World Cup results

Season standings

SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiant
slalom
Super-GDownhillCombinedParallel
2019 19 94 31
2020 20 49 11
2021 21 38 13
2022 22 35 13 13
2023 23 48 18 54
2024 24 22 18 16
2025 25 21 17 17
Standings through 26 January 2025

Race podiums

SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace
2020 5 Jan 2020 Flag of Croatia.svg Zagreb, Croatia Slalom 3rd
2021 22 Dec 2020 Flag of Italy.svg Madonna di Campiglio, ItalySlalom3rd
2025 26 Jan 2025 Flag of Austria.svg Kitzbühel, AustriaSlalom2nd

World Championship results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombinedParallelTeam
event
2019 19 19 3
2021 21 4
2023 23 3 DNF2 13 8

Olympic results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombinedTeam
event
2018 18 DNF1 5
2022 22 DNF2 DNF1 8

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References

  1. Profile Archived 2018-11-15 at the Wayback Machine at the Italian Olympic Committee official website
  2. "Athlete Profile: Alex VINATZER". PyeongChang2018.com. PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on 20 April 2018.