Christian Orlainsky

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Christian Orlainsky
Personal information
Born27 February 1962 (1962-02-27) (age 62)
Tschagguns, Austria
Occupation Alpine skier
Skiing career
DisciplinesTechnical events
Olympics
Teams1
World Cup
Wins1
Podiums8
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
World Cup race podiums
Event1st2nd3rd
Slalom014
Giant slalom110
Combined010
Total134

Christian Orlainsky (born 27 February 1962) is an Austrian former alpine skier who competed in the 1980 Winter Olympics. [1]

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Career

In 1980 he finished 13th in the Olympic giant slalom event. He also competed in the slalom competition but did not finish the race. In 1981 he won his only world cup giant slalom in Ebnat-Kappel and finished sixth in the giant slalom world cup.

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Christian Orlainsky". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.