Christoph Eigenmann

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Christoph Eigenmann
Christoph Eigenmann Cross-Country World Cup 2012 Quebec.jpg
CountryFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Born (1979-05-22) 22 May 1979 (age 44)
Wattwil, Switzerland
Ski clubSC Gardes Frontières
World Cup career
Seasons 20002014
Individual wins1
Indiv. podiums2
Team podiums0
Indiv. starts83
Team starts16
Overall titles0 – (27th in 2006)
Discipline titles0

Christoph Eigenmann (born 22 May 1979) is a Swiss cross-country skier who has competed between 1998 and 2013. He won his only World Cup victory on 31 December 2006, when he won the first stage in the inaugural edition of the Tour de Ski, a sprint freestyle. His first World Cup podium was a second place in sprint freestyle in Changchun, China on 15 March 2006.

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Eigenmann also competed in three Winter Olympics, earning his best finish of 15th in the team sprint event at Turin in 2006. His best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was 12th in the team sprint event at Sapporo in 2007.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). [1]

Olympic Games

 Year  Age  15 km 
individual
 Pursuit  30 km 
mass start
 50 km  Sprint  4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2002 22 18
2006 26 30 15
2010 30 34

World Championships

 Year  Age  15 km 
individual
 Pursuit  30 km 
mass start
 50 km  Sprint  4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2003 2328
2005 25 29 19
2007 27 33 12
2009 29 16
2011 31 40 16

World Cup

Season standings

 Season  Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standings
OverallDistanceLong DistanceMiddle DistanceSprintNordic
Opening
Tour de
Ski
World Cup
Final
2000 20NCNC
2001 21NCNC
2002 2210249
2003 237740
2004 24NCNC
2005 254017
2006 262710
2007 2784NC40DNF
2008 285923
2009 2911664
2010 3010451
2011 317535
2012 3211362DNF
2013 3313480
2014 34NCNC

Individual podiums

  • 1 victory – (1 SWC)
  • 2 podiums – (1 WC, 1 SWC)
No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
1  2005–06  15 March 2006 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Changchun, China1.0 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
2 2006–07 31 December 2006 Flag of Germany.svg Munich, Germany1.2 km Sprint FStage World Cup1st

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References

  1. "Athlete : EIGENMANN Christoph". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 April 2018.