Fabio Gstrein

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Fabio Gstrein
Personal information
Born (1997-06-14) 14 June 1997 (age 27) [1]
Sölden, Tyrol, Austria
Occupation Alpine skier
Skiing career
Disciplines Slalom
World Cup debut21 January 2018 (age 20)
Olympics
Teams0
World Championships
Teams2 – (2021, 2023)
Medals0
World Cup
Podiums0
Overall titles0 – (43rd in 2023)
Discipline titles0 – (12th in SL, 2024)
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
World Junior Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Åre Team event
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Davos Slalom
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Davos Team event

Fabio Gstrein (born 14 June 1997) is an Austrian World Cup alpine ski racer and specializes in slalom. [2]

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Biography

Gstrein won a silver medal in slalom at the 2018 Junior World Championships, held in Davos, Switzerland, [3] [4] and has represented Austria at two World Championships.

He is a distant relative of Bernhard Gstrein (b.1965), a former World Cup alpine racer. [5]

World Cup results

Season standings

SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiant
slalom
Super-GDownhillCombinedParallel
2020 22 60 21 17
2021 23 49 17 19
2022 24 70 26
2023 25 43 14
2024 26 43 12
Standings through 17 March 2024

Top five results

SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace
2021 17 Jan 2021 Flag of Austria.svg Flachau, Austria Slalom 5th
2022 16 Jan 2022  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Wengen, SwitzerlandSlalom4th

World Championship results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombinedTeamParallel
2021 23 5 6
2023 25 16

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References

  1. "Fabio Gstrein - player profile".
  2. "Fabio Gstrein Biography". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  3. "Alpine Skiing Junior Championships". www.wintersport-charts.info.
  4. "Alpine Skiing - Men's World Cup 2020/2021 - Classification". www.the-sports.org.
  5. "52^ Trofeo Topolino: Italia prima grazie a Franzoso e Viviani" (in Italian). targatocn.it. Retrieved 31 January 2021. Ha vinto l'austriaco Fabio Gstrein (lontano parente di quel Bernhard Gstrein che fu argento olimpico in Combinata a Calgary nel 1988.