Marco Pfiffner

Last updated
Marco Pfiffner
Personal information
Born (1994-03-25) 25 March 1994 (age 29)
Walenstadt, Switzerland
Occupation Alpine skier
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) [1]
Skiing career
Disciplines Combined, downhill, giant slalom, slalom and Super-G
World Cup debut2016
Olympics
Teams3 - (2014, 2018, 2022)
World Championships
Teams4 - (2011–2021)

Marco Pfiffner (born 25 March 1994) is a Swiss born, professional alpine ski racer who represents Liechtenstein. He has competed for Liechtenstein at three Winter Olympic Games in 2014, 2018, and 2022.

Contents

Early life

Pfiffner was born in Walenstadt in the Swiss canton of St Gallen. He lives in Mauren and represents the Unterland Winter Sports Club (UWV). [2] [3]

Career

Pfiffner began competing in FIS races aged 15. In 2011, he participated in the Junior World Championships in Crans Montana, securing 43rd and 54th place finishes in the slalom and grand slalom. [4] [5] Weeks later, he took part in the World Championships at Garmisch Partenkirchen. He finished 72nd in the giant slalom and 53rd in the slalom events. [6] He also competed in the 2013 World Championships in Schladming. [6]

Pfiffner was part of the Liechtenstein Olympic Team at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. He scored a best finish of 24th place. [7]

On 24 January 2016, he made his World Cup debut at Kitzbuhel. His early World Cup races were in the slalom and giant slalom disciplines. [8]

In 2017, Pfiffner raced in all disciplines at the World Championships in St Moritz. Securing 36th in the Super-G, 42nd in the Downhill, and 34th in the Combined event. His best result was 26th in the slalom. [6] In January 2018, he won the European Cup Combined event in Saalbach-Hinterglemm. [9] [10]

Pfiffner was the designed flag bearer for his second Olympic Games, in PyeongChang. [11] He competed in four races and secured a best result of 25th place in the slalom. [12]

In January 2020, Pfiffner scored his first FIS World Cup points with 29th place in the Labuerhorn Combination event in Wengen. [13] He took part in the 2021 World Championships in Cortina D'Ampezzo. [6]

Pfiffner was once again part of the Liechtenstein Olympic Team for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China. [14] He finished 28th in both the Downhill and Super-G disciplines, and a career-high 11th place in the Combined. [12]

Endorsements

Pfiffner is sponsored by the bank, LGT. [15] He also utilises Salomon and Leki equipment. [16]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Marc Girardelli</span> Austrian-Luxembourgian alpine ski racer

Marc Girardelli is an Austrian–Luxembourger former alpine ski racer, a five-time World Cup overall champion who excelled in all five alpine disciplines.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Marco Büchel</span> Liechtenstein alpine skier

Marco Büchel is a Liechtensteiner retired alpine ski racer. He participated in a record-tying six Winter Olympics, starting in 1992 and ending in 2010.

Franck Piccard is a French former Alpine skier. A native of Les Saisies, Piccard won a total of four Alpine Skiing World Cup races. At the 1988 Olympics in Calgary he won a gold medal in the Super-G competition and a bronze medal in the downhill. At the 1992 Olympics in Albertville he won a silver medal in the downhill. He also could achieve a bronze-medal in the Super-G-Race at the FIS Alpine Skiing World Championships 1991.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Steven Lee</span> Australian alpine skier

Steven Lee is an Australian alpine skier. He competed in the 1984, 1988 and 1992 Winter Olympics, and had a competitive career lasting just on 25 years. He is the second of only 3 Australian skiers ever to claim victory on the Alpine World Cup circuit. He has also done sports commentating for channels 7, 9 and 10, co-owns Chill Factor magazine, and is a national selector and president of Falls Creek Race Club. He has worked in movies with Roger Moore and Jackie Chan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ed Podivinsky</span> Canadian alpine skier

Edward "Ed" Charles Podivinsky is a Canadian alpine skier who competed in the 1994 Winter Olympics, in the 1998 Winter Olympics, and in the 2002 Winter Olympics. He was member of the 1992 Canadian Olympic (Albertville) team as well. He was injured in his last training run for the men's downhill event.

Gerhard Nenning was an Austrian former alpine skier who competed in the 1964 Winter Olympics and 1968 Winter Olympics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2013–14 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup</span>

The 48th World Cup season began on 26 October 2013, in Sölden, Austria, and concluded on 16 March 2014 at the World Cup finals in Lenzerheide, Switzerland. The defending overall champions from the 2013 season were Marcel Hirscher of Austria and Tina Maze of Slovenia. The overall titles were won by Hirscher and Anna Fenninger, also of Austria. The season was interrupted by the 2014 Winter Olympics that took place from 7 to 23 February in Sochi, Russia, with the alpine events at Rosa Khutor.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2014–15 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup</span>

The 49th World Cup season began on 25 October 2014, in Sölden, Austria, and concluded on 22 March 2015 at the World Cup finals in Meribel, France. The defending overall champions from the 2014 season - Marcel Hirscher and Anna Fenninger, both of Austria, defended their titles successfully. The season was interrupted by the World Championships in February, in the United States at Vail/Beaver Creek, Colorado. Combined events were not awarded as a discipline trophy.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Henrik Kristoffersen</span> Norwegian alpine skier

Henrik Kristoffersen is a Norwegian World Cup alpine ski racer, World Champion, and Olympic medalist. He specializes in the technical events of slalom and giant slalom.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Daniel Yule</span> Swiss alpine skier

Daniel Yule is a Swiss World Cup alpine ski racer and specializes in slalom. Born in Martigny, Valais, he is of Scottish parentage.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2018–19 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup</span>

The International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine Ski World Cup was the premier circuit for alpine skiing competition. The inaugural season launched in January 1967, and the 2018–19 season marks the 53rd consecutive year for the FIS World Cup.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019–20 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup</span>

The International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine Ski World Cup, the premier circuit for alpine skiing competition, began in January 1967, and the 2019–20 season marked the 54th consecutive year for the FIS World Cup. As it had every year since 2006, the season began in Sölden, Austria in October. The season was supposed to end with the World Cup finals in March, which were to be held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy for the first time since they began in 1993, but the finals were cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak in Italy.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020–21 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup</span>

The International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine Ski World Cup was the premier circuit for alpine skiing competition. The inaugural season launched in January 1967, and the 2020–21 season marked the 55th consecutive year for the FIS World Cup. As it had every year since 2006, the season began in Sölden, Austria in October, and it ended with the World Cup finals in March, which were held in Lenzerheide, Switzerland. However, the COVID-19 pandemic forced many changes to the original racing schedule. Among them were the following:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's downhill</span> Alpine ski discipline year standings

The men's downhill in the 2020 FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup consisted of nine events, with only one cancellation from the scheduled ten.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021–22 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup</span>

The International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine Ski World Cup was the premier circuit for alpine skiing competition. The inaugural season launched in January 1967, and the 2021–22 season marked the 56th consecutive year for the FIS World Cup.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's slalom</span> Alpine Ski discipline year standings

The men's slalom in the 2019 FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup involved 12 events, including two parallel slaloms (both city events}. Marcel Hirscher of Austria won his sixth championship in the discipline, all in the prior seven years, on the way to his eighth straight overall men's championship. During the season, Hirscher had hinted at retiring after it, and before the start of the next season, he did announce his retirement.

The 2023–24 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, organised by the International Ski Federation (FIS) is the 58th World Cup season in alpine skiing for men and women.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2024 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's slalom</span> Alpine ski discipline year standings

The men's slalom in the 2024 FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup is currently scheduled to consist of ten events, including the discipline final. Due to three prior cancellations in other disciplines, the first men's race of the entire season was the slalom held at Gurgl, Austria on 18 November 2023. The original season schedule called for 13 events, but during the season three slaloms were canceled and not rescheduled. In an upset, Manuel Feller of Austria won his first career discipline title.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2024 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's overall</span> Alpine ski discipline year standings

The men's overall in the 2024 FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup is currently scheduled to consist of 36 events in four disciplines: downhill (DH), super-G (SG), giant slalom (GS), and slalom (SL). The season was originally scheduled with 45 events, but the first three events of the season were cancelled due to high winds and heavy snowfall. The cancelled giant slalom was subsequently rescheduled for Aspen on 1 March, and one of the canceled races from Zermatt-Cervinia was rescheduled to Val Gardena/Gröden on 12 December. As discussed under "Season Summary" below, there were additional cancellations and reschedulings after the opening races.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2024 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's downhill</span> Alpine ski discipline year standings

The men's downhill in the 2024 FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup is scheduled to consist of nine events, including the final. The season had been planned with thirteen downhills, but two scheduled downhills on 11/12 November 2023 on the Matterhorn, running from Switzerland (Zermatt) into Italy (Cervinia), were canceled for the second straight year, this time due to heavy snowfall and high winds, and only one has been rescheduled. The two downhill races after that, scheduled in the U.S. at Beaver Creek, Colorado, were also cancelled for the same reason, although they still may be rescheduled—meaning that the downhill season had not completed a race as of early December despite having had four scheduled, with the next attempt being the rescheduled race at Val Gardena/Gröden. One of the Beaver Creek races was rescheduled at Wengen on 11 January 2024. As described in the season summary, two February downhills at Chamonix, France were cancelled later in the season, reducing the total races in the discipline to nine.

References

  1. ↑ "Marco Pfiffner". Eurosport. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  2. ↑ "Marco Pfiffner". NBC. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  3. ↑ "UWV Athletinnen und Athleten im Kader des Liechtensteinischen Skiverbandes". UWV. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  4. ↑ "Crans Montana Giant Slalom". FIS. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  5. ↑ "Crans Montana Slalom". FIS. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Marco Pfiffner World Championship Results". FIS. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  7. ↑ "2014 Winter Olympics - Athletes". ESPN. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  8. ↑ "Kitzbuhel Mens Slalom 2016". FIS. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  9. ↑ "European Cup Mens Combined". FIS. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  10. ↑ "Marco Pfiffner vince la combinata di Coppa Europa di Saalbach-Hinterglemm". Neveitalia. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  11. ↑ "Liechtenstein Competes in the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang". Liechtenstein USA. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  12. 1 2 "Marco Pfiffner". Olympics. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  13. ↑ "Wengen". FIS. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  14. ↑ "Marco Pfiffner represents the colors of Liechtenstein". LGT. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  15. ↑ "LGT sponsors skiing in Liechtenstein". LGT. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  16. ↑ "AUSRÜSTER". Marco Pfiffner. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.