Michael Walchhofer

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Michael Walchhofer
Alpine skier
Michael Walchhofer Hinterstoder 2011.jpg
February 2011
Disciplines Downhill, Super-G, Combined, Giant slalom, Slalom
Born (1975-04-28) 28 April 1975 (age 45)
Radstadt, Salzburg, Austria
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
World Cup debut6 January 1999 (age 23)
RetiredMarch 2011 (age 35)
Website michaelwalchhofer.at
Olympics
Teams3 – (2002, 2006, 2010)
Medals1 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams6 – (1999, 20032011)
Medals3 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons12 – (20002011)
Wins19 – (14 DH, 3 SG, 2 SC/K)
Podiums49 – (36 DH, 9 SG, 4 SC/K)
Overall titles0 – (4th in 2005)
Discipline titles3 – (DH: 2005, 2006, 2009)

Michael Walchhofer (born 28 April 1975) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Austria.

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Walchhofer was born in Radstadt, Salzburg, Austria, and started his career in slalom, but then moved over to the speed events. During his career he won the World Cup season title in downhill three times, an Olympic silver medal, and one gold, two silvers, and a bronze medal at World Championships. Walchofer became the first to win the Bormio downhill three times in December 2010. [1] [2] His last World Cup race was the downhill at the finals in Lenzerheide in March 2011.

Walchhofer has been a longtime owner a chain of slopeside luxury hotels and also runs a ski school.

World Cup results

Season titles

SeasonDiscipline
2005 Downhill
2006 Downhill
2009 Downhill

Season standings

SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiant
slalom
Super-GDownhillCombined
1999 238131
2000 245823
2001 254324422
2002 262395
2003 27940384132
2004 287555
2005 294572551
2006 305371812
2007 31163321526
2008 321460183
2009 3386132
2010 34102633
2011 35542

Race victories

SeasonDateLocationRace
2003 26 Jan 2003 Kitzbühel, Austria Combined
2004 29 Nov 2003 Lake Louise, Canada Downhill
2005 17 Dec 2004 Val Gardena, Italy Super G
15 Jan 2005 Wengen, SwitzerlandDownhill
18 Feb 2005 Garmisch, GermanyDownhill
19 Feb 2005Downhill
2006 10 Dec 2005 Val d'Isère, FranceDownhill
11 Dec 2005 Super combined
21 Jan 2006Kitzbühel, AustriaDownhill
2007 28 Dec 2006 Bormio, ItalyDownhill
29 Dec 2006Downhill
2008 30 Nov 2007 Beaver Creek, USADownhill
15 Dec 2007Val Gardena, ItalyDownhill
2009 20 Dec 2008Val Gardena, ItalyDownhill
2010 12 Dec 2009Val d'Isère, FranceSuper G
2011 27 Nov 2010Lake Louise, CanadaDownhill
17 Dec 2010Val Gardena, ItalySuper G
29 Dec 2010Bormio, ItalyDownhill
12 Mar 2011 Kvitfjell, NorwayDownhill

World Championship results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
1999 23DNF16
2001 25
2003 271
2005 29234
2007 31 DNF 15
2009 33 13 12
2011 35 11 7

Olympic results Olympic rings.svg

  Year   Age  Slalom Giant
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
2002 26 DNF SL1
2006 30 2 DNF SL1
2010 34 21 10

European Cup

Season titles

SeasonDiscipline
1999Overall
Slalom

Race victories

SeasonDateLocationRace
199725 Jan 1997 Sestriere, Italy Downhill
199914 Dec 1998 Welschnofen, Italy Slalom
8 Jan 1999 Kranjska Gora, SloveniaSlalom
28 Feb 1999 Kiruna, SwedenSlalom
20003 Mar 2000 Tonale Pass, ItalyDownhill

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References

  1. "Hat-trick for Michael Walchhofer". FIS-Ski.com. 29 December 2010. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  2. Dampf, Andrew (29 December 2010). "Michael Walchhofer wins downhill, Bode Miller 8th in Italy". Deseret News. Salt Lake City, Utah. Associated Press. Retrieved 28 March 2016.