Roland Leitinger

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Roland Leitinger
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 St. Moritz Giant slalom

Roland Leitinger (born 13 May 1991) [1] is an Austrian World Cup retired alpine ski racer who competed in giant slalom, both classic and parallel, having a podium in both variants. He also started two slalom races, failing to qualify to a second run. He made his World Cup debut in February 2011 and retired in December 2023. [2]

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World Cup results

Season standings

SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiant
slalom
Super-GDownhillCombined
2015 2313442
2016 246924
2017 256319
2018 269129
2019 2712241
2020 283917
2021 296222
2022 307922
2023 3111236
2024 32retired after 1 race, no points

Race podiums

SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace
2020 23 December 2019 Flag of Italy.svg Alta Badia, Italy Parallel-G 3rd
2022 24 October 2021 Flag of Austria.svg Sölden, Austria Giant slalom 2nd

World Championship results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
2017 25 2
2019 27 DNF2

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References

  1. "LEITINGER Roland - Biographie". data.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  2. https://www.sport1.de/news/wintersport/ski-alpin/2023/12/rucktritt-wahrend-der-saison-alpin-star-aus-osterreich-tritt-ab