Medal record | ||
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Men's alpine skiing | ||
Representing Austria | ||
World Championships | ||
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]
Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
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2015 | 23 | 134 | — | 42 | — | — | — |
2016 | 24 | 69 | — | 24 | — | — | — |
2017 | 25 | 63 | — | 19 | — | — | — |
2018 | 26 | 91 | — | 29 | — | — | — |
2019 | 27 | 122 | — | 41 | — | — | — |
2020 | 28 | 39 | — | 17 | — | — | — |
2021 | 29 | 62 | — | 22 | — | — | — |
2022 | 30 | 79 | — | 22 | — | — | — |
2023 | 31 | 112 | — | 36 | — | — | — |
2024 | 32 | retired after 1 race, no points |
Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
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2020 | 23 December 2019 | Alta Badia, Italy | Parallel-G | 3rd |
2022 | 24 October 2021 | Sölden, Austria | Giant slalom | 2nd |
Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
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2017 | 25 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
2019 | 27 | — | DNF2 | — | — | — |
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