Vincent Kriechmayr

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Vincent Kriechmayr
Matthias Mayer Max Franz Vincent Kriechmayr Hannes Reichelt - Team Austria Winter Olympics 2018 (cropped).jpg
At the 2018 Winter Olympics
Personal information
Born (1991-10-01) 1 October 1991 (age 33)
Linz, Upper Austria, Austria
Occupation Alpine skier
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Skiing career
Disciplines Super-G, Downhill, Combined
ClubTVN Wels – Oberoesterreich
World Cup debut12 December 2010 (age 19)
Olympics
Teams2 – (2018, 2022)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams4 – (2017–2023)
Medals4 (2 gold)
World Cup
Seasons13 – (2011–2023)
Wins18 – (9 DH, 9 SG)
Podiums35 – (15 DH, 20 SG)
Overall titles0 – (5th in 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023)
Discipline titles1 – (SG in 2021)
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
World Cup race podiums
Event1st2nd3rd
Super-G956
Downhill960
Total18116
International alpine ski competitions
Event1st2nd3rd
Olympic Games 000
World Championships 211
Total211
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Cortina d'Ampezzo Downhill
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2021 Cortina d'Ampezzo Super-G
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Åre Super-G
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2019 Åre Downhill

Vincent Kriechmayr (born 1 October 1991) is an Austrian World Cup alpine ski racer and specializes in the speed events of super-G and downhill.

Contents

Kriechmayr is the 2021 world champion in both speed events, super-G and downhill.

Career

Born in Linz, Upper Austria, Kriechmayr made his World Cup debut in December 2010 at age nineteen. He achieved his first World Cup podium in March 2015, a runner-up finish in super-G at Kvitfjell, Norway. He achieved his first World Cup victory in a super-G in December 2017 at Beaver Creek, Colorado. [1] His fourth World Cup victory came in the classic downhill at Wengen in 2019. [2]

At the World Championships in 2021 at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Kriechmayr won both the super-G and the downhill, becoming the third male to take the speed double at the Worlds, after Hermann Maier in 1999 and Bode Miller in 2005. [3] He won the super-G season title in 2021, 83 points ahead of runner-up Marco Odermatt; the super-G at the World Cup finals in Lenzerheide was cancelled due to fog. [4] In October 2021 Kriechmayr was named Austrian sportsman of the year for 2021. [5]

World Cup results

Season titles

SeasonDiscipline
2021 Super-G

Season standings

Season
AgeOverallSlalomGiant
Slalom		Super-GDownhillCombined
2014 2259——23—18
2015 2324—4862112
2016 2414—5841810
2017 25 25 — — 14 14 17
2018 26 7 — — 2 5 —
2019 27 5 — 55 2 3 9
2020 28 5 — — 2 6 10
2021 29 6 — 51 1 5 —
2022 30 5 — — 3 6
2023 31 5 — 58 3 2
2024 32 6 — — 2 4
Standings through 17 March 2024

Race podiums

Season
DateLocationDisciplineRank
2015 8 March 2015 Flag of Norway.svg   Kvitfjell, Norway Super-G 2nd
2016 7 February 2016 Flag of South Korea.svg Jeongseon, South KoreaSuper-G3rd
13 March 2016 Flag of Norway.svg   Kvitfjell, NorwaySuper-G2nd
2018 1 December 2017 Flag of the United States.svg Beaver Creek, USASuper-G1st
27 January 2018 Flag of Germany.svg Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany Downhill 2nd
14 March 2018 Flag of Sweden.svg Åre, SwedenDownhill1st
15 March 2018Super-G1st
2019 25 November 2018 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lake Louise, CanadaSuper-G2nd
19 January 2019  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Wengen, SwitzerlandDownhill1st
13 March 2019 Flag of Andorra.svg Soldeu, AndorraSuper-G3rd
2020 1 December 2019 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lake Louise, CanadaSuper-G3rd
7 December 2019 Flag of the United States.svg Beaver Creek, USADownhill2nd
20 December 2019 Flag of Italy.svg Val Gardena, ItalySuper-G1st
25 January 2020 Flag of Austria.svg Kitzbühel, AustriaDownhill2nd
29 February 2020 Flag of Austria.svg Hinterstoder, AustriaSuper-G1st
2021 29 December 2020 Flag of Italy.svg Bormio, ItalySuper-G2nd
30 December 2020Downhill2nd
25 January 2021 Flag of Austria.svg Kitzbühel, AustriaSuper-G1st
6 February 2021 Flag of Germany.svg Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GermanySuper-G1st
6 March 2021 Flag of Austria.svg Saalbach-Hinterglemm, AustriaDownhill1st
7 March 2021Super-G3rd
2022 27 November 2021 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lake Louise, CanadaDownhill2nd
17 December 2021 Flag of Italy.svg Val Gardena, ItalySuper-G3rd
29 December 2021 Flag of Italy.svg Bormio, ItalySuper-G3rd
15 January 2022  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Wengen, SwitzerlandDownhill1st
16 March 2022 Flag of France.svg Courchevel, FranceDownhill1st
17 March 2022Super-G1st
2023 15 December 2022 Flag of Italy.svg Val Gardena, ItalyDownhill1st
28 December 2022 Flag of Italy.svg Bormio, ItalyDownhill1st
29 December 2022Super-G2nd
20 January 2023 Flag of Austria.svg Kitzbühel, AustriaDownhill1st
15 March 2023 Flag of Andorra.svg Soldeu, AndorraDownhill1st
2024 15 December 2023 Flag of Italy.svg Val Gardena, ItalySuper-G1st
17 February 2024 Flag of Norway.svg   Kvitfjell, NorwayDownhill2nd
18 February 2024Super-G1st

World Championship results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 		Super-GDownhillCombined
2017 25 — — 5 19 8
2019 27 — — 2 3 17
2021 29 — — 1 1 DNF2
2023 31 — — 12 11 DNS2

Olympic results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 		Super-GDownhillCombined
2018 26 — — 6 7 DNF2
2022 30 — — 5 8 —

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References

  1. ↑ "Alpine skiing: Kriechmayr wins Super-G for first World Cup victory". Reuters. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Vincent Kriechmayr wins downhill, American Bryce Bennett finishes fifth". ESPN. Associated Press. 19 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "Vincent Kriechmayr wins men's downhill gold by smallest margin ever". theguardian.com . 14 February 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  4. ↑ Morgan, Liam (18 March 2021). "Kriechmayr clinches super-G title after racing cancelled at Alpine World Cup finals". Inside the Games . Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  5. ↑ Price, Matilda (28 October 2021). "Anna Kiesenhofer named Austrian sportswoman of year". cyclingnews.com . Retrieved 7 November 2021.
Awards
Preceded by Austrian Sportsman of the year
2021		Succeeded by
Incumbent
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