Daniel Albrecht
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Medal record
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Daniel Albrecht (born 25 May 1983) is a retired
Racing career
Born in
At the 2007 World Championships in Åre, Sweden, Albrecht won the gold medal in the super combined event, and took the silver medal in the giant slalom. A month later he made his first World Cup podium, a second-place finish in the downhill at Lenzerheide. Eight months later he won his first World Cup race, a super combined held in Beaver Creek, Colorado, followed by a giant slalom victory three days later.
Albrecht has four World Cup victories, eight podiums, and 22 top ten finishes.[1]
Hahnenkammrennen injury
At
Two days later, Dr. Wolfgang Koller announced that the risk on Albrecht's life was decreasing. Dr. Markus Wambacher said that the pressure inside his head was lessening and that he could make a full recovery. He also stated that Albrecht, age 25, had problems with his knees and stomach.[citation needed] He was removed from the induced coma after three weeks, on 12 February, and doctors reported that he was breathing on his own.[5][6][7][8]
Recovery
Albrecht expectedly missed the remainder of the
Albrecht returned to the World Cup circuit in the giant slalom at Beaver Creek in December
Knee injury
During a training run for the
World Cup results
Race podiums
Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
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2007 |
2007 World Championships | |||
14 Mar 2007 | Lenzerheide, Switzerland | Downhill | 2nd | |
2008 |
29 Nov 2007 | Beaver Creek, USA | Super combined | 1st |
2 Dec 2007 | Giant slalom | 1st | ||
5 Jan 2008 | Adelboden, Switzerland | Giant slalom | 2nd | |
11 Jan 2008 | Wengen, Switzerland | Super combined | 2nd | |
15 Mar 2008 | Bormio, Italy | Slalom | 2nd | |
2009 |
26 Oct 2008 | Sölden, Austria | Giant slalom | 1st |
21 Dec 2008 | Alta Badia, Italy | Giant slalom | 1st |
Season standings
Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
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2005 |
21 | 53 | 34 | 43 | — | — | 4 |
2006 |
22 | 50 | 26 | 30 | — | — | 36 |
2007 |
23 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 31 | 30 | 18 |
2008 |
24 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 23 | 43 | 3 |
2009 |
25 | 20 | 55 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 18 |
2010 |
26 | Did not compete, severely injured in January 2009 | |||||
2011 |
27 | 140 | — | 42 | — | — | — |
2012 |
28 | 152 | — | 52 | — | — | — |
2013 |
29 | Did not compete, injured left knee in November 2012 |
World Championship results
Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
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2003 | 19 | 30 | — | — | — | — |
2005 | 21 | DNF1 | 30 | — | — | 7 |
2007 | 23 | DNF1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
Olympic results ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Olympic_rings_without_rims.svg/50px-Olympic_rings_without_rims.svg.png)
Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
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2006 | 22 | DNF2 | DNF1 | — | — | 4 |
Videos
- YouTube video – Daniel Albrecht – training run crash at Kitzbühel – 22 Jan 2009
- YouTube video – Daniel Albrecht – returns in GS at Alta Badia – 19 Dec 2010
References
- ^ Ski-db.com – results – Daniel Albrecht – accessed 26 January 2013
- ^ "Albrecht placed in coma after accident during Streif training". The Guardian. London. 22 January 2009. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
- ^ a b "Swiss skier Albrecht kept in coma after crash". ESPN.com. 25 January 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ "Swiss skier Daniel Albrecht in coma after crashing in training". www.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ "Albrecht awake, lung damage the biggest hurdle left". Ski Racing.com. 13 February 2009.
- ^ "Albrecht awakens from induced coma". ESPN. Associated Press. 12 February 2009.
- ^ "Albrecht suffers no permanent damage after crash". USA Today. Associated Press. 13 February 2009.
- ^ "Albrecht leaves hospital, hopes to race again". SI.com. Associated Press. 30 April 2009.
- ^ Telegraph.co.uk- "Daniel Albrecht unsure about World Cup return..." 16 October 2009
- ^ "Swiss skier Daniel Albrecht injured". ESPN. Associated Press. 22 November 2012.
- ^ "Daniel Albrecht undergoes surgery after serious knee injury". SI.com. Associated Press. 28 November 2012.
External links
- Daniel Albrecht at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Daniel Albrecht World Cup season standings at the International Ski Federation
- Daniel Albrecht at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Daniel Albrecht at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Swiss Ski team – official site Archived 3 May 2017 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
- Official website (in German)