Michael Walchhofer

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Michael Walchhofer
2009
)
Medal record
Men's Alpine skiing
Representing  Austria
World Cup Podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Downhill 14 12 10
Super G 3 2 4
Combination 1 1 1
Super combination 1 0 0
Total 19 15 15
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2006 Torino Downhill
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 St.Moritz Downhill
Silver medal – second place 2005 Bormio Super-G
Silver medal – second place 2005 Bormio Team Event
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Bormio Downhill

Michael Walchhofer (born 28 April 1975) is a former

alpine ski racer from Austria
.

Biography

Walchhofer was born in

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

Season Discipline
2005
Downhill
2006
Downhill
2009
Downhill

Season standings

Season Age Overall Slalom Giant
slalom
Super-G Downhill Combined
1999
23 81 31
2000
24 58 23
2001
25 43 24 42 2
2002
26 23 9 5
2003
27 9 40 38 41 3 2
2004
28 7 5 5 5
2005
29 4 57 25 5 1
2006
30 5 37 18 1 2
2007
31 16 33 21 5 26
2008
32 14 60 18 3
2009
33 8 6 1 32
2010
34 10 2 6 33
2011
35 5 4 2

Race victories

Season Date Location Race
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, Switzerland Downhill
18 Feb 2005 Garmisch, Germany Downhill
19 Feb 2005 Downhill
2006
10 Dec 2005
Val d'Isère
, France
Downhill
11 Dec 2005 Super combined
21 Jan 2006 Kitzbühel, Austria Downhill
2007
28 Dec 2006 Bormio, Italy Downhill
29 Dec 2006 Downhill
2008
30 Nov 2007 Beaver Creek, USA Downhill
15 Dec 2007 Val Gardena, Italy Downhill
2009
20 Dec 2008 Val Gardena, Italy Downhill
2010
12 Dec 2009 Val d'Isère, France Super G
2011
27 Nov 2010 Lake Louise, Canada Downhill
17 Dec 2010 Val Gardena, Italy Super G
29 Dec 2010 Bormio, Italy Downhill
12 Mar 2011 Kvitfjell, Norway Downhill

World Championship results

  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined
1999 23 DNF1 6
2001 25
2003 27 1
2005 29 2 3 4
2007 31 DNF 15
2009 33 13 12
2011 35 11 7

Olympic results

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

European Cup

Season titles

Season Discipline
1999 Overall
Slalom

Race victories

  • 5 wins – (2 DH, 3 SL)
  • 8 podiums – (4 DH, 4 SL)
Season Date Location Race
1997 25 Jan 1997 Sestriere, Italy Downhill
1999 14 Dec 1998 Welschnofen, Italy Slalom
8 Jan 1999 Kranjska Gora, Slovenia Slalom
28 Feb 1999 Kiruna, Sweden Slalom
2000 3 Mar 2000 Tonale Pass, Italy Downhill

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.

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