Vincent Kriechmayr
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| Born | 1 October 1991 Linz, Austria | |||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | ||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Super-G, Downhill, Combined | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | TVN Wels – Oberoesterreich | |||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 12 December 2010 (age 20) | |||||||||||||||||
| Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 1 – (2018) | |||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 2 – (2017, 2019) | |||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 2 (0 gold) | |||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 7 – (2014–2020) | |||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 6 – (4 SG, 2 DH) | |||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 15 – (10 SG, 5 DH) | |||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (5th in 2019) | |||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (2nd in SG, 2018) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Vincent Kriechmayr (born 1 October 1991) is an Austrian World Cup alpine ski racer. He primarily competes in speed events with a main focus on super-G.
Career
Born in Linz, Upper Austria, Kriechmayr made his World Cup debut in December 2010 at age 20. 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.[1]
His fourth World Cup victory came in the classic downhill at Wengen in 2019.[2]
World Cup results
Season standings
| Season | |||||||
| Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super G | Downhill | Combined | |
| 2014 | 22 | 59 | — | — | 23 | — | 18 |
| 2015 | 23 | 24 | — | 48 | 6 | 21 | 12 |
| 2016 | 24 | 14 | — | 58 | 4 | 18 | 10 |
| 2017 | 25 | 25 | — | — | 14 | 14 | 17 |
| 2018 | 26 | 7 | — | — | 2 | 5 | — |
| 2019 | 27 | 5 | — | 55 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 2020 | 28 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — |
- Standings through 22 December 2019
Race podiums
| Season | ||||
| Date | Location | Discipline | Rank | |
| 2015 | 8 March 2015 |  Kvitfjell, Norway |
Super-G | 2nd |
| 2016 | 7 February 2016 |  Jeongseon, South Korea |
Super-G | 3rd |
| 13 March 2016 | Kvitfjell, Norway |
Super-G | 2nd | |
| 2018 | 1 December 2017 |  Beaver Creek, USA |
Super-G | 1st |
| 27 January 2018 |  Garmisch, Germany |
Downhill | 2nd | |
| 14 March 2018 |  Åre, Sweden |
Downhill | 1st | |
| 15 March 2018 | Super-G | 1st | ||
| 2019 | 25 November 2018 |  Lake Louise, Canada |
Super-G | 2nd |
| 19 January 2019 |  Wengen, Switzerland |
Downhill | 1st | |
| 13 March 2019 |  Soldeu, Andorra |
Super-G | 3rd | |
| 2020 | 1 December 2019 | Lake Louise, Canada |
Super-G | 3rd |
| 7 December 2019 | Beaver Creek, USA |
Downhill | 2nd | |
| 20 December 2019 |  Val Gardena, Italy |
Super-G |
1st | |
| 25 January 2020 |  Kitzbühel, Austria |
Downhill | 2nd | |
| 29 February 2020 | Hinterstoder, Austria |
Super-G |
1st |
World Championship results
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
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| 2017 | 25 | — | — | 5 | 19 | 8 |
| 2019 | 27 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 17 |
Olympic results
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
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| 2018 | 26 | — | — | 6 | 7 | DNF2 |
References
- ^ "Alpine skiing: Kriechmayr wins Super G for first World Cup victory". Reuters. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ^ "Vincent Kriechmayr wins downhill, American Bryce Bennett finishes fifth". ESPN. Associated Press. 19 January 2019.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vincent Kriechmayr.
- Vincent Kriechmayr at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Vincent Kriechmayr World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
- Vincent Kriechmayr at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Vincent Kriechmayr at Olympics.com
- Vincent Kriechmayr at the Austrian Ski team official site (in German)
- Official website
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