Christian Walder (born 31 August 1991)[2] is an Austrian World Cup alpine ski racer, and specializes in the speed events of super-G and downhill.[3]

Christian Walder
Personal information
Born (1991-08-31) 31 August 1991 (age 33)
OccupationAlpine skier
Skiing career
DisciplinesSuper-G, Downhill
ClubSC FresachKaernten[1]
World Cup debutDecember 2015 (age 24)
Websitewalderchristian.at
Olympics
Teams0
World Championships
Teams1 – (2021)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons6 − (20162021)
Wins0
Podiums1 − (1 SG)
Overall titles0 – (56th in 2018)
Discipline titles0 – (14th in SG, 2020)
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing  Austria

Biography

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Walder made his World Cup debut at age 24 on 18 December 2015, in a super-G at Val Gardena, Italy.[4] He reached his first World Cup podium in December 2020 in a super-G at Val-d'Isère, France, [5][6] and competed in his first World Championships in February 2021.

World Cup results

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Season standings

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Season Age Overall Slalom Giant
slalom
Super-G Downhill Combined
2016 24 157 58
2017 25 76 29 32 37
2018 26 56 18 33
2019 27 57 18 29
2020 28 68 14 38
2021 29 52 9 49
Standings through 27 February 2021

Race podiums

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  • 1 podium - (1 SG); 6 top tens[3]
Season Date Location Discipline Place
2021 12 Dec 2020   Val-d'Isère, France Super-G 3rd

World Championship results

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  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined Parallel Team
event
2021 29 DNF

References

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  1. ^ "Christian Walder" (in German). oesv.at. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Christian Walder" (in German). eurosport.de. Retrieved 1 February 2021. Geburtsdatum:31 August 1991
  3. ^ a b "Christian Walder Biography". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Christian Walder World Cup Results 2015-2016". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Christian Walder after the podium premiere: "I was angry with myself" – winter sports – alpine skiing". de24.news. 12 December 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Christian Walder on a Ski World Cup podium for the first time in Val d'Isere". de24.news. 12 December 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
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