Georg Streitberger (born 26 April 1981) is a retired World Cup alpine ski racer from Austria. Born in Zell am See, Salzburg, he specialized in the speed events and won three World Cup races, two in super G[1] and one in downhill.[2][3]

Georg Streitberger
Streitberger in January 2014
Personal information
Born (1981-04-26) 26 April 1981 (age 43)
Zell am See, Salzburg, Austria
OccupationAlpine skier
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesSuper G, downhill
ClubSC Saalbach-Hinterglemm
Salzburg
World Cup debut18 March 2000 (age 18)
Bormio, Italy
Retired02 December 2016 (age 35)
Val d'Isère, France
Olympics
Teams2 – (2010, 2014)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams2 – (2013, 2015)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons10 – (200716)
Wins3 – (1 DH, 2 SG)
Podiums10 – (3 DH, 7 SG)
Overall titles0 – (19th in 2013)
Discipline titles0 – (2nd in SG, 2011)
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing  Austria
Junior World Ski Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Quebec Giant slalom
Streitberger in March 2008

Streitberger competed for Austria at two Winter Olympics and two World Championships.

His 2016 season ended with a knee injury at the downhill at Kitzbühel, on a difficult dark and windy day on the Streif that also ended the season of overall leader Aksel Lund Svindal.[4]

World Cup results

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Season standings

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Season Age Overall Slalom Giant
Slalom
Super G Downhill Combined
2000 18 135 51
2001 19 did not compete
2002 20
2003 21
2004 22
2005 23 116 36
2006 24 0 points
2007 25 45 10 39
2008 26 33 11 22 52
2009 27 50 23 23 25
2010 28 48 13 34
2011 29 24 2 23
2012 30 52 20 25
2013 31 19 10 8
2014 32 23 9 14
2015 33 23 16 12
2016 34 75 26 38
2017 35 0 points

Race podiums

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  • 3 wins – (1 DH, 2 SG)
  • 10 podiums – (3 DH, 7 SG)
Season Date Location Discipline Place
2008 2 Mar 2008   Kvitfjell, Norway Super G 1st
2010 22 Jan 2010   Kitzbühel, Austria Super G 3rd
2011 4 Dec 2010   Beaver Creek, USA Super G 1st
21 Jan 2011   Kitzbühel, Austria Super G 2nd
2013 23 Feb 2013   Garmisch, Germany Downhill 2nd
3 Mar 2013   Kvitfjell, Norway Super G 2nd
2014 1 Dec 2013   Beaver Creek, USA Super G 3rd
28 Feb 2014   Kvitfjell, Norway Downhill 1st
2015 23 Jan 2015   Kitzbühel, Austria Super G 3rd
18 Mar 2015   Méribel, France Downhill 3rd

World Championship results

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  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined
2013 31 10
2015 33 8 29

Olympic results

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  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined
2010 28 17 DNS2
2014 32 21 17

References

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  1. ^ McKee, Hank (4 December 2010). "Streitberger takes World Cup super G as Americans falter". Ski Racing. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  2. ^ McKee, Hank (28 February 2014). "Ganong grabs first career World Cup podium in Kvitfjell". Ski Racing. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Kjetil Jansrud, Georg Streitberger win". ESPN. Associated Press. 28 February 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  4. ^ Willemsen, Eric (23 January 2016). "Skiing: World Cup leader Svindal blows out knee in downhill crash". Salt Lake Tribune. Utah. Associated Press. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
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