Vincent Kriechmayr (born 1 October 1991) is an Austrian World Cup alpine ski racer and specializes in the speed events of super-G and downhill.
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| Born | 1 October 1991 Linz, Upper Austria, Austria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Super-G, Downhill, Combined | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | TVN Wels – Oberoesterreich | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 12 December 2010 (age 19) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 2 – (2018, 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 4 – (2017–2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 4 (2 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 13 – (2011–2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 18 – (9 DH, 9 SG) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 35 – (15 DH, 20 SG) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (5th in 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 1 – (SG in 2021) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kriechmayr is the 2021 world champion in both speed events, super-G and downhill.
Career
editBorn in Linz, Upper Austria, Kriechmayr made his World Cup debut in December 2010 at age nineteen. 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 at Beaver Creek, Colorado.[1] His fourth World Cup victory came in the classic downhill at Wengen in 2019.[2]
At the World Championships in 2021 at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Kriechmayr won both the super-G and the downhill, becoming the third male to take the speed double at the Worlds, after Hermann Maier in 1999 and Bode Miller in 2005.[3] He won the super-G season title in 2021, 83 points ahead of runner-up Marco Odermatt; the super-G at the World Cup finals in Lenzerheide was cancelled due to fog.[4] In October 2021 Kriechmayr was named Austrian sportsman of the year for 2021.[5]
World Cup results
editSeason titles
edit- 1 title – (1 Super-G)
| Season | Discipline |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Super-G |
Season standings
edit| 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 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 2021 | 29 | 6 | — | 51 | 1 | 5 | — |
| 2022 | 30 | 5 | — | — | 3 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 31 | 5 | — | 58 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 32 | 6 | — | — | 2 | 4 |
- Standings through 17 March 2024
Race podiums
edit| 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-Partenkirchen, 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 | |
| 2021 | 29 December 2020 | Bormio, Italy |
Super-G | 2nd |
| 30 December 2020 | Downhill | 2nd | ||
| 25 January 2021 | Kitzbühel, Austria |
Super-G | 1st | |
| 6 February 2021 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany |
Super-G | 1st | |
| 6 March 2021 | Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria |
Downhill | 1st | |
| 7 March 2021 | Super-G | 3rd | ||
| 2022 | 27 November 2021 | Lake Louise, Canada |
Downhill | 2nd |
| 17 December 2021 | Val Gardena, Italy |
Super-G | 3rd | |
| 29 December 2021 | Bormio, Italy |
Super-G | 3rd | |
| 15 January 2022 | Wengen, Switzerland |
Downhill | 1st | |
| 16 March 2022 |  Courchevel, France |
Downhill | 1st | |
| 17 March 2022 | Super-G | 1st | ||
| 2023 | 15 December 2022 | Val Gardena, Italy |
Downhill | 1st |
| 28 December 2022 | Bormio, Italy |
Downhill | 1st | |
| 29 December 2022 | Super-G | 2nd | ||
| 20 January 2023 | Kitzbühel, Austria |
Downhill | 1st | |
| 15 March 2023 | Soldeu, Andorra |
Downhill | 1st | |
| 2024 | 15 December 2023 | Val Gardena, Italy |
Super-G | 1st |
| 17 February 2024 | Kvitfjell, Norway |
Downhill | 2nd | |
| 18 February 2024 | Super-G | 1st |
World Championship results
edit| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 25 | — | — | 5 | 19 | 8 |
| 2019 | 27 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 17 |
| 2021 | 29 | — | — | 1 | 1 | DNF2 |
| 2023 | 31 | — | — | 12 | 11 | DNS2 |
Olympic results
edit| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 26 | — | — | 6 | 7 | DNF2 |
| 2022 | 30 | — | — | 5 | 8 | — |
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "Vincent Kriechmayr wins men's downhill gold by smallest margin ever". theguardian.com. 14 February 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- ^ Morgan, Liam (18 March 2021). "Kriechmayr clinches super-G title after racing cancelled at Alpine World Cup finals". Inside the Games. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- ^ Price, Matilda (28 October 2021). "Anna Kiesenhofer named Austrian sportswoman of year". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
External links
edit
- Vincent Kriechmayr at FIS (alpine)
- Vincent Kriechmayr at Olympics.com
- Vincent Kriechmayr at Olympedia
- Vincent Kriechmayr at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Vincent Kriechmayr at the Austrian Ski team official site (in German)
