Vincent Kriechmayr

Vincent Kriechmayr
At the 2018 Winter Olympics
Personal information
Born (1991-10-01) 1 October 1991 (age 33)
Linz, Upper Austria, Austria
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesSuper-G, Downhill, Combined
ClubTVN Wels – Oberoesterreich
World Cup debut12 December 2010 (age 19)
Olympics
Teams2 – (2018, 2022)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams4 – (2017–2023)
Medals4 (2 gold)
World Cup
Seasons13 – (2011–2023)
Wins18 – (9 DH, 9 SG)
Podiums35 – (15 DH, 20 SG)
Overall titles0 – (5th in 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023)
Discipline titles1 – (SG in 2021)
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing  Austria
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Super-G 9 5 6
Downhill 9 6 0
Total 18 11 6
International alpine ski competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 0 0
World Championships 2 1 1
Total 2 1 1
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Cortina d'Ampezzo Downhill
Gold medal – first place 2021 Cortina d'Ampezzo Super-G
Silver medal – second place 2019 Åre Super-G
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Åre Downhill

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.

Kriechmayr is the 2021 world champion in both speed events, super-G and downhill.

Career

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Born 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

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Season titles

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Season Discipline
2021 Super-G

Season standings

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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

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  • 18 wins – (9 DH, 9 SG)
  • 35 podiums – (15 DH, 20 SG); 107 top tens
Season
Date Location Discipline Rank
2015 8 March 2015 Norway  Kvitfjell, Norway Super-G 2nd
2016 7 February 2016 South Korea Jeongseon, South Korea Super-G 3rd
13 March 2016 Norway  Kvitfjell, Norway Super-G 2nd
2018 1 December 2017 United States Beaver Creek, USA Super-G 1st
27 January 2018 Germany Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany Downhill 2nd
14 March 2018 Sweden Åre, Sweden Downhill 1st
15 March 2018 Super-G 1st
2019 25 November 2018 Canada Lake Louise, Canada Super-G 2nd
19 January 2019  Switzerland  Wengen, Switzerland Downhill 1st
13 March 2019 Andorra Soldeu, Andorra Super-G 3rd
2020 1 December 2019 Canada Lake Louise, Canada Super-G 3rd
7 December 2019 United States Beaver Creek, USA Downhill 2nd
20 December 2019 Italy Val Gardena, Italy Super-G 1st
25 January 2020 Austria Kitzbühel, Austria Downhill 2nd
29 February 2020 Austria Hinterstoder, Austria Super-G 1st
2021 29 December 2020 Italy Bormio, Italy Super-G 2nd
30 December 2020 Downhill 2nd
25 January 2021 Austria Kitzbühel, Austria Super-G 1st
6 February 2021 Germany Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany Super-G 1st
6 March 2021 Austria Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria Downhill 1st
7 March 2021 Super-G 3rd
2022 27 November 2021 Canada Lake Louise, Canada Downhill 2nd
17 December 2021 Italy Val Gardena, Italy Super-G 3rd
29 December 2021 Italy Bormio, Italy Super-G 3rd
15 January 2022  Switzerland  Wengen, Switzerland Downhill 1st
16 March 2022 France Courchevel, France Downhill 1st
17 March 2022 Super-G 1st
2023 15 December 2022 Italy Val Gardena, Italy Downhill 1st
28 December 2022 Italy Bormio, Italy Downhill 1st
29 December 2022 Super-G 2nd
20 January 2023 Austria Kitzbühel, Austria Downhill 1st
15 March 2023 Andorra Soldeu, Andorra Downhill 1st
2024 15 December 2023 Italy Val Gardena, Italy Super-G 1st
17 February 2024 Norway  Kvitfjell, Norway Downhill 2nd
18 February 2024 Super-G 1st

World Championship results

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  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

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  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 slalom 		 Super-G Downhill Combined
2018 26 — — 6 7 DNF2
2022 30 — — 5 8 —

References

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  1. ^ "Alpine skiing: Kriechmayr wins Super-G for first World Cup victory". Reuters. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Vincent Kriechmayr wins downhill, American Bryce Bennett finishes fifth". ESPN. Associated Press. 19 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Vincent Kriechmayr wins men's downhill gold by smallest margin ever". theguardian.com. 14 February 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Price, Matilda (28 October 2021). "Anna Kiesenhofer named Austrian sportswoman of year". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
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Awards
Preceded by Austrian Sportsman of the year
2021 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
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