Vincent Kriechmayr
Kriechmayr at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Personal information
Born (1991-10-01) 1 October 1991
Linz, Upper Austria, Austria
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.85 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)
Wins17 – (9 DH, 8 SG)
Podiums33 – (14 DH, 19 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 8 5 6
Downhill 9 5 0
Total 17 10 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 place2021 Cortina d'AmpezzoDownhill
Gold medal – first place2021 Cortina d'AmpezzoSuper-G
Silver medal – second place2019 ÅreSuper-G
Bronze medal – third place2019 ÅreDownhill

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

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

Season titles

Season Discipline
2021Super-G

Season standings

Season
Age Overall Slalom Giant
Slalom		 Super-G Downhill Combined
20142259——23—18
20152324—4862112
20162414—5841810
20172525——141417
2018267——25—
2019275—55239
2020285——2610
2021296—5115—
2022305——36
2023315—5832
20243210——113

Race podiums

  • 17 wins – (9 DH, 8 SG)
  • 33 podiums – (14 DH, 19 SG)
Season
Date Location Discipline Rank
20158 March 2015Norway  Kvitfjell, NorwaySuper-G2nd
20167 February 2016South Korea Jeongseon, South KoreaSuper-G3rd
13 March 2016Norway  Kvitfjell, NorwaySuper-G2nd
20181 December 2017United States Beaver Creek, USASuper-G1st
27 January 2018Germany Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GermanyDownhill2nd
14 March 2018Sweden Åre, SwedenDownhill1st
15 March 2018Super-G1st
201925 November 2018Canada Lake Louise, CanadaSuper-G2nd
19 January 2019 Switzerland  Wengen, SwitzerlandDownhill1st
13 March 2019Andorra Soldeu, AndorraSuper-G3rd
20201 December 2019Canada Lake Louise, CanadaSuper-G3rd
7 December 2019United States Beaver Creek, USADownhill2nd
20 December 2019Italy Val Gardena, ItalySuper-G1st
25 January 2020Austria Kitzbühel, AustriaDownhill2nd
29 February 2020Austria Hinterstoder, AustriaSuper-G1st
202129 December 2020Italy Bormio, ItalySuper-G2nd
30 December 2020Downhill2nd
25 January 2021Austria Kitzbühel, AustriaSuper-G1st
6 February 2021Germany Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GermanySuper-G1st
6 March 2021Austria Saalbach-Hinterglemm, AustriaDownhill1st
7 March 2021Super-G3rd
202227 November 2021Canada Lake Louise, CanadaDownhill2nd
17 December 2021Italy Val Gardena, ItalySuper-G3rd
29 December 2021Italy Bormio, ItalySuper-G3rd
15 January 2022 Switzerland  Wengen, SwitzerlandDownhill1st
16 March 2022France Courchevel, FranceDownhill1st
17 March 2022Super-G1st
202315 December 2022Italy Val Gardena, ItalyDownhill1st
28 December 2022Italy Bormio, ItalyDownhill1st
29 December 2022Super-G2nd
20 January 2023Austria Kitzbühel, AustriaDownhll1st
15 March 2023Andorra Soldeu, AndorraDownhll1st
202415 December 2023Italy Val Gardena, ItalySuper-G1st

World Championship results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 		Super-GDownhillCombined
201725——5198
201927——2317
202129——11DNF2
202331——1211DNS2

Olympic results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 		Super-GDownhillCombined
201826——67DNF2
2022 30 — — 5 8 —

References

  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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