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 | 1.85 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 edit
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 edit
Season 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)
