Karl Alpiger

Karl Alpiger
Personal information
Born	27 April 1961 (age 62); Wildhaus, Switzerland
Occupation	Alpine skier
Skiing career
Disciplines	Speed events
World Cup debut	1982
Retired	1991
World Championships
Teams	2
Medals	2
World Cup
Seasons	10
Wins	5
Podiums	11
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing Switzerland
World Cup race podiums
World Championships

Karl Alpiger (born 27 April 1961) is a former Swiss alpine skier.^[1]

Career edit

During his career he has achieved 11 results among the top 10 (5 victories) in the World Cup.^[1]

Life after competitive skiing edit

At the end of his career, which occurred at the age of 30 in 1991, he briefly commented on ski races for Eurosport, but today he runs a ski shop in his Wildhaus and an "apres ski" bar.^[2]

World Cup victories edit

Date	Location	Race
January 14, 1985	Bad Kleinkirchheim	Downhill
August 16, 1986	Las Leñas	Downhill
August 18, 1986	Las Leñas	Downhill
March 20, 1988	Åre	Downhill
February 17, 1989	Aspen	Downhill

Europa Cup results edit

Alpiger has won two discipline cups of the Europa Cup.^[3]

FIS Alpine Ski Europa Cup
- Downhill: 1982, 1985

References edit

^ ^a ^b "Karl Alpiger profile". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
^ ""Hauptsache das Herz <pöpperlet>"". tagblatt.ch (in German). 21 February 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
^ "EUROPA CUP STANDINGS". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 16 October 2022.

External links edit

Karl Alpiger at FIS (alpine)
Karl Alpiger at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
Official website

[FIS-1] "Karl Alpiger profile". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 16 October 2022.

[2] ""Hauptsache das Herz <pöpperlet>"". tagblatt.ch (in German). 21 February 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2022.

[CUP-3] "EUROPA CUP STANDINGS". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 16 October 2022.

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