Patrick Thaler (born March 23, 1978) is a retired World Cup alpine ski racer from northern Italy. Born in Bolzano, South Tyrol, he specialized in the slalom.[1] Thaler competed for Italy at the 2006, 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics but failed to finish. His best result from Alpine World Ski Championships is a seventh place in Val-d'Isère, France, in 2009.
 Thaler in Schladming in 2009 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 23 March 1978 Bolzano, South Tyrol, Italy | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | |||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Slalom | ||||||||||||||
| Club | C.S. Carabinieri | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 8 March 1997 (age 18) | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | 23 January 2018 (age 39) | ||||||||||||||
| Website | patrickthaler.com | ||||||||||||||
| Olympics | |||||||||||||||
| Teams | 3 – (2006, 2010, 2014) | ||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||
| Teams | 5 – (2007, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2017) | ||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 22 – (1997–2018) | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 3 – (3 SL) | ||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (21st in 2014) | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (4th in SL, 2014) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career edit
During his World Cup career, he reached three third-place finishes in the slalom – twice at Kitzbühel, Austria, and once at Val d'Isère.[2] In addition, he has 25 top-10 finishes. He is one of the oldest (35 years, 10 months, 2 days) slalom skiers to have finished in the top-3 in the World cup (in 2014) and the oldest (38 years, 11 months, 11 days) to have finished in the top-10 (in 2017).[3][4]
Thaler retired from ski racing on January 23, 2018, after having competed in the World Cup for a record of 22 seasons (1997–2018).[5][6]
World Cup results edit
Season standings edit
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 18 | unranked | 0 points | ||||
| 1998 | 19 | 103 | — | 42 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 20 | unranked | 0 points | ||||
| 2000 | 21 | 117 | — | 44 | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 22 | unranked | 0 points | ||||
| 2002 | 23 | unranked | 0 points | ||||
| 2003 | 24 | unranked | 0 points | ||||
| 2004 | 25 | 105 | 46 | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 26 | 58 | 19 | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 27 | 57 | 19 | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 28 | 101 | 38 | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 29 | 57 | 20 | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 30 | 51 | 18 | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 31 | 96 | 34 | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 32 | 132 | 49 | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 33 | 51 | 16 | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 34 | 46 | 17 | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 35 | 21 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 36 | 56 | 18 | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 37 | 42 | 10 | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 38 | 64 | 22 | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 39 | 141 | 49 | — | — | — | — |
Race podiums edit
- 3 podiums – (3 SL)
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 25 Jan 2009 |  Kitzbühel, Austria |
Slalom | 3rd |
| 2014 | 15 Dec 2013 |  Val d'Isère, France |
Slalom | 3rd |
| 24 Jan 2014 | Kitzbühel, Austria |
Slalom | 3rd |
Olympic results edit
| Year | Age | Slalom |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 27 | DNF1 |
| 2010 | 31 | DNF2 |
| 2014 | 35 | DNF1 |
World Championships results edit
| Year | Age | Slalom |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 28 | DNF1 |
| 2009 | 30 | 7 |
| 2013 | 34 | DNF2 |
| 2015 | 36 | DNF2 |
| 2017 | 38 | 24 |
References edit
- ^ "Patrick Thaler". Ski Database. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
- ^ "FIS Profile". FIS. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
- ^ "Men's World Cup oldest podium".
- ^ "Spendido Thaler strappa il pass per gli USA". Fantaski.it. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ "FIS Profile". FIS. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ "Patrick Thaler si ritira". Neveitalia.it. 23 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
External links edit
- Patrick Thaler at FIS (alpine)
- Patrick Thaler at Olympedia
- Fischer Skis – athletes – Patrick Thaler
- Italian Winter Sports Federation – (FISI) – alpine skiing – Patrick Thaler – (in Italian)
