Thomas Dreßen (born 22 November 1993) is a retired German World Cup alpine ski racer. He specializes in the speed events of downhill and super-G. Dreßen made his World Cup debut in February 2015 at the Saalbach downhill. He made his first podium in December 2017 in the downhill at Beaver Creek and his first win came the following month at Kitzbühel.

Thomas Dreßen
January 2018
Personal information
Born (1993-11-22) 22 November 1993 (age 30)
Jülich, Germany
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesDownhill, super-G, combined
ClubSC Mittenwald
World Cup debut21 February 2015 (age 21)
Olympics
Teams1 – (2018)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams3 – (2017, 2021, 2023)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons6 – (20152021)
Wins5 – (5 DH)
Podiums10 – (7 DH, 3 SG)
Overall titles0 – (8th in 2018)
Discipline titles0 – (2nd in DH, 2020)
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing  Germany
Junior World Ski Championships
Silver medal – second place 2012 Roccaraso Giant slalom
Silver medal – second place 2014 Jasná Downhill

Career

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Dreßen made his World Cup debut at the Saalbach downhill on 21 February 2015; he finished in 39th place.[1] He scored his first World Cup points in the Lake Louise downhill, finishing in 23rd.[2] In November 2018, Dreßen suffered a season-ending knee injury at Beaver Creek and missed the world championships in February. Exactly a year after his injury, he won the season's first downhill at Lake Louise.

World Cup results

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Season standings

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Season Age Overall Slalom Giant
slalom
Super-G Downhill Combined
2016 22 109 43 30
2017 23 68 31 25 39
2018 24 8 11 3 8
2019 25 89 34 34
2020 26 9 9 2
2021 27 injured, out for two seasons
2022 28
2023 29 83 30
2024 30 101 38 50
Standings through 27 January 2024

Race podiums

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  • 5 wins – (5 DH)
  • 10 podiums – (7 DH, 3 SG)
Season Date Location Discipline Place
2018 2 Dec 2017   Beaver Creek, USA Downhill 3rd
20 Jan 2018   Kitzbühel, Austria Downhill 1st
10 Mar 2018   Kvitfjell, Norway Downhill 1st
15 Mar 2018   Åre, Sweden Super-G 3rd
2020 30 Nov 2019   Lake Louise, Canada Downhill 1st
20 Dec 2019   Val Gardena, Italy Super-G 3rd
18 Jan 2020     Wengen, Switzerland Downhill 3rd
1 Feb 2020   Garmisch-Partenkichen, Germany Downhill 1st
13 Feb 2020   Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria Downhill 1st
14 Feb 2020 Super-G 3rd

World Championship results

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  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined
2017 23 DNF 12 14
2021 27 18
2023 29 10

Olympic results

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  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined
2018 24 12 5 9
2022 28 Injured, did not compete

References

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