Alex Vinatzer (born 22 September 1999) is an Italian World Cup alpine ski racer.[1] He specializes in slalom and has competed in two Winter Olympics,[2] and three World Championships.
 Vinatzer in 2019 at Palazzo Chigi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 22 September 1999 Bolzano, South Tyrol, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Slalom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | GS Fiamme Gialle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 12 November 2017 (age 18) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 2 − (2018, 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 3 − (2019, 2021, 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 2 (0 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 6 − (2018–2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 2 – (2 SL) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (35th in 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (11th in SL, 2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Born in Bolzano, South Tyrol, Vinatzer made his World Cup debut in November 2017 and his first podium in January 2020 at Zagreb, Croatia.
World Cup results
editSeason standings
edit| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Parallel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 19 | 94 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 20 | 49 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 21 | 38 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 22 | 35 | 13 | — | — | — | 13 | |
| 2023 | 23 | 48 | 18 | 54 | — | — | — | |
| 2024 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 16 | — | — |
- Standings through 17 March 2024
Race podiums
edit- 0 wins
- 2 podiums – (2 SL); 15 top tens (15 SL)
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 Jan 2020 |  Zagreb, Croatia |
Slalom | 3rd |
| 2021 | 22 Dec 2020 |  Madonna di Campiglio, Italy |
Slalom | 3rd |
World Championship results
edit| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Parallel | Team event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 19 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| 2021 | 21 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 23 | 3 | DNF2 | — | — | — | 13 | 8 |
Olympic results
edit| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 18 | DNF1 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| 2022 | 22 | DNF2 | DNF1 | — | — | — | 8 |
References
edit- ^ Profile Archived 2018-11-15 at the Wayback Machine at the Italian Olympic Committee official website
- ^ "Athlete Profile: Alex VINATZER". PyeongChang2018.com. PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on 20 April 2018.
External links
edit- Alex Vinatzer at FIS (alpine)
- Alex Vinatzer at Olympedia
- Alex Vinatzer at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Alex Vinatzer at FISI (in Italian)
- Alex Vinatzer at Nordica Skis
