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.
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Born | Bolzano, South Tyrol, Italy | 22 September 1999||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 edit
Season standings edit
Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Parallel |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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