Klaus Kröll (born 24 April 1980) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Austria. He specialized in the speed events of downhill and super-G and won the World Cup downhill season title in 2012.[1] He competed in three Winter Olympics and three World Championships.
 Kröll in March 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 24 April 1980 Öblarn, Styria, Austria | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Downhill, Super-G | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Sport Union Öblarn | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 8 January 2000 (age 19) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | klaus-kroell.at | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 3 – (2006, 2010, 2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 3 – (2009, 2011, 2013) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 16 – (2002–17) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 6 – (4 DH, 2 SG) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 24 – (21 DH, 3 SG) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (7th in 2012) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 1 – (DH, 2012) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Born in Öblarn, Styria, Kröll made his World Cup debut in January 2000 at age 19. His first World Cup victory was the super-G in Kitzbühel in 2009. He ended his career having achieved six World Cup victories and 24 podia, with three wins and eight podiums at Kvitfjell, Norway.
Kröll won the World Cup downhill title in 2012 with three victories and three additional podiums. He finished seventh at the World Cup finals to hold off Beat Feuz in the final standings by just seven points, 605–598.[1]
World Cup results edit
Season titles edit
| Season | Discipline |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Downhill |
Season standings edit
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 21 | 33 | — | — | 24 | 16 | — |
| 2003 | 22 | 27 | — | — | 50 | 10 | — |
| 2004 | 23 | 29 | — | — | — | 12 | — |
| 2005 | 24 | 46 | — | — | — | 20 | — |
| 2006 | 25 | 32 | — | — | 25 | 12 | — |
| 2007 | 26 | 48 | — | — | — | 21 | — |
| 2008 | 27 | 41 | — | — | — | 8 | — |
| 2009 | 28 | 12 | — | — | 8 | 2 | — |
| 2010 | 29 | 35 | — | — | 25 | 12 | — |
| 2011 | 30 | 10 | — | — | 12 | 3 | — |
| 2012 | 31 | 7 | — | — | 5 | 1 | — |
| 2013 | 32 | 12 | — | — | 14 | 2 | — |
| 2014 | 33 | 43 | — | — | 37 | 17 | — |
| 2015 | 34 | 64 | — | — | — | 22 | — |
| 2016 | 35 | 63 | — | — | 51 | 23 | — |
| 2017 | 36 | 95 | — | — | — | 28 | — |
Race podiums edit
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 14 Dec 2002 |  Val-d'Isère, France |
Downhill | 2nd |
| 2006 | 28 Jan 2006 |  Garmisch, Germany |
Downhill | 2nd |
| 2008 | 29 Jan 2008 |  Kvitfjell, Norway |
Downhill | 3rd |
| 2009 | 12 Dec 2008 |  Bormio, Italy |
Downhill | 2nd |
| 23 Jan 2009 |  Kitzbühel, Austria |
Super-G | 1st | |
| 24 Jan 2009 | Downhill | 3rd | ||
| 7 Mar 2009 | Kvitfjell, Norway |
Downhill | 1st | |
| 2010 | 6 Mar 2010 | Downhill | 3rd | |
| 2011 | 15 Jan 2011 |  Wengen, Switzerland |
Downhill | 1st |
| 29 Jan 2011 | Chamonix, France |
Downhill | 3rd | |
| 12 Mar 2011 | Kvitfjell, Norway |
Downhill | 2nd | |
| 13 Mar 2011 | Super-G | 2nd | ||
| 2012 | 2 Dec 2011 |  Beaver Creek, USA |
Downhill | 3rd |
| 29 Dec 2011 | Bormio, Italy |
Downhill | 3rd | |
| 21 Jan 2012 | Kitzbühel, Austria |
Downhill | 3rd | |
| 3 Feb 2012 | Chamonix, France |
Downhill | 1st | |
| 2 Mar 2012 | Kvitfjell, Norway |
Super-G | 1st | |
| 3 Mar 2012 | Downhill | 1st | ||
| 2013 | 24 Nov 2012 |  Lake Louise, Canada |
Downhill | 3rd |
| 18 Jan 2013 | Wengen, Switzerland |
Downhill | 2nd | |
| 23 Feb 2013 | Garmisch, Germany |
Downhill | 3rd | |
| 2 Mar 2013 | Kvitfjell, Norway |
Downhill | 3rd | |
| 2014 | 30 Nov 2013 | Lake Louise, Canada |
Downhill | 2nd |
| 2016 | 16 Jan 2016 | Wengen, Switzerland |
Downhill | 3rd |
World Championship results edit
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 28 | — | — | 9 | 10 | — |
| 2011 | 30 | — | — | — | 11 | — |
| 2013 | 32 | — | — | — | 4 | — |
Olympic results 
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| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 25 | — | — | — | 22 | — |
| 2010 | 29 | — | — | — | 9 | — |
| 2014 | 33 | — | — | — | 22 | — |
References edit
- ^ a b McKee, Hank (14 March 2012). "Svindal wins Schladming DH, Kroell holds on to title". Ski Racing. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
External links edit
- Klaus Kröll at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Klaus Kröll World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
- Klaus Kröll at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Klaus Kröll at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Official website (in German)
- Austrian Ski team (ÖSV) – official site – Klaus Kröll – (in German)
- Salomon Racing.com – team – alpine skiing – Klaus Kröll
