Michael Walchhofer

Michael Walchhofer

— Alpine skier —
File:Michael Walchhofer Hinterstoder 2011.jpg
Disciplines	SG, DH
Born	28 April 1975 Radstadt, Austria
Height
World Cup debut	6 January 1999
Retired	March 2011
Website	michaelwalchhofer.at
Olympics
Teams	3 (2002, 2006, 2010)
Medals	1 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams	6 (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011)
Medals	3 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	13 (1999 – 2011)
Wins	19
Podiums	49
Overall titles	0
Discipline titles	3
Medal record Men's Alpine skiing Representing Austria Olympic Games 2006 Turin Downhill World Championships 2003 St.Moritz Downhill 2005 Bormio Super-G 2005 Bormio Team Event 2005 Bormio Downhill World Cup Podiums Event 1st 2nd 3rd Downhill 14 12 10 Super G 3 2 4 Combination 1 1 1 Super combination 1 0 0

Michael Walchhofer (born 28 April 1975, in Radstadt) is a former Austrian alpine ski racer. He started his career in slalom, but then moved over to the speed events. During his career he won the downhill world cup three times, one silver medal at Olympics Games, and one gold, two silver and one bronze medal at World Ski Championships. He became the first skier to win the Bormio Downhill three times with his victory on 29 December 2010. His last race was the downhill event in Lenzerheide on 16 March 2011. Michael Walchhofer has also been a longtime owner a chain of slopeside luxury hotels and runs a ski school as well.

Career achievements

Olympic Games

• Salt Lake City 2002: Combination: DNF
• Turin 2006: Downhill: 2, Combination: DNF
• Vancouver 2010: Downhill: 10, Super-G: 21

World Ski Championships

• Vail 1999: Combination: 6, Slalom: DNF
• St. Moritz 2003: Downhill: 1
• Bormio 2005: Super-G: 2, Team Event: 2, Downhill: 3, Combination: 4
• Åre 2007: Downhill: 15, Super Combination: DNF
• Val-d'Isère 2009: Downhill: 12, Super-G: 13
• Garmisch-Partenkirchen 2011: Downhill: 7, Super-G: 11

World Cup

Season titles

Season	Discipline
2005	Downhill
2006	Downhill
2009	Downhill

Race victories

19 total wins (14 downhill, 3 Super G, 2 combined)
30 further podiums (22 downhill, 6 Super G, 2 combined)

Season	Date	Location	Race
2003	26 January 2003	Kitzbühel	Combined
2004	29 November 2003	Lake Louise	Downhill
2005	17 December 2004	Val Gardena	Super G
	15 January 2005	Wengen	Downhill
	18 February 2005	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Downhill
	19 February 2005	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Downhill
2006	10 December 2005	Val d'Isère	Downhill
	11 December 2005	Val d'Isère	Super combined
	21 January 2006	Kitzbühel	Downhill
2007	28 December 2006	Bormio	Downhill
	29 December 2006	Bormio	Downhill
2008	30 November 2007	Beaver Creek	Downhill
	15 December 2007	Val Gardena	Downhill
2009	20 December 2008	Val Gardena	Downhill
2010	12 December 2009	Val d'Isère	Super G
2011	27 November 2010	Lake Louise	Downhill
	17 December 2010	Val Gardena	Super G
	29 December 2010	Bormio	Downhill
	12 March 2011	Kvitfjell	Downhill

European Cup

Season titles

Season	Discipline
1999	Overall
	Slalom

Race victories

5 total wins (2 downhill, 3 slalom)
3 further podiums (2 downhill, 1 slalom)

Season	Date	Location	Race
1997	25 January 1997	Sestriere	Downhill
1999	14 December 1998	Welschnofen	Slalom
	8 January 1999	Kranjska Gora	Slalom
	28 February 1999	Kiruna	Slalom
2000	3 March 2000	Tonale Pass	Downhill

External links

• Michael Walchhofer at the International Ski Federation
• Ski-DB.com – Results – Michael Walchhofer
• Michael Walchhofer Website
• Walchhofer Hotels