Georg Streitberger

Georg Streitberger (born 26 April 1981) is a retired World Cup alpine ski racer from Austria. Born in Zell am See, Salzburg, he specialized in the speed events and won three World Cup races, two in super G[1] and one in downhill.[2][3]

Georg Streitberger
Streitberger in January 2014
Born (1981-04-26) 26 April 1981
OccupationAlpine skier
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesSuper G, downhill
ClubSC Saalbach-Hinterglemm
Salzburg
World Cup debut18 March 2000 (age 18)
Bormio, Italy
Retired02 December 2016 (age 35)
Val d'Isère, France
Olympics
Teams2 – (2010, 2014)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams2 – (2013, 2015)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons10 – (200716)
Wins3 – (1 DH, 2 SG)
Podiums10 – (3 DH, 7 SG)
Overall titles0 – (19th in 2013)
Discipline titles0 – (2nd in SG, 2011)
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing  Austria
Junior World Ski Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 QuebecGiant slalom
Streitberger in March 2008

Streitberger competed for Austria at two Winter Olympics and two World Championships.

His 2016 season ended with a knee injury at the downhill at Kitzbühel, on a difficult dark and windy day on the Streif that also ended the season of overall leader Aksel Lund Svindal.[4]

World Cup results

Season standings

SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiant
Slalom
Super GDownhillCombined
20001813551
200119did not compete
200220
200321
200422
20052311636
2006240 points
200725451039
20082633112252
20092750232325
201028481334
20112924223
201230522025
20133119108
20143223914
201533231612
201634752638
2017350 points

Race podiums

  • 3 wins – (1 DH, 2 SG)
  • 10 podiums – (3 DH, 7 SG)
Season Date Location Discipline Place
20082 Mar 2008Norway Kvitfjell, NorwaySuper G1st
201022 Jan 2010Austria Kitzbühel, AustriaSuper G3rd
20114 Dec 2010United States Beaver Creek, USASuper G1st
21 Jan 2011Austria Kitzbühel, AustriaSuper G2nd
201323 Feb 2013Germany Garmisch, GermanyDownhill2nd
3 Mar 2013Norway Kvitfjell, NorwaySuper G2nd
20141 Dec 2013United States Beaver Creek, USASuper G3rd
28 Feb 2014Norway Kvitfjell, NorwayDownhill1st
201523 Jan 2015Austria Kitzbühel, AustriaSuper G3rd
18 Mar 2015France Méribel, FranceDownhill3rd

World Championship results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
20133110
201533829

Olympic results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
20102817DNS2
2014322117

References

  1. McKee, Hank (4 December 2010). "Streitberger takes World Cup super G as Americans falter". Ski Racing. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  2. McKee, Hank (28 February 2014). "Ganong grabs first career World Cup podium in Kvitfjell". Ski Racing. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  3. "Kjetil Jansrud, Georg Streitberger win". ESPN. Associated Press. 28 February 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  4. Willemsen, Eric (23 January 2016). "Skiing: World Cup leader Svindal blows out knee in downhill crash". Salt Lake Tribune. Utah. Associated Press. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
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