Johann Grugger

Johann "Hans" Grugger (born 13 December 1981 in Bad Hofgastein, Austria) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer, competing in the speed disciplines of downhill and super-G. He made his World Cup debut on 29 November 2003, in the downhill at Lake Louise, and finished seventh. He won his first World Cup race in Bormio, Italy on 29 December, 2004. Exactly one year later at Bormio, he crashed and had to drop out of the season due to the acquired injuries. However, he managed to come back to reach podium positions in 2007, including a victory in the super-G at Kvitfjell, Norway.

Hans Grugger
Born (1981-12-13) 13 December 1981
Other namesJohann Grugger
OccupationAlpine skier
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Skiing career
DisciplinesDownhill, Super-G
ClubWSV Bad Hofgastein
World Cup debut29 November 2003
(age 21)
Websitegrugger.at
Olympics
Teams1 - 2010
Medals0
World Championships
Teams2 - (2005, 2007)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons6 - (2004-2011)
Wins4 - (2 DH, 2 SG)
Podiums9 - (7 DH, 2 SG)
Overall titles0 – (10th – 2005)
Discipline titles0 – (5th – 2005, downhill)

Grugger made his first Olympic team in 2010 in Vancouver and finished 22nd in the downhill at Whistler Creekside.

On 20 January, 2011, Grugger crashed during a downhill training run at Kitzbühel and suffered a serious head injury. He was airlifted to Innsbruck and placed into an induced coma.[1] Grugger suffered a severe head trauma by crashing head-first onto the ski piste after a long jump. On 18 March 2011 he left the rehab clinic two months earlier due to his fast recovery progress. He says he will be skiing again, but it is uncertain whether he will ever ski again competitively.[2] Grugger's accident triggered discussions over safety in downhill skiing. In April 2012 at the age of 30, he announced that he would retire and not continue to pursue his comeback.

World Cup podiums

Season Date Location Race Place
200414 Feb 2004St. Anton, AustriaDownhill3rd
200518 Dec 2004Val Gardena, ItalyDownhill3rd
29 Dec 2004Bormio, ItalyDownhill1st
8 Jan 2005Chamonix, FranceDownhill1st
20062 Dec 2005Beaver Creek, CO, USDownhill3rd
10 Dec 2005Val d'Isère, FranceDownhill3rd
16 Dec 2005Val Gardena, ItalySuper-G1st
200723 Feb 2007Garmisch, GermanyDownhill2nd
11 Mar 2007Kvitfjell, NorwaySuper-G1st

Season standings

SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiant
slalom
Super-GDownhillCombined
200422283314
20052310175
200624311214
200725301219
200826injured
200927
201028504411
201129964734

References

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