Linus Straßer

Linus Straßer (born 6 November 1992) is a German World Cup alpine ski racer, a slalom specialist.[2] His first qualification for a World Cup second run came in a giant slalom at Beaver Creek in December 2014, but he failed to finish. Straßer has competed in five World Championships; in his first in 2015 at Beaver Creek, he was in tenth in the slalom. His first World Cup podium was a victory in a parallel slalom race in Stockholm in January 2017.

Linus Straßer
Linus Straßer, 2018
Born (1992-11-06) 6 November 1992
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesSlalom, Giant slalom, Parallel slalom
ClubTSV 1860 München
World Cup debut27 October 2013 (age 20)
Olympics
Teams2 – (2018, 2022)
Medals1 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams5 – (201523)
Medals1 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons10 – (20142023)
Wins3 – (2 SL, 1 PSL)
Podiums10 – (7 SL, 3 PSL)
Overall titles0 – (18th in 2021)
Discipline titles0 – (5th in SL, 2022)
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2022 BeijingTeam event
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2021 Cortina d’AmpezzoTeam event

World cup results

Season standings

Season Age Overall Slalom Giant
slalom
Super-G Downhill Combined Parallel
2015226421
20162311436
2017244014
201825361351
2019261074817
202027431212
20212818829
20222921512
202330247

Race podiums

  • 3 wins – (2 SL, 1 PSL)
  • 10 podiums – (7 SL, 3 PSL)
Season Date Location Discipline Place
201731 January 2017Sweden Stockholm, SwedenParallel slalom1st
20181 January 2018Norway Oslo, NorwayParallel slalom3rd
30 January 2018Sweden Stockholm, SwedenParallel slalom3rd
20216 January 2021Croatia Zagreb, CroatiaSlalom1st
10 January 2021 Switzerland  Adelboden, SwitzerlandSlalom2nd
20229 January 2022Slalom3rd
25 January 2022Austria Schladming, AustriaSlalom1st
27 February 2022Germany Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GermanySlalom3rd
202322 December 2022Italy Madonna di Campiglio, ItalySlalom3rd
8 January 2023 Switzerland  Adelboden, SwitzerlandSlalom3rd

World Championships results

Year Age Slalom Giant
slalom
Super-G Downhill Combined Team Parallel
2015 22 10 DNS2
2017 24 20 12
2019 26 28 37 5
2021 28 15 3 7
2023 30 9 6 14
 Linus Strasser in Hammarbybacken World Cup 2018
Linus Strasser in Hammarbybacken World Cup 2018

Olympic results

Year Age Slalom Giant
slalom
Super-G Downhill Combined Team
2018 25 DNF1 22 DNF2 5
2022 29 7 DNF1 2

References

  1. Profile at German Customs Authority website
  2. fis-ski.com (Access: 8 January 2017).
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