Vincent Kriechmayr

Vincent Kriechmayr (born 1 October 1991) is an Austrian World Cup alpine ski racer and specializes in the speed events of super-G and downhill.

Vincent Kriechmayr
Kriechmayr at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Born (1991-10-01) 1 October 1991
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesSuper-G, Downhill, Combined
ClubTVN WelsOberoesterreich
World Cup debut12 December 2010 (age 19)
Olympics
Teams2 – (2018, 2022)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams4 – (20172023)
Medals4 (2 gold)
World Cup
Seasons13 – (20112023)
Wins16 – (9 DH, 7 SG)
Podiums32 – (14 DH, 18 SG)
Overall titles0 – (5th in 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023)
Discipline titles1 – (SG in 2021)
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing  Austria
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Super-G 7 5 6
Downhill 9 5 0
Total 16 10 6
International alpine ski competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 0 0
World Championships 2 1 1
Total 2 1 1
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Cortina d'AmpezzoDownhill
Gold medal – first place2021 Cortina d'AmpezzoSuper-G
Silver medal – second place2019 ÅreSuper-G
Bronze medal – third place2019 ÅreDownhill

Kriechmayr is the 2021 world champion in both speed events, super-G and downhill.

Career

Born in Linz, Upper Austria, Kriechmayr made his World Cup debut in December 2010 at age nineteen. He achieved his first World Cup podium in March 2015, a runner-up finish in super-G at Kvitfjell, Norway. He achieved his first World Cup victory in a super-G in December 2017 at Beaver Creek, Colorado.[1] His fourth World Cup victory came in the classic downhill at Wengen in 2019.[2]

At the World Championships in 2021 at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Kriechmayr won both the super-G and the downhill, becoming the third male to take the speed double at the Worlds, after Hermann Maier in 1999 and Bode Miller in 2005.[3] He won the super-G season title in 2021, 83 points ahead of runner-up Marco Odermatt; the super-G at the World Cup finals in Lenzerheide was cancelled due to fog.[4] In October 2021 Kriechmayr was named Austrian sportsman of the year for 2021.[5]

World Cup results

Season titles

Season Discipline
2021Super-G

Season standings

Season
Age Overall Slalom Giant
Slalom
Super-G Downhill Combined
201422592318
201523244862112
201624145841810
20172525141417
201826725
201927555239
20202852610
20212965115
202230536
20233155832

Race podiums

  • 16 wins – (9 DH, 7 SG)
  • 32 podiums – (14 DH, 18 SG)
Season
Date Location Discipline Rank
20158 March 2015Norway Kvitfjell, NorwaySuper-G2nd
20167 February 2016South Korea Jeongseon, South KoreaSuper-G3rd
13 March 2016Norway Kvitfjell, NorwaySuper-G2nd
20181 December 2017United States Beaver Creek, USASuper-G1st
27 January 2018Germany Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GermanyDownhill2nd
14 March 2018Sweden Åre, SwedenDownhill1st
15 March 2018Super-G1st
201925 November 2018Canada Lake Louise, CanadaSuper-G2nd
19 January 2019 Switzerland  Wengen, SwitzerlandDownhill1st
13 March 2019Andorra Soldeu, AndorraSuper-G3rd
20201 December 2019Canada Lake Louise, CanadaSuper-G3rd
7 December 2019United States Beaver Creek, USADownhill2nd
20 December 2019Italy Val Gardena, ItalySuper-G1st
25 January 2020Austria Kitzbühel, AustriaDownhill2nd
29 February 2020Austria Hinterstoder, AustriaSuper-G1st
202129 December 2020Italy Bormio, ItalySuper-G2nd
30 December 2020Downhill2nd
25 January 2021Austria Kitzbühel, AustriaSuper-G1st
6 February 2021Germany Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GermanySuper-G1st
6 March 2021Austria Saalbach-Hinterglemm, AustriaDownhill1st
7 March 2021Super-G3rd
202227 November 2021Canada Lake Louise, CanadaDownhill2nd
17 December 2021Italy Val Gardena, ItalySuper-G3rd
29 December 2021Italy Bormio, ItalySuper-G3rd
15 January 2022 Switzerland  Wengen, SwitzerlandDownhill1st
16 March 2022France Courchevel, FranceDownhill1st
17 March 2022Super-G1st
202315 December 2022Italy Val Gardena, ItalyDownhill1st
28 December 2022Italy Bormio, ItalyDownhill1st
29 December 2022Super-G2nd
20 January 2023Austria Kitzbühel, AustriaDownhll1st
15 March 2023Andorra Soldeu, AndorraDownhll1st

World Championship results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
2017255198
2019272317
20212911DNF2
2023311211DNS2

Olympic results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
20182667DNF2
2022 30 5 8

References

  1. "Alpine skiing: Kriechmayr wins Super-G for first World Cup victory". Reuters. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  2. "Vincent Kriechmayr wins downhill, American Bryce Bennett finishes fifth". ESPN. Associated Press. 19 January 2019.
  3. "Vincent Kriechmayr wins men's downhill gold by smallest margin ever". theguardian.com. 14 February 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  4. Morgan, Liam (18 March 2021). "Kriechmayr clinches super-G title after racing cancelled at Alpine World Cup finals". Inside the Games. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  5. Price, Matilda (28 October 2021). "Anna Kiesenhofer named Austrian sportswoman of year". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
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