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Alpine Skiing At The 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's Combined
The men's combined competition of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi was held on Friday, 14 February, at Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort near Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. Summary The downhill course started at an elevation of ; it was in length with a vertical drop of . The slalom started at with a vertical drop of and 62 gates. The downhill was started at 10:00 and the slalom at 15:30. Due to warm temperatures, the downhill was moved up an hour from 11:00, but temperatures were still above freezing in the starting gate. In the afternoon, the temperature at the slalom's starting gate was . The gold medalist was Sandro Viletta of Switzerland, who had just one World Cup podium finish, a victory in super-G. Ivica Kostelić of Croatia won the silver medal, already the fourth one in his career (three of them in combined). Christof Innerhofer Christof Innerhofer (born 17 December 1984) is an Italian World Cup alpine ski racer, the 2011 world champion in super-G. in all five alpine dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort
The Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort ( rus, Ро́за Ху́тор, r=Roza Khutor, p=ˈrozə ˈxutər) is an alpine ski resort in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, located at the Aibga Ridge of the Western Caucasus along the Roza Khutor plateau near Krasnaya Polyana. Constructed from 2003 to 2011, it hosted the alpine skiing events for the 2014 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, based in nearby Sochi. The resort is east of the Black Sea at Sochi; the majority of the slopes at Rosa Khutor face northeast, with the backside slopes facing southwest. Elevations The lower base area of ''Roza Valley'' at the Mzymta River is at an elevation of above sea level. The highest lift is the ''Caucasus Express'' gondola, which climbs to the summit of Roza Peak at , yielding a total vertical drop of over a mile at . The main base area for skiing is at ''Roza Plateau'' at , a vertical drop of from the summit. ''Besedka'', the mid-mountain area, is at and is the lower loading station of the ''Caucasus Expr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ondřej Bank
Ondřej Bank () (born 27 October 1980) is a Czech retired World Cup alpine ski racer. Born in Zábřeh na Moravě, Bank began his international career in 1995 when he first competed at the Junior World Championship. His first World Cup race was in January 2001. Bank is a specialist in the combined event, and his two podiums came at Beaver Creek and Kitzbühel. His biggest achievement is fifth place in the Giant Slalom at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. At the time, it was the best Czech Olympic skiing result since Peter Jurko placed fifth in the combined in 1988 at Calgary Olympics. On 22 February 2016 he announced that he would retire from skiing after bad results in the 2016 season. He didn't win any points with 10 starts. His last race was on 16 January 2016, a downhill in Wengen Wengen () is a mountain village in the Bernese Oberland of central Switzerland. Located in the canton of Bern at an elevation of above sea level, it is part of the Jungfrauregion and ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morgan Pridy
Morgan Pridy (born October 9, 1990 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian specializing in Super-G and alpine skiing combined. He represented Canada in these event sat the 2014 Winter Olympics. Pridy currently resides in Whistler, British Columbia Whistler ( Lillooet/Ucwalmícwts: Cwitima, ; Squamish/Sḵwx̱wú7mesh: Sḵwiḵw, ) is a resort municipality in Squamish-Lillooet Regional District, British Columbia, Canada. It is located in the southern Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mounta ... and is the Men's Head Coach for the BC Ski Team. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Pridy, Morgan 1990 births Living people Canadian male alpine skiers Skiers from Vancouver Alpine skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Olympic alpine skiers for Canada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kryštof Krýzl
Kryštof Krýzl (, born 12 October 1986) is a Czech alpine skier. Krýzl has appeared in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing and at the 2005, 2007, 2011 and 2013 World Championships. Career World Cup He made his World Cup debut in 2005 in Sölden, and since this date his best result is 9th, on 12 December 2008 in Val-d'Isère Val-d'Isère (, literally ''Valley of Isère'') is a commune of the Tarentaise Valley, in the Savoie department (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region) in southeastern France. It lies from the border with Italy. It is on the border of the Vanoise Nationa .... In addition, he has finished in the top 20 eleven times (through 7 January 2017). Season standings Results per discipline *Standings through 2 February 2019 Olympic results World Championship results Winter Universiade results References External links * * 1986 births Czech male alp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominik Paris
Dominik Paris (born 14 April 1989) is an Italian alpine ski racer, who specializes in speed events of downhill and super-G. He was the world champion in super-G, as the gold medalist in 2019 at Åre, Sweden. Racing career Paris made his World Cup debut in December 2008 and won his first World Cup race in late December 2012 in Italy, a dead-heat tie with Hannes Reichelt in the downhill on the Pista Stelvio at Bormio. Aksel Lund Svindal was just one-hundredth of a second behind for third, and Klaus Kröll was fourth, just one hundredth behind Svindal. It was the closest top-four finish in World Cup downhill history (0.02 of a second) and the first tie in a men's downhill in nearly 35 years (January 1978). Four weeks later, Paris firmly established himself as a top downhill racer on the circuit with a win at Kitzbühel on the classic ''Streif'' course. At the 2013 World Championships in Austria, Paris won the silver medal in the downhill, 0.46 seconds behind gold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrien Théaux
Adrien Théaux (born 18 September 1984) is a French World Cup alpine ski racer and non-commissioned officer. He made his World Cup debut in February 2004 at age 19. Théaux represented France at three Winter Olympics and seven World Championships; his best finish is a bronze medal in the Super-G in 2015 at Beaver Creek, Colorado. Through November 2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in t ..., he has three World Cup victories and thirteen podiums. World Cup results Season standings :Standings through 20 December 2020 Race podiums * 3 wins – (3 DH) * 13 podiums – (6 DH, 6 SG, 1 AC) World Championship results Olympic results References External links * Adrien ThéauxWorld Cup standings at the International Ski Federation * * * * French Ski Team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Vráblík
Martin Vráblík (, born 4 July 1982 in Vsetín, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic)) is a Czech alpine skier. Vráblík has appeared in the 2006 Winter Olympics and at the 2003, 2005 and 2007 World Championships. He has also appeared in some World Cup races, with negligible success. Career Olympic Games 2006 * Slalom – 21st * Giant slalom – DNF * Super-G – 38th * Combined – 12th World Championship finishes *2005 – Men's slalom, 26th position *2003 – Men's downhill, 40th position World Cup He made his World Cup debut in 2004 in Wengen, and since this date his best result is 23rd, on 12 December 2008 in Val-d'Isère Val-d'Isère (, literally ''Valley of Isère'') is a commune of the Tarentaise Valley, in the Savoie department (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region) in southeastern France. It lies from the border with Italy. It is on the border of the Vanoise Nationa .... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beat Feuz
Beat Feuz (; born 11 February 1987) is a Swiss FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, World Cup Alpine skiing, alpine ski racer, specializing in the speed events of Downhill (ski competition), downhill and super-G. He is 2017 World champion and 2022 Olympic champion in downhill. In 2020–21 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, 2021, he won consecutive downhills on the famed Streif at Hahnenkamm, Kitzbühel, Kitzbühel. Racing career Born in Schangnau in the canton of Bern (canton), Bern, Feuz made his World Cup debut at age 19 in December 2007 Alpine Skiing World Cup, 2006, but missed all of the 2008 Alpine Skiing World Cup, 2008 and 2009 Alpine Skiing World Cup, 2009 seasons due to torn ligaments in his left knee. He secured his first two World Cup podia in March 2011 Alpine Skiing World Cup, 2011, both in downhills at Kvitfjell, Norway. The first was a victory, backed up with a third-place finish the following day. At his first FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, World Championships in FIS Alpine Worl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romed Baumann
Romed Baumann (born 14 January 1986) is a German and former Austrian World Cup alpine ski racer. Born in St. Johann in Tyrol, Baumann has two World Cup victories, both in Super combined Combined is an event in alpine ski racing. A traditional combined competition consists of one run of downhill and two runs of slalom, each discipline runs on separate days. The winner is the skier with the fastest aggregate time. (Until the 1990s .... He skied for Austria for many years, but he chose to compete under the German flag prior to the 2019/20 season due to not being included in the Austrian A-team. World Cup results Season standings : Race podiums * 2 wins – (2 SC) * 11 podiums – (5 DH, 1 SG, 4 SC, 1 K) World Championship results Olympic results References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Baumann, Romed Austrian male alpine skiers German male alpine skiers 1986 births Living people Alpine skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2014 Win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthias Mayer
Matthias Mayer (; born 9 June 1990) is an Austrian retired FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, World Cup Alpine skiing, alpine ski racer and Career Born in Afritz am See in Carinthia (state), Carinthia, Mayer made his World Cup debut in Sestriere in February 2009 Alpine Skiing World Cup, 2009. His best discipline is super-G. After several top ten finishes, his first World Cup podium came at Hahnenkamm, Kitzbühel, Kitzbühel in a super-G in January 2013 Alpine Skiing World Cup, 2013. At the Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics, 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Mayer won the Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's downhill, downhill to become the seventh Austrian gold medalist in the 18th edition of the List of Olympic medalists in alpine skiing#Downhill, event. Joining him on the podium at Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort, Rosa Khutor were Christof Innerhofer of Italy and Kjetil Jansrud of Norway. Immediately after the Olympics, he had two podium finishes in Norway, and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ted Ligety
Theodore Sharp Ligety (born August 31, 1984) is a retired American alpine ski racer, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, and an entrepreneur, having cofounded Shred Optics. Ligety won the combined event at the 2006 Olympics in Turin and the giant slalom race at the 2014 Olympics in Sochi. He is also a five-time World Cup champion in giant slalom (2008, 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2014). Ligety won the gold medal in the giant slalom at the 2011 World Championships. He successfully defended his world title in giant slalom in 2013 in Schladming, Austria, where he also won an unexpected gold medal in the super-G and a third gold medal in the super combined. Ligety planned to participate in the 2021 World Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo but withdrew due to an injury, which prompted his retirement from ski racing in early February, 2021. He finished his career with 25 victories (24 in giant slalom and 1 super combined) and 52 podiums in World Cup competition. His Olympic gian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jared Goldberg
Jared Goldberg (born June 17, 1991) is an American World Cup alpine ski racer, a member of the U.S. Ski Team, and resident of Holladay, Utah. Goldberg was the 2010 U.S. Junior Championships combined champion, and won the downhill title in the 2013 U.S. Championships. Goldberg competed for the United States in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, and the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea. Early life Goldberg was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to Don (the owner of a computer consultants temporary staffing company) and Annette Goldberg (a nurse)."Team USA: Athlete Roster - Skiing," ''2014 U.S. Olympic Team Media Guide''. His parents, both part-time ski instructors, met for the first time at |
