Beni Hofer (born May 3, 1978 in

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) is a Swiss

freestyle skier Freestyle skiing is a skiing discipline comprising aerials, moguls, cross, half-pipe, slopestyle and big air as part of the Winter Olympics. It can consist of a skier performing aerial flips and spins and can include skiers sliding rails and ...

, specializing in

ski cross Ski cross is a skiing competition which incorporates terrain features traditionally found in freestyle skiing with courses which include big-air jumps and high-banked turns. In spite of the fact that it is a timed racing event, it is often con ...

and a former

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. Hofer competed at the

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for Switzerland. He placed 27th in the qualifying round in

, to advance to the knockout stages. He advanced from the first round by finishing second in his heat, but finished 4th in his quarterfinal, failing to advance to the semifinals. As of March 2013, his best showing at the

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is 10th, in 2005. Hofer made his

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debut in January 2008. As of March 2013, he has one World Cup podium finish, a bronze at

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in 2007/08. His best World Cup overall finish in ski cross is 13th, in 2004/05.

World Cup Podiums

References

1978 births Living people Olympic freestyle skiers for Switzerland Freestyle skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Swiss male freestyle skiers Swiss male alpine skiers Sportspeople from Davos Skiers from Graubünden 21st-century Swiss people {{Switzerland-freestyle-skiing-bio-stub