Christoph Eigenmann (born 22 May 1979) is a
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cross-country skier
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who has competed between 1998 and 2013. He won his only
World Cup
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victory on 31 December 2006, when he won the first stage in the inaugural edition of the
Tour de Ski
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, a sprint freestyle. His first World Cup podium was a second place in sprint freestyle in Changchun, China on 15 March 2006.
Eigenmann also competed in three
Winter Olympics
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, earning his best finish of 15th in the
team sprint
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event at
Turin
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in
2006
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. His best finish at the
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
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was 12th in the team sprint event at
Sapporo
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in
2007
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.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the
International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games
World Championships
World Cup
Season standings
Individual podiums
*1 victory – (1 )
*2 podiums – (1 , 1 )
References
External links
*
Official website
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1979 births
Cross-country skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Living people
Olympic cross-country skiers for Switzerland
Swiss male cross-country skiers