Stefan Luitz (; born 26 March 1992) is a German
World Cup
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alpine ski racer. He primarily competes in
giant slalom, but in January
2016
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at
Kitzbühel, Luitz completed both runs in
slalom, a first in his World Cup career, and finished eighteenth. His only previous second run in slalom was more than three years earlier, in December
2012
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at
Madonna di Campiglio
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, where he failed to finish.
Luitz made his World Cup debut at
Adelboden
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in
2011, and attained his first podium in December 2012, a second place in giant slalom at
Val d'Isère
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Film
* ''Val'' (film), an American documentary about Val Kilmer, directed by Leo Scott and Ting Poo
Military equipment
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, France.
World Cup results
Season standings
Race podiums
* 1 win – (1
GS)
* 8 podiums – (7 GS, 1
PG)
World Championship results
Olympic results
References
External links
*
German male alpine skiers
1992 births
Living people
Alpine skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Olympic alpine skiers for Germany
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