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2003 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's Downhill
Men's downhill World Cup 2002/2003 Final point standings In men's downhill World Cup 2002/2003 all results count. Note: In the last race only the best racers were allowed to compete and only the best 15 finishers were awarded with points. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:2003 Alpine Skiing World Cup - Men's downhill 2003 in alpine skiing, World Cup FIS Alpine Ski World Cup men's downhill discipline titles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Downhill (ski Competition)
Downhill is a form of alpine skiing competition. Whereas the other alpine skiing events (Slalom skiing, slalom, giant slalom, Super-G, super giant slalom, and alpine skiing combined, combined) emphasize turning and technique, downhill emphasizes "the six components of technique, courage, speed, risk, physical condition and judgement", according to the International Ski Federation, FIS "International Ski Competition Rules (ICR)".. Speeds of up to are common in international competition. Athletes must have an aerodynamically efficient tuck position to minimize drag coefficient, drag and increase speed. The term, "downhill skiing", is also used as a synonym for alpine skiing as a recreational activity. History The rules for downhill skiing competitions were originally developed by Sir Arnold Lunn for the 1925 British National Ski Championships. A speed of was first achieved by Johan Clarey at the 2013 Alpine Skiing World Cup, 2013 Lauberhorn ski races, Lauberhorn FIS Alpine Sk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Werner Franz
Werner Franz (born 8 March 1972) is a former Austrian alpine skier. Franz was born in Weissbriach and he could already be found in the mountains at the age of 2, learning his first skiing techniques.Portrait Werner Franz ski2b.com He was coached by his father who was determined to make a professional skier out of his son. When Werner won an amateur race against young skiers of his own age he was complimented by his father who gave him newer and better skiing equipment as a present. The good performances in his younger years gave him self-confidence, which resulted in his goals to achieve. To reach these goals he had to train and concentrate hard on his sports career and succeeded. Werner Franz developed himself as a skier specialising in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Rauffer
Max Rauffer (born 8 May 1972 in Kolbermoor) is a German former alpine skier who competed in the 2002 Winter Olympics The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Salt Lake 2002 (; Gosiute dialect, Gosiute Shoshoni: ''Tit'-so-pi 2002''; ; Shoshoni language, Shoshoni: ''Soónkahni 2002''), were an international wi ..., finishing 34th in the men's downhill and 22nd in the men's Super-G. External links * * 1972 births Living people German male alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for Germany Alpine skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Skiers from Upper Bavaria 20th-century German sportsmen People from Kolbermoor {{Germany-alpine-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolf Von Weissenfluh
Rolf von Weissenfluh (born 1977) is a retired Swiss alpine skier. He competed in two events at the 1996 Junior World Championships, recording 7th and 17th places. He later competed five seasons on the World Cup circuit. He made his World Cup debut in December 1999 in Val Gardena, collecting his first World Cup points with a 14th place. Rolf later improved to 8th place in December 2000 in Val d'Isere, and throughout 2001 he was mostly a stable top-20 racer. His last top 20 placement came in February 2003 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, and his last World Cup outing came in March 2004 in Kvitfjell. He represented the sports club in Innertkirchen Innertkirchen is a village and Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli (administrative district), Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in Bern (canton), the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2014, .... References 1977 births Living people Swiss male alpine skiers {{Switzerland-al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrej Jerman
Andrej "Jerry" Jerman, (born 30 September 1978), is a retired World Cup alpine ski racer from Slovenia. Born in Tržič, then in SFR Yugoslavia, Jerman specialized in the speed events of downhill and super G. He gained his first World Cup victory at Garmisch-Partenkirchen in February 2007 in a downhill, the first-ever for Slovenia. The next day he finished second, again in the downhill. Until then, his best World Cup result was fourth place in a downhill at Bormio, two months earlier. Jerman later gathered his second victory at Bormio, and finished his career with four World Cup podiums, all in downhill, and 27 top tens, with 18 in downhill. His best result in Super G was fourth, which came at Lake Louise in November 2007. Jerman represented Slovenia at three Winter Olympics and five World Championships. He announced his retirement from competition in late January 2013, following a crash during the Tuesday training run at Kitzbühel. After his fall, he got up and skied do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Büchel
Marco Büchel (born 4 November 1971 in Walenstadt, Switzerland) is a Liechtensteiner retired alpine ski racer. He participated in a record-tying six Winter Olympics, starting in 1992 and ending in 2010. On 18 January 2008, Büchel won a World Cup Super-G race at Kitzbühel, and set a then record as the oldest winner of a World Cup race at the age of . This has since been surpassed by Didier Cuche, who won a downhill race at the same location on 22 January 2011 to set a new record as the oldest winner of a World Cup race; the following 13 months Cuche extended this record 6 times, finally with his last career victory in the Super-G of Crans Montana on 24 February 2012 to . Büchel is featured in the OL-floka music video for the 1994 Winter Olympics. He's seen climbing upwards in the combined slalom course, after missing a gate. Büchel retired following the Super-G race at Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Germany) on 11 March 2010. He celebrated his last race by racing not in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andreas Buder
Andreas Buder (born 22 May 1979 in Scheibbs) is a retired Austrian alpine skier Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing ( cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether .... External links * * * 1979 births Living people Austrian male alpine skiers People from Scheibbs District Skiers from Lower Austria 21st-century Austrian sportsmen {{austria-alpine-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hermann Maier
Hermann Maier (born 7 December 1972) is an Austrian former World Cup champion alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist. Nicknamed the "Herminator", Maier ranks among the greatest alpine ski racers in history, with four overall World Cup titles (1998, 2000, 2001, 2004), two Olympic gold medals (both in 1998), and three World Championship titles (1999: 2, and 2005). His 54 World Cup race victories – 24 super-G, 15 downhills, 14 giant slaloms, and 1 combined – rank third on the men's all-time list behind Ingemar Stenmark's 86 victories and Marcel Hirscher's 67 victories. Until 2023 he held the record for the most points in one season by a male alpine skier, with 2000 points from the 2000 season. From 2000–2013 he also held the title of most points in one season by any alpine skier, until Tina Maze scored 2414 points in the 2013 season. Early years Maier did not initially enjoy much success in ski racing. As a 15-year-old at the Schladming ski academy, he was sent home ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christoph Gruber
Christoph Gruber (born 25 March 1976 in Schwaz) is an Austrian former alpine skier competing in all World Cup disciplines except slalom. In his World Cup debut, the super-G in Aspen, Colorado, on 27 November 1998, he finished in fourteenth position. On 21 December 2000, he won his first World Cup race, a giant slalom, in Bormio. He won the super-G in Garmisch-Partenkirchen Garmisch-Partenkirchen (; ) is an Northern Limestone Alps, Alpine mountain resort, ski town in Bavaria, southern Germany. It is the seat of government of the Garmisch-Partenkirchen (district), district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen (abbreviated ... three times. World Cup victories External links * * 1976 births Austrian male alpine skiers Alpine skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Olympic alpine skiers for Austria Sportspeople from Schwaz Living people Skiers from Tyrol (federal state) {{Austria-alpine-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sébastien Fournier-Bidoz
Sébastien Fournier-Bidoz (born 2 April 1976 in Bonneville, Haute-Savoie) is a retired French alpine skier who competed in the 2002 Winter Olympics The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Salt Lake 2002 (; Gosiute dialect, Gosiute Shoshoni: ''Tit'-so-pi 2002''; ; Shoshoni language, Shoshoni: ''Soónkahni 2002''), were an international wi .... External links * * 1976 births Living people French male alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for France Alpine skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics People from Bonneville, Haute-Savoie Skiers from Haute-Savoie 21st-century French sportsmen {{france-alpine-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurt Sulzenbacher
Kurt Sulzenbacher (born 29 October 1976) is an Italian former alpine skier who competed in the 2002 Winter Olympics and 2006 Winter Olympics. Career During his career he has achieved 2 results among the top 3 in the World Cup. World Cup results ;Top 3 National titles Sulzenbacher has won one national championships at individual senior Senior (shortened as Sr.) means "the elder" in Latin and is often used as a suffix for the elder of two or more people in the same family with the same given name, usually a parent or grandparent. It may also refer to: * Senior (name), a surname ... level. * Italian Alpine Ski Championships **Downhill: 2003 References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sulzenbacher, Kurt 1976 births Living people Italian male alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for Italy Alpine skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Innichen Germanophone Italian people Alpine skiers of Centro Sportivo Car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Knauß
Hans Knauß (born 9 February 1971 in Schladming) is an Austrian former alpine skier. He competed at the 1994, 1998 and 2002 Winter Olympics, winning a silver medal in the Super-G at the 1998 Nagano Olympics. Knauß tested positive for the anabolic steroid Nandrolone at a World Cup downhill in Canada on 27 November 2004 and was given an 18-month ban from sport. Doping ban Knauß tested positive for the anabolic steroid Nandrolone Nandrolone, also known as 19-nortestosterone, is an endogenous androgen. It is also an anabolic steroid (AAS) which is medically used in the form of esters such as nandrolone decanoate (brand name Deca-Durabolin) and nandrolone phenylpropionate ... at a World Cup downhill in Lake Louise in Canada on 27 November 2004 and was subsequently given an 18-month ban from sport. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
