Christian Hirschbühl (born 19 April 1990) is an Austrian alpine ski racer. Hirschbühl specializes in the technical events of slalom and

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Career

Hirschbühl made his World Cup debut on 17 January

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in the

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slalom, but did not finish the first run. On 25 October

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, he scored his first World Cup points, with a 22nd in the giant slalom.

World Cup results

Season standings

Race podiums

* 1 win – (1 PG) * 1 podium – (1 PG); 12 top tens

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hirschbühl, Christian 1990 births Austrian male alpine skiers Living people Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Olympic alpine skiers for Austria Sportspeople from Bregenz Skiers from Vorarlberg 21st-century Austrian sportsmen