Patrick Küng (born 11 January 1984) is a Swiss former

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alpine ski racer. He specialised in the speed events of Downhill and

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and made his World Cup debut at Wengen in

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. Küng represented Switzerland at the

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. After placing 18th in the Super G, he produced his best run of the 2013 season in the downhill, finishing in 7th position. Küng's first World Cup win came in Super G in December

, at Beaver Creek, USA. His second came a month later at the downhill in Wengen, Switzerland. Through January

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, he has two World Cup wins and five podiums. Küng won the gold medal in downhill at the 2015 World Championships at Beaver Creek. At the

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World Cup meeting in January 2019, Küng announced his immediate retirement from competition, citing a lack of willingness to take the necessary risks following a crash in Wengen which left him concussed.

World Cup results

Season standings

*Standings through 28 January 2018

Race podiums

* 2 wins – (1 DH, 1 SG) * 5 podiums – (3 DH, 2 SG)

World Championships results

Olympic results

References

External links

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Patrick Küng
World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation * *

– official site

– team – alpine skiing – Patrick Küng *
Sochi 2014
– Patrick Kueng {{DEFAULTSORT:Kung, Patrick Swiss male alpine skiers 1984 births Living people Alpine skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Olympic alpine skiers for Switzerland Sportspeople from Glarus 21st-century Swiss sportsmen