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| Born | (1991-10-01) 1 October 1991 Linz, Upper Austria, Austria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Austria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Alpine skiing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | TVN Wels – Oberoesterreich | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Super-G, Downhill, Combined | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 12 December 2010 (age 19) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 3 – (2018, 2022, 2026) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (0 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 5 – (2017–2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 5 (2 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 13 – (2011–2026) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 20 – (10 DH, 10 SG) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 43 – (18 DH, 25 SG) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (5th in 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 1 – (SG, 2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vincent Kriechmayr (born 1 October 1991) is an Austrian World Cup alpine ski racer and specializes in the speed events of super-G and downhill. Kriechmayr is the 2021 world champion in both speed events, super-G and downhill. He won a silver medal for team combined ski at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Career
Born in Linz, Upper Austria, Kriechmayr made his World Cup debut in December 2010 at age nineteen. He achieved his first World Cup podium in March 2015, a runner-up finish in super-G at Kvitfjell, Norway. He achieved his first World Cup victory in a super-G in December 2017 at Beaver Creek, Colorado.[1] His fourth World Cup victory came in the classic downhill at Wengen in 2019.[2]
At the World Championships in 2021 at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Kriechmayr won both the super-G[3] and the downhill,[4] becoming the third male to take the speed double at the Worlds, after Hermann Maier in 1999 and Bode Miller in 2005.[5] He won the super-G season title in 2021, 83 points ahead of runner-up Marco Odermatt; the super-G at the World Cup finals in Lenzerheide was cancelled due to fog.[6] In October 2021 Kriechmayr was named Austrian sportsman of the year for 2021.[7]
World Cup results
Season titles
- 1 title – (1 Super-G)
| Season | Discipline |
| 2021 | Super-G |
Season standings
| Season | |||||||
| Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | |
| 2014 | 22 | 59 | — | — | 23 | — | 18 |
| 2015 | 23 | 24 | — | 48 | 6 | 21 | 12 |
| 2016 | 24 | 14 | — | 58 | 4 | 18 | 10 |
| 2017 | 25 | 25 | — | — | 14 | 14 | 17 |
| 2018 | 26 | 7 | — | — | 2 | 5 | — |
| 2019 | 27 | 5 | — | 55 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 2020 | 28 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 2021 | 29 | 6 | — | 51 | 1 | 5 | —N/a |
| 2022 | 30 | 5 | — | — | 3 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 31 | 5 | — | 58 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 32 | 6 | — | — | 2 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 33 | 12 | — | — | 3 | 11 | |
| 2026 | 34 | 8 | — | 52 | 2 | 4 |
Race victories
| Total | Super-G | Downhill | |
| Wins | 20 | 10 | 10 |
| Podiums | 43 | 25 | 18 |
| Season | |||
| Date | Location | Discipline | |
| 2018 | 1 December 2017 |  Beaver Creek, United States | Super-G |
| 14 March 2018 |  Åre, Sweden | Downhill | |
| 15 March 2018 | Super-G | ||
| 2019 | 19 January 2019 |  Wengen, Switzerland | Downhill |
| 2020 | 20 December 2019 |  Val Gardena, Italy | Super-G |
| 20 February 2020 | Hinterstoder, Austria | Super-G | |
| 2021 | 25 January 2021 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Super-G |
| 6 February 2021 |  Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany | Super-G | |
| 6 March 2021 | Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria | Downhill | |
| 2022 | 15 January 2022 | Wengen, Switzerland | Downhill |
| 16 March 2022 |  Courchevel, France | Downhill | |
| 17 March 2022 | Super-G | ||
| 2023 | 15 December 2022 | Val Gardena, Italy | Downhill |
| 28 December 2022 | Bormio, Italy | Downhill | |
| 20 January 2023 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Downhill | |
| 15 March 2023 |  Soldeu, Andorra | Downhill | |
| 2024 | 15 December 2023 | Val Gardena, Italy | Super-G |
| 18 February 2024 |  Kvitfjell, Norway | Super-G | |
| 2026 | 5 December 2025 | Beaver Creek, United States | Super-G |
| 13 March 2026 | Courchevel, France | Downhill |
World Championship results
| Year | |||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team combined | |
| 2017 | 25 | — | — | 5 | 19 | 8 | —N/a |
| 2019 | 27 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 17 | |
| 2021 | 29 | — | — | 1 | 1 | DNF2 | |
| 2023 | 31 | — | — | 12 | 11 | DNS2 | |
| 2025 | 33 | — | — | 4 | 2 | —N/a | DNF2 |
Olympic results
| Year | |||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team combined | |
| 2018 | 26 | — | — | 6 | 7 | DNF2 | —N/a |
| 2022 | 30 | — | — | 5 | 8 | — | |
| 2026 | 34 | — | — | 7 | 6 | —N/a | 2 |
References
- "Alpine skiing: Kriechmayr wins Super-G for first World Cup victory". Reuters. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- "Vincent Kriechmayr wins downhill, American Bryce Bennett finishes fifth". ESPN. Associated Press. 19 January 2019.
- "Vincent Kriechmayr crowned men's Super G world champion at Cortina 2021". olympics.com. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- "Alpine skiing world championships: Vincent Kriechmayr takes men's downhill to back up super-G win". Eurosport. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- "Vincent Kriechmayr wins men's downhill gold by smallest margin ever". theguardian.com. 14 February 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- Morgan, Liam (18 March 2021). "Kriechmayr clinches super-G title after racing cancelled at Alpine World Cup finals". Inside the Games. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- Price, Matilda (28 October 2021). "Anna Kiesenhofer named Austrian sportswoman of year". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
External links
- Vincent Kriechmayr at FIS (alpine)
- Vincent Kriechmayr at Olympics.com
- Vincent Kriechmayr at Team Austria (in German)
- Vincent Kriechmayr at Olympedia
- Vincent Kriechmayr at InterSportStats
- Vincent Kriechmayr at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Vincent Kriechmayr at Ski Austria (in German) (archive)
- Vincent Kriechmayr at Milano Cortina 2026
- Vincent Kriechmayr on Instagram