Christian Walder (born 31 August 1991)[2] is an Austrian World Cup alpine ski racer, and specializes in the speed events of super-G and downhill.[3]
| Personal information | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 31 August 1991 | ||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||
| Skiing career | |||||||||
| Disciplines | Super-G, Downhill | ||||||||
| Club | SC Fresach – Kaernten[1] | ||||||||
| World Cup debut | December 2015 (age 24) | ||||||||
| Website | walderchristian.at | ||||||||
| Olympics | |||||||||
| Teams | 0 | ||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||
| Teams | 1 – (2021) | ||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||
| Seasons | 6 − (2016–2021) | ||||||||
| Wins | 0 | ||||||||
| Podiums | 1 − (1 SG) | ||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (56th in 2018) | ||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (14th in SG, 2020) | ||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
editWalder made his World Cup debut at age 24 on 18 December 2015, in a super-G at Val Gardena, Italy.[4] He reached his first World Cup podium in December 2020 in a super-G at Val-d'Isère, France, [5][6] and competed in his first World Championships in February 2021.
World Cup results
editSeason standings
edit| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 24 | 157 | — | — | 58 | — | — |
| 2017 | 25 | 76 | — | — | 29 | 32 | 37 |
| 2018 | 26 | 56 | — | — | 18 | 33 | — |
| 2019 | 27 | 57 | — | — | 18 | 29 | — |
| 2020 | 28 | 68 | — | — | 14 | 38 | — |
| 2021 | 29 | 52 | — | — | 9 | 49 | — |
- Standings through 27 February 2021
Race podiums
edit| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 12 Dec 2020 |  Val-d'Isère, France |
Super-G | 3rd |
World Championship results
edit| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Parallel | Team event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 29 | — | — | DNF | — | — | — | — |
References
edit- ^ "Christian Walder" (in German). oesv.at. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ "Christian Walder" (in German). eurosport.de. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
Geburtsdatum:31 August 1991
- ^ a b "Christian Walder Biography". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ "Christian Walder World Cup Results 2015-2016". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ "Christian Walder after the podium premiere: "I was angry with myself" – winter sports – alpine skiing". de24.news. 12 December 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ "Christian Walder on a Ski World Cup podium for the first time in Val d'Isere". de24.news. 12 December 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
External links
edit- Christian Walder at FIS (alpine)
- Christian Walder at the Austrian Ski team official site (in German)
- Personal website
