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Michael Walchhofer

Alpine Skiing

Austria

Austria

Birthdate:
April 28, 1975
Height:
6' 4"
Weight:
220 pounds
Age:
38

Alpine Skiing

Date Round Result
02/14 Men's Combined Final Rankings DNF
02/14 Men's Combined Slalom 1st Run DNF
02/14 Men's Combined Downhill   1:39.52 (5th)
02/12 Men's Downhill Final Rankings  1:49.52 (2nd)

Notes

Birthplace
Zauchensee, Austria
Years on Team
6
Club
USC Altenmarkt
Previous Olympics
2002 at Salt Lake City - DNS in combined.
World Championships
2005 - 2nd in super-G; 3rd in downhill; 4th in combined.
World Cup (2005-06)
1st in downhill at Kitzbuehel, Austria; 1st in downhill at Val d'Isere, France; 1st in combined at Val d'Isere; 2nd in downhill at Val Gardena, Italy; 2nd in downhill at Wengen, Switzerland.
Other career highlights
Currently leads downhill World Cup standings and is 2nd in overall and combined World Cup standings; World Cup leader in downhill and finished 5th in super-G in 2004-05; picked up third win of World Cup season at Kitzbuehel, other two wins this season came at Val d'Isere, has nine World Cup titles lifetime; grew up one village from famous compatriot Hermann Maier; started career as slalom specialist before switching to downhill.

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