Daniel Albrecht
| — Alpine ski racer — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines |
Downhill, Super G, Giant Slalom, Slalom, Combined | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Fiesch Eggishorn | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
May 25, 1983 Fiesch, Valais, Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | January 23, 2003 (age 19) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Daniel-Albrecht.ch | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 1 - (2006) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 3 - (2003–07) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 3 (1 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 7 - (2005–09, '11–12) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 4 - (3 GS, 1 SC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 8 - (1 DH, 4 GS, 1 SL, 2 SC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 - (7th in 2008) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 - (5th in GS, 2008) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Daniel Albrecht (born May 25, 1983, in Fiesch, Valais, Switzerland) is a champion alpine ski racer. He has four World Cup race victories and a world championship.
Racing career
Albrecht made his World Cup debut at age 19 in January 2003 in a slalom at Schladming, Austria. A few weeks later, he competed in the slalom at the 2003 World Championships at St. Moritz. That March, he won three gold medals and a silver at the Junior World Championships at Serre Chevalier, France.
At the 2007 World Championships in Åre, Sweden, Albrecht won the gold medal in the super combined event, and took the silver medal in the giant slalom. A month later he made his first World Cup podium, a second place finish in the downhill at Lenzerheide. Eight months later he won his first World Cup race, a super-combined held in Beaver Creek, Colorado, followed by a giant slalom victory three days later.
As of January 2013, Albrecht has 4 World Cup victories, 8 podiums, and 22 top ten finishes [1]
Hahnenkammrennen injury
At Kitzbühel, Austria, on Thursday, January 22, 2009, Albrecht crashed in the final downhill training run on the Hahnenkamm's Streif course; he sustained brain and lung trauma and was placed in an induced coma. [2] Albrecht, the fifth racer on the course, was traveling at 138 km/h (86 mph) when he lost control on the final jump (Zielsprung) and flew through the air for about 70 m (230 ft). He landed on his back, bounced forward onto his knees, then his face, and came to a stop near the finish line. Unconscious, Albrecht received medical attention for about 20 minutes before being airlifted by helicopter to a hospital in nearby St. Johann. He was later transferred to the university hospital in Innsbruck.[3]
Two days later, Dr. Wolfgang Koller announced that the risk on Albrecht's life was decreasing. Dr. Markus Wambacher said that the pressure inside his head was lessening and that he could make a full recovery. He also stated that Albrecht had problems with his knees and stomach.[citation needed] Albrecht was removed from the induced coma after three weeks, on February 12. Doctors reported that he was breathing on his own.[4][5][6][7]
Recovery
Albrecht expectedly missed the remainder of the 2009 season but had recovered sufficiently to train with the Swiss ski team in October, less than nine months after the crash. [8] Still not ready for World Cup competition, he sat out the 2010 season, missing the Winter Olympics.
He returned to the World Cup circuit in the giant slalom at Beaver Creek, Colorado, on December 5, 2010, and finished 21st. Albrecht raced his first speed event of his comeback at Wengen, Switzerland on January 14, 2011, the downhill portion of the super-combined on a shortened Lauberhorn course. He missed a gate just after the high-speed Hannegschuss, about fifteen seconds from the finish, and safely skied off of the course.
Knee injury
During a training run for the Lake Louise downhill in November 2012, Albrecht crashed and suffered a dislocated left kneecap with torn ligaments. He underwent surgery in Switzerland and will likely miss the 2013 season.[9][10]
World Cup results
Race podiums
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
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| 2007 |  2007 World Championships | |||
| 14 Mar 2007 |  Lenzerheide, Switzerland | Downhill | 2nd | |
| 2008 | 29 Nov 2007 |  Beaver Creek, USA | Super-Combined | 1st |
| 2 Dec 2007 | Giant Slalom | 1st | ||
| 5 Jan 2008 | Adelboden, Switzerland | Giant Slalom | 2nd | |
| 11 Jan 2008 | Wengen, Switzerland | Super-Combined | 2nd | |
| 15 Mar 2008 |  Bormio, Italy | Slalom | 2nd | |
| 2009 | 26 Oct 2008 |  Sölden, Austria | Giant Slalom | 1st |
| 21 Dec 2008 | Alta Badia, Italy | Giant Slalom | 1st | |
Season standings
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant Slalom | Super G | Downhill | Combined |
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| 2005 | 21 | 53 | 34 | 43 | — | — | 4 |
| 2006 | 22 | 50 | 26 | 30 | — | — | 36 |
| 2007 | 23 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 31 | 30 | 18 |
| 2008 | 24 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 23 | 43 | 3 |
| 2009 | 25 | 20 | 55 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 18 |
| 2010 | 26 | Did not compete, severely injured in January 2009 | |||||
| 2011 | 27 | 140 | — | 42 | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 28 | 152 | — | 52 | — | — | — |
Videos
- YouTube video – Daniel Albrecht – training run crash at Kitzbühel – 22-Jan-2009
- YouTube video – Daniel Albrecht – returns in GS at Alta Badia – 19-Dec-2010
References
- ↑ Ski-db.com - results - Daniel Albrecht - accessed 2013-01-26
- ↑ "Albrecht placed in coma after accident during Streif training". The Guardian (London). January 22, 2009. Retrieved April 30, 2010.
- ↑ "Swiss skier Albrecht in induced coma after crash". USA Today. Associated Press. January 22, 2006.
- ↑ "Albrecht awake, lung damage the biggest hurdle left". Ski Racing.com. February 13, 2009.
- ↑ "Albrecht awakens from induced coma". ESPN. Associated Press. February 12, 2009.
- ↑ "Albrecht suffers no permanent damage after crash". USA Today. Associate Press. February 13, 2009.
- ↑ "Albrecht leaves hospital, hopes to race again". SI.com. Associated Press. April 30, 2009.
- ↑ Telegraph.co.uk- "Daniel Albrecht unsure about World Cup return..." 16-Oct-2009
- ↑ "Swiss skier Daniel Albrecht injured". ESPN. Associated Press. November 22, 2012.
- ↑ "Daniel Albrecht undergoes surgery after serious knee injury". SI.com. Associated Press. November 28, 2012.
External links
- Daniel Albrecht at the International Ski Federation
- FIS-ski.com – World Cup season standings – Daniel Albrecht
- Ski-db.com – results – Daniel Albrecht
- Sports-Reference.com – Olympic results – Daniel Albrecht
- Head Skis – teams – Daniel Albrecht
- Swiss Ski team – official site – (German)
- Daniel-Albrecht.ch – personal site – (German)
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