Klaus Kröll
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| — Alpine ski racer — | |||||||||||||||||||
 Kröll in March 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Downhill, Super G | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Sport Union Öblarn | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
April 24, 1980 Öblarn, Styria, Austria | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | January 8, 2000 (age 19) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | klaus-kroell.at | ||||||||||||||||||
| Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 2 - (2006, 2010) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 3 - (2009–13) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 13th - (2002–14) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 6 - (4 DH, 2 SG) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 23 - (19 DH, 3 SG) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 - (7th in 2012) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 1 - (DH, 2012) | ||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Klaus Kröll (born April 24, 1980) is a World Cup alpine ski racer from Austria. Born in Öblarn, Styria, he specializes in the speed events of downhill and super G. He competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics and 2010 Winter Olympics. He finished 22nd in the 2006 Olympic downhill and 9th in 2010.
Kröll's first World Cup victory was the super G in Kitzbühel in 2009. Through November 2013, he has six World Cup victories and 23 podia, with three wins and eight podiums at Kvitfjell, Norway.
Kröll won the World Cup downhill title in 2012, with three victories and three additional podiums. He finished seventh at the World Cup finals to hold off Beat Feuz in the final standings by just seven points, 605–598.[1]
World Cup results
Season standings
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant Slalom | Super G | Downhill | Combined |
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| 2002 | 21 | 33 | — | — | 24 | 16 | — |
| 2003 | 22 | 27 | — | — | 50 | 10 | — |
| 2004 | 23 | 29 | — | — | — | 12 | — |
| 2005 | 24 | 46 | — | — | — | 20 | — |
| 2006 | 25 | 32 | — | — | 25 | 12 | — |
| 2007 | 26 | 48 | — | — | — | 21 | — |
| 2008 | 27 | 41 | — | — | — | 8 | — |
| 2009 | 28 | 12 | — | — | 8 | 2 | — |
| 2010 | 29 | 35 | — | — | 25 | 12 | — |
| 2011 | 30 | 10 | — | — | 12 | 3 | — |
| 2012 | 31 | 7 | — | — | 5 | 1 | — |
| 2013 | 32 | 12 | — | — | 14 | 2 | — |
Season titles
| Season | Discipline |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Downhill |
Individual race podiums
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
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| 2003 | 14 Dec 2002 |  Val d'Isère, France | Downhill | 2nd |
| 2006 | 28 Jan 2006 |  Garmisch, Germany | Downhill | 2nd |
| 2008 | 29 Jan 2008 |  Kvitfjell, Norway | Downhill | 3rd |
| 2009 | 12 Dec 2008 |  Bormio, Italy | Downhill | 2nd |
| 23 Jan 2009 |  Kitzbühel, Austria | Super G | 1st | |
| 24 Jan 2009 | Downhill | 3rd | ||
| 7 Mar 2009 | Kvitfjell, Norway | Downhill | 1st | |
| 2010 | 06 Mar 2010 | Kvitfjell, Norway | Downhill | 3rd |
| 2011 | 15 Jan 2011 |  Wengen, Switzerland | Downhill | 1st |
| 29 Jan 2011 | Chamonix, France | Downhill | 3rd | |
| 12 Mar 2011 | Kvitfjell, Norway | Downhill | 2nd | |
| 13 Mar 2011 | Super G | 2nd | ||
| 2012 | 2 Dec 2011 |  Beaver Creek, USA | Downhill | 3rd |
| 29 Dec 2011 | Bormio, Italy | Downhill | 3rd | |
| 21 Jan 2012 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Downhill | 3rd | |
| 3 Feb 2012 | Chamonix, France | Downhill | 1st | |
| 2 Mar 2012 | Kvitfjell, Norway | Super G | 1st | |
| 3 Mar 2012 | Downhill | 1st | ||
| 2013 | 24 Nov 2012 |  Lake Louise, Canada | Downhill | 3rd |
| 18 Jan 2013 | Wengen, Switzerland | Downhill | 2nd | |
| 23 Feb 2013 | Garmisch, Germany | Downhill | 3rd | |
| 2 Mar 2013 | Kvitfjell, Norway | Downhill | 3rd | |
| 2014 | 30 Nov 2013 | Lake Louise, Canada | Downhill | 2nd |
References
- ↑ "Svindal wins Schladming DH, Kroell holds on to title". Ski Racing.com. March 14, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
External links
- Klaus Kröll at the International Ski Federation
- FIS-ski.com – Klaus Kröll – World Cup season standings – 2002–12
- Ski-db.com - Klaus Kröll - results
- Sports-Reference.com - Olympic results - Klaus Kröll
- klaus-kroell.at - personal site - (German)
- Austrian Ski team (ÖSV) - official site - Klaus Kröll - (German)
- Salomon Racing.com - team - alpine skiing - Klaus Kröll
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