Johann Grugger

Johann "Hans" Grugger
 Alpine skier 
Disciplines Downhill, Super-G
Club WSV Bad Hofgastein
Born (1981-12-13) 13 December 1981
Bad Hofgastein, Austria
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
World Cup debut 29 November 2003
(age 21)
Website grugger.at
Olympics
Teams 1 - 2010
Medals 0
World Championships
Teams 2 - (2005, 2007)
Medals 0
World Cup
Seasons 6 - (2004-2011)
Wins 4 - (2 DH, 2 SG)
Podiums 9 - (7 DH, 2 SG)
Overall titles 0 – (10th – 2005)
Discipline titles 0 – (5th – 2005, downhill)

Johann "Hans" Grugger (born 13 December 1981 in Bad Hofgastein, Austria) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer, competing in the speed disciplines of downhill and super-G. He made his World Cup debut on 29 November 2003, in the downhill at Lake Louise, and finished seventh. He won his first World Cup race in Bormio, Italy on 29 December, 2004. Exactly one year later at Bormio, he crashed and had to drop out of the season due to the acquired injuries. However, he managed to come back to reach podium positions in 2007, including a victory in the super-G at Kvitfjell, Norway.

Grugger made his first Olympic team in 2010 in Vancouver and finished 22nd in the downhill at Whistler Creekside.

On 20 January, 2011, Grugger crashed during a downhill training run at Kitzbühel and suffered a serious head injury. He was airlifted to Innsbruck and placed into an induced coma.[1] Grugger suffered a severe head trauma by crashing head-first onto the ski piste after a long jump. On 18 March 2011 he left the rehab clinic two months earlier due to his fast recovery progress. He says he will be skiing again, but it is uncertain whether he will ever ski again competitively.[2] Grugger's accident triggered discussions over safety in downhill skiing. In April 2012 at the age of 30, he announced that he would retire and not continue to pursue his comeback.

World Cup podiums

Season Date Location Race Place
2004 14 Feb 2004 St. Anton, AustriaDownhill3rd
2005 18 Dec 2004Val Gardena, Italy Downhill 3rd
29 Dec 2004Bormio, Italy Downhill1st
8 Jan 2005Chamonix, France Downhill1st
20062 Dec 2005Beaver Creek, CO, US Downhill 3rd
10 Dec 2005 Val d'Isère, France Downhill 3rd
16 Dec 2005 Val Gardena, Italy Super-G1st
200723 Feb 2007Garmisch, Germany Downhill 2nd
11 Mar 2007 Kvitfjell, Norway Super-G 1st

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