Kaspar Flütsch

Kaspar Flütsch
Personal information
Full name Kaspar Flütsch
Nationality   Switzerland
Born (1986-06-20) 20 June 1986
Luzein, Switzerland
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 12 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Sport Snowboarding
Event(s) Alpine
Club SC Pany[1]
Coached by Franco Giovanoli[1]

Kaspar Flütsch (born June 20, 1986 in Luzein) is a Swiss alpine snowboarder.[1] He represented his nation Switzerland at the 2014 Winter Olympics, and has achieved numerous top ten finishes in alpine snowboarding at the FIS World Cup series.[2] Since his illustrious sporting career began at eleven, Flütsch continues to train for Panys Ski Club under his personal coach Franco Giovanoli.[3]

Flütsch qualified for two alpine snowboarding events (including the first ever men's parallel slalom) at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi by achieving a fourth-place finish from the FIS World Cup series in Sudelfeld, Germany.[2][4] In the men's giant slalom, Flütsch delivered a seventh-seeded time of 1:37.82 to grab a spot for the knockout rounds, where he eventually lost to his teammate and former Olympic champion Simon Schoch by 22-hundredths of a second.[5][6] Three days later, in the men's slalom, Flütsch failed to advance further for the next races after finishing behind Italy's Roland Fischnaller in the first round by a 0.11-second deficit.[7]

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