Stefan Luitz

Stefan Luitz
 Alpine skier 
Disciplines Giant slalom, Slalom
Club SC Bolsterlang
Born (1992-03-26) 26 March 1992
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
World Cup debut 8 January 2011 (age 18)
Olympics
Teams 1 – (2014)
Medals 0
World Championships
Teams 3 – (2011, 2013, 2015)
Medals 1 – (team)
World Cup
Seasons 3rd – (201315)
Wins 0
Podiums 3 – (3 GS)
Overall titles 0 – (39th in 2016)
Discipline titles 0 – (9th in GS, 2016)

Stefan Luitz (German pronunciation: [ʃtɛfaːn luː iːts ]) (born 26 March 1992) is a World Cup alpine ski racer from Germany. He primarily competes in giant slalom, but on 24 January 2016 in Kitzbühel, for the first time in his career, he completed both runs in slalom and finished 18th. Previously, he had once qualified to second run in slalom, on 18 December 2012 in Madonna di Campiglio, but did not finish the second run.

Luitz made his World Cup debut in Adelboden in 2011, and attained his first World Cup podium in December 2012, a second place in giant slalom at Val d'Isère, France.[1]

World Cup results

Season standings

Season Age Overall Slalom Giant
Slalom
Super G Downhill Combined
2012 19 147 50
2013 20 65 20
2014 21 47 13
2015 22 68 20
2016 23 39 45 9

Race podiums

Season Date Location Discipline Place
2013 9 Dec 2012 Val d'Isère, France Giant slalom 2nd
2014 14 Dec 2013 Giant slalom 3rd
2015 12 Dec 2014 Åre, Sweden Giant slalom 3rd

World Championship results

  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined
2011 18 DNF1 29
2013 20 21 DSQ1
2015 22 20

Olympic results

  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined
2014 21 DNF2 DSQ1

References

  1. "New German hero emerges in Hirscher GS win". Ski Racing.com. 9 December 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2012.

External links


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