Fritz Dopfer

Fritz Dopfer (German pronunciation: [ˈfʁɪts ˈdɔpfɐ]; born 24 August 1987) is a German former World Cup alpine ski racer, specializing in the technical events of giant slalom and slalom.

Fritz Dopfer
Alpine skier
Dopfer in January 2008
DisciplinesSlalom, Giant slalom
ClubSC Garmisch
Born (1987-08-24) 24 August 1987
Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
World Cup debut28 October 2007 (age 20)
Retired8 February 2020 (age 32)
Olympics
Teams2 – (2014, 2018)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams3 – (2011, 2013, 2015)
Medals1 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons9 – (2011–18)
Wins0
Podiums9 – (5 SL, 4 GS)
Overall titles0 – (5th in 2015)
Discipline titles0 – (4th in GS, 2015)
Dopfer in January 2008

Born in Innsbruck, Austria, to a German father and an Austrian mother, the family lived in both countries during his youth. They lived in Schongau, Bavaria, in Germany until Dopfer was age 10, when the family moved to Tyrol in Austria.

Dopfer raced for Austria through April 2007, then joined the German team that summer and made his World Cup debut in October 2007. During his first three seasons on the German team, he raced primarily on the European Cup circuit, with several World Cup starts per season, but no results. He moved up to the World Cup team for the 2011 season, and attained his first World Cup podium (and first top ten) in December 2011 in a giant slalom at Beaver Creek, Colorado. It was the first World Cup GS podium for a German male in nearly 18 years, since January 1994.[1]

World Cup results

Season standings

SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiant
slalom
Super-GDownhillCombined
20102212238
201123703030
2012242087
2013251179
2014261177
201527554
20162817721
2017291023754
201830482332
2019311135639
20203214353

Race podiums

  • 9 podiums – (5 SL, 4 GS)
Season Date Location Discipline Place
20124 Dec 2011 Beaver Creek, United StatesGiant slalom3rd
15 Jan 2012   Wengen, SwitzerlandSlalom3rd
201312 Jan 2013   Adelboden, SwitzerlandGiant slalom2nd
20149 Mar 2014 Kranjska Gora, SloveniaSlalom2nd
201526 Oct 2014 Sölden, AustriaGiant slalom2nd
22 Dec 2014 Madonna di Campiglio, ItalySlalom2nd
11 Jan 2015   Adelboden, SwitzerlandSlalom2nd
21 Mar 2015 Méribel, FranceGiant slalom2nd
201624 Jan 2016 Kitzbühel, AustriaSlalom3rd

World Championship results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
2011232115
20132577
201527215

Olympic results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombinedTeam
201426412
20183020265

Video

  • You Tube.com – Dopfer takes 2nd in GS at Adelboden – 12 January 2013

References

  1. "Hirscher edges Ligety for Birds of Prey GS win". Ski Racing.com. 4 December 2011.
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