Manfred Mölgg
Manfred Mölgg (born 3 June 1982) is a World Cup alpine ski racer from northern Italy. He specializes in the technical events of slalom and giant slalom.
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 January 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Slalom, Giant slalom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | G.S. Fiamme Gialle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 June 1982 Bruneck, South Tyrol, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 12 January 2003 (age 20) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | moelgg.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 4 – (2006–2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 8 – (2005–2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 3 (0 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 19 – (2003–2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 3 – (3 SL) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 20 – (3 GS, 16 SL, 1 SC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (4th in 2008) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 1 – (SL, 2008) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Born in Bruneck, South Tyrol, Mölgg made his World Cup debut in January 2003 at Bormio. As of mid-January 2021, he has 20 World Cup podiums with three victories, all achieved in slalom. Mölgg won the World Cup season title in slalom in 2008, and finished fourth in the overall standings, the best result for an Italian since Kristian Ghedina finished fourth overall in 2000.
Mölgg has won three medals at the World Championships; a silver in slalom in 2007, a bronze in slalom in 2011, and a bronze in giant slalom in 2013.
Mölgg's younger sister Manuela is a former alpine racer and with ten World Cup podiums.
On 11 January 2020 Mölgg suffered damage to his anterior cruciate ligament during a race at Adelboden, but returned to competition during the 2021 season.[1]
World Cup results
Season titles
| Season | Discipline |
|---|---|
| 2008 | Slalom |
Season standings
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 21 | 27 | 9 | 23 | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 15 | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 23 | 56 | 28 | 25 | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 24 | 18 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 35 | — | 51 |
| 2009 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 52 | — | 34 |
| 2010 | 27 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 36 | — | 13 |
| 2011 | 28 | 19 | 6 | 20 | — | — | 28 |
| 2012 | 29 | 41 | 26 | 20 | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 31 | 17 | 10 | 16 | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 32 | 74 | 31 | 37 | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 33 | 33 | 17 | 23 | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 21 | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 35 | 21 | 10 | 15 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 36 | 26 | 12 | 21 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 37 | 72 | 22 | 39 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 38 | 52 | 19 | 41 | — | — | — |
- Standings through 26 January 2021
Race podiums
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 27 Jan 2004 |  Schladming, Austria | Slalom | 2nd |
| 2007 | 28 Jan 2007 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Slalom | 3rd |
| 4 Mar 2007 |  Kranjska Gora, Slovenia | Slalom | 3rd | |
| 18 Mar 2007 |  Lenzerheide, Switzerland | Slalom | 3rd | |
| 2008 | 11 Nov 2007 | Reiteralm, Austria | Slalom | 3rd |
| 8 Dec 2007 | Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria | Giant slalom | 2nd | |
| 9 Dec 2007 | Slalom | 3rd | ||
| 22 Jan 2008 | Schladming, Austria | Slalom | 3rd | |
| 9 Feb 2008 |  Garmisch, Germany | Slalom | 2nd | |
| 8 Mar 2008 | Kranjska Gora, Slovenia | Giant slalom | 2nd | |
| 9 Mar 2008 | Slalom | 1st | ||
| 2009 | 1 Feb 2009 | Garmisch, Germany | Slalom | 1st |
| 2010 | 11 Dec 2009 |  Val-d'Isère, France | Super combined | 3rd |
| 6 Jan 2010 |  Zagreb, Croatia | Slalom | 2nd | |
| 2013 | 28 Oct 2012 | Sölden, Austria | Giant slalom | 2nd |
| 13 Jan 2013 | Adelboden, Switzerland | Slalom | 3rd | |
| 2014 | 6 Jan 2014 |  Bormio, Italy | Slalom | 3rd |
| 2017 | 13 Nov 2016 |  Levi, Finland | Slalom | 3rd |
| 5 Jan 2017 | Zagreb, Croatia | Slalom | 1st | |
| 8 Jan 2017 | Adelboden, Switzerland | Slalom | 2nd |
World Championship results
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 22 | DNF1 | 13 | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 24 | 2 | 19 | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 26 | DNF2 | 12 | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 28 | 3 | 17 | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 30 | DNF2 | 3 | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 32 | 11 | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 34 | 14 | 20 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 36 | 18 | DNS2 | — | — | — |
Olympic results 
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 23 | DNF1 | DNF1 | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 27 | 7 | 22 | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 31 | DNF2 | DNF2 | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 35 | 12 | 13 | — | — | — |
References
- "Broken knees: shock for Manfred Mölgg". 11 January 2020.
External links
- Manfred Mölgg at the International Ski Federation
- Manfred Mölgg World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
- Manfred Mölgg at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Manfred Mölgg at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Italian Winter Sports Federation – (FISI) – alpine skiing – Manfred Moelgg – (in Italian)
- Fischer Skis – alpine racing – Manfred Mölgg
- Official website – (in English, Italian, and German)
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