Niels Hintermann

Niels Hintermann (born 5 May 1995) is a Swiss World Cup alpine ski racer. Born in Bülach, Zürich, Hintermann specializes in the speed events of Downhill and Super-G.

Niels Hintermann
Alpine skier
DisciplinesDownhill, Super-G,
Combined
ClubHausen am Albis
Born (1995-05-05) 5 May 1995
Bülach, Zürich, Switzerland
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
World Cup debut
28 November 2015 (age 20)
Websitenielshintermann.ch
Olympics
Teams0
World Championships
Teams1 – (2019)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons5 – (201617, 201921)
Wins1 – (1 AC)
Podiums1 – (1 AC)
Overall titles0 – (33rd in 2020)
Discipline titles0 – (2nd in AC, 2017)

Career

Hintermann made his World Cup debut at age 20 in November 2015 at Lake Louise, and was fortieth in the downhill. He scored his first World Cup points three weeks later at Val Gardena, at 29th place in the downhill. Hintermann won his first World Cup race (and first podium) the following season, in the alpine combined at Wengen in January 2017.[1]

World Cup results

Season standings

Season Age Overall Slalom Giant
slalom
Super-G Downhill Combined
2016201224842
2017215341372
201822
20192369552328
202024331219
2021251044035
standings through 17 January 2021

Race podiums

  • 1 win – (1 AC)
  • 1 podium – (1 AC); 6 top tens
Season Date Location Discipline Place
2017 13 Jan 2017 Wengen, Switzerland Combined 1st

World Championship results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
2019232123

References

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