Stefan Luitz
Stefan Luitz (German pronunciation: [ˈʃtɛfan ˈluːɪts]; born 26 March 1992) is a German World Cup alpine ski racer. He primarily competes in giant slalom, but in January 2016 at Kitzbühel, Luitz completed both runs in slalom, a first in his World Cup career, and finished eighteenth. His only previous second run in slalom was more than three years earlier, in December 2012 at Madonna di Campiglio, where he failed to finish.
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| Disciplines | Giant slalom, Slalom | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | SC Bolsterlang | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 March 1992 Bolsterlang, Bavaria, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 – (2011–19) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (team) (0 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 10 – (2012–2021) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 1 – (1 GS) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 8 – (7 GS, 1 PG) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (23rd in 2017) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (3rd in PAR, 2020) | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Luitz made his World Cup debut at Adelboden in 2011, and attained his first 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 | Parallel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 19 | 147 | — | 50 | — | — | — | awarded with SL, GS |
| 2013 | 20 | 65 | — | 20 | — | — | — | |
| 2014 | 21 | 47 | — | 13 | — | — | — | |
| 2015 | 22 | 68 | — | 20 | — | — | — | |
| 2016 | 23 | 39 | 45 | 9 | — | — | — | |
| 2017 | 24 | 23 | 33 | 7 | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | 25 | 50 | — | 13 | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | 26 | 42 | — | 11 | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | 27 | 50 | — | 22 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 2021 | 28 | 48 | — | 23 | — | — | — | 7 |
- Standings through 10 January 2021
Race podiums
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 9 December 2012 |  Val d'Isère, France | Giant slalom | 2nd |
| 2014 | 14 December 2013 | Giant slalom | 3rd | |
| 2015 | 12 December 2014 |  Åre, Sweden | Giant slalom | 3rd |
| 2017 | 29 January 2017 |  Garmisch, Germany | Giant slalom | 3rd |
| 2018 | 3 December 2017 |  Beaver Creek, USA | Giant slalom | 3rd |
| 9 December 2017 | Val d'Isère, France | Giant slalom | 2nd | |
| 2019 | 2 December 2018 | Beaver Creek, USA | Giant Slalom | 1st |
| 2020 | 24 December 2019 |  Alta Badia, Italy | Parallel-G | 2nd |
World Championship results
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 18 | DNF1 | 29 | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 20 | 21 | DSQ1 | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 22 | — | 20 | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 24 | 28 | 14 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 26 | — | DNF1 | — | — | — |
References
- "New German hero emerges in Hirscher GS win". Ski Racing.com. 9 December 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
External links
- Stefan Luitz at the International Ski Federation
- Stefan Luitz World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
- Stefan Luitz at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Stefan Luitz at DSV (in German)
- Stefan Luitz at Rossignol Skis
- Stefan Luitz at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Stefan Luitz at the International Olympic Committee
- Stefan Luitz at the Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund (in German)
- Luitz wins appeal against disqualification for extra oxygen
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