Werner Heel

Werner Heel (born 23 March 1982) is an Italian former World Cup alpine ski racer.

Werner Heel
Alpine skier
Heel in July 2011
DisciplinesDownhill, Super-G, Combined
ClubG.S. Fiamme Gialle
Born (1982-03-23) 23 March 1982
Merano, Italy
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
World Cup debut28 December 2001
(age 19)
Websitewernerheel.com
Olympics
Teams2 – (2010, 2014)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams5 – (2007–15)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons11 – (2006–16)
Wins3 – (1 DH, 2 SG)
Podiums9 – (4 DH, 5 SG)
Overall titles0 – (16th in 2009, 2013)
Discipline titles0 – (2nd in SG, 2009)

Born in Meran, Heel grew up in St. Leonhard in Passeier and currently resides in Meran, where he works as a police officer. Heel began skiing at the age of four, and his main disciplines are downhill and super-G. In order to be competitive in super combined he also practices slalom. In 2004 he won the Italian championship in super-G at Caspoggio. His career has been slowed by several injuries.

Heel has been in a relationship with fellow alpine skier Manuela Mölgg since 2009:[1][2] as of 2018 the couple were engaged.[3]

European Cup

During the 2005 season, Heel achieved his best results in the European Cup with two third places in the downhill races in Roccaraso and Bad Kleinkirchheim and a fourth place in the super-G race in Tarvisio.

World championships

He participated in the 2007 World Championships in Åre without finishing his run in the Super Combined, and placed 27th in the super-G.

World Cup

Heel debuted in the World Cup on 28 December 2001 at the Stelvio downhill in Bormio, finishing 37th. In the 2007 season, he achieved his first top ten finish at the Kvitfjell downhill and finished 12th at Lake Louise.

The 2008 season started very well for Heel, finishing 6th in the Lake Louise downhill. He won his first race on 29 February 2008 in the Kvitfjell downhill. One day later he reconfirmed his potential finishing third in the second Kvitfjell World Cup downhill. He concluded the 2008 season with his best super-G result, a 7th place in Bormio on 13 March 2008. Near his hometown, Heel won the Super-G at Val Gardena on 19 December 2008. On 12 March 2009 he concluded his outstanding 2008/2009 season with a super-G victory in Åre, finishing second in the overall super-G world cup.

Heel races on Atomic skis.

Season standings
SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiant
Slalom		Super GDownhillCombined
200522136——42——
20062383——364129
20072474——323336
20082524——21538
20092616——21126
20102718——17326
20112834——1422—
20122997——3545—
20133016——410—
20143140——2219—
20153238——3315—
201633108———41—
201734120———41—
201835136———48—
  • Standings through 28 January 2018

Race podiums
  • 3 wins – (1 DH, 2 SG)
  • 10 podiums – (5 DH, 5 SG)
Season Date Location Discipline Place
200829 Feb 2008 Kvitfjell, NorwayDownhill1st
1 Mar 2008Downhill3rd
200919 Dec 2008 Val Gardena, ItalySuper G1st
12 Mar 2009 Åre, SwedenSuper G1st
201028 Nov 2009 Lake Louise, CanadaDownhill2nd
12 Dec 2009 Val d'Isère, FranceSuper G3rd
23 Jan 2010 Kitzbühel, AustriaDownhill3rd
201314 Dec 2012 Val Gardena, ItalySuper G3rd
3 Mar 2013 Kvitfjell, NorwaySuper G3rd
20157 Mar 2015Downhill3rd

World Championship results
  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 		Super-GDownhillCombined
200724——27—DNF1
200926——147—
201128——822—
201330——2016—
201532——2632—

Olympic results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 		Super-GDownhillCombined
201027——412—
201431——1712—

References
  1. Perren, Marcel (23 November 2010). "Die heissesten Liebespaare im Weltcup" [The hottest lovers in the World Cup]. Blick (in German). Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  2. Gerna, Jacopo (14 February 2014). "Sochi, San Valentino e la sorpresa del bell'Antonio. Fra baci e passeggiate". gazzetta.it (in Italian). Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  3. "Sci: Cdm, Manuela Moelgg si ritira" [Ski: World Cup, Manuela Moelgg retires]. ansa.it (in Italian). 18 March 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
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