Michael Walchhofer


Michael Walchhofer is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Austria.
He started his career in slalom, but then moved over to the speed events. During his career he won the World Cup season title in downhill three times, an Olympic silver medal, and one gold, two silvers, and a bronze medal at World Championships. Walchofer became the first to win the Bormio downhill three times in December 2010. His last World Cup race was the downhill at the finals in Lenzerheide in March 2011.
Walchhofer has been a longtime owner a chain of slopeside luxury hotels and also runs a ski school.

World Cup results

Season titles

Season standings

Race victories

SeasonDateLocationRace
200326 Jan 2003Kitzbühel, AustriaCombined
200429 Nov 2003Lake Louise, CanadaDownhill
200517 Dec 2004Val Gardena, ItalySuper G
200515 Jan 2005Wengen, SwitzerlandDownhill
200518 Feb 2005Garmisch, GermanyDownhill
200519 Feb 2005Garmisch, GermanyDownhill
200610 Dec 2005Val d'Isère, FranceDownhill
200611 Dec 2005Val d'Isère, FranceSuper combined
200621 Jan 2006Kitzbühel, AustriaDownhill
200728 Dec 2006Bormio, ItalyDownhill
200729 Dec 2006Bormio, ItalyDownhill
200830 Nov 2007Beaver Creek, USADownhill
200815 Dec 2007Val Gardena, ItalyDownhill
200920 Dec 2008Val Gardena, ItalyDownhill
201012 Dec 2009Val d'Isère, FranceSuper G
201127 Nov 2010Lake Louise, CanadaDownhill
201117 Dec 2010Val Gardena, ItalySuper G
201129 Dec 2010Bormio, ItalyDownhill
201112 Mar 2011Kvitfjell, NorwayDownhill

World Championship results

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European Cup

Season titles

Race victories

SeasonDateLocationRace
199725 Jan 1997Sestriere, ItalyDownhill
199914 Dec 1998Welschnofen, ItalySlalom
19998 Jan 1999Kranjska Gora, SloveniaSlalom
199928 Feb 1999Kiruna, SwedenSlalom
20003 Mar 2000Tonale Pass, ItalyDownhill