Patrick Thaler

Italian alpine skier
Patrick Thaler
Thaler in Schladming in 2009
Personal information
Born (1978-03-23) 23 March 1978 (age 46)
Bolzano, South Tyrol, Italy
OccupationAlpine skier
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesSlalom
ClubC.S. Carabinieri
World Cup debut8 March 1997 (age 18)
Retired23 January 2018 (age 39)
Websitepatrickthaler.com
Olympics
Teams3 – (2006, 2010, 2014)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams5 – (2007, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2017)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons22 – (1997–2018)
Wins0
Podiums3 – (3 SL)
Overall titles0 – (21st in 2014)
Discipline titles0 – (4th in SL, 2014)
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing  Italy
Junior World Ski Championships
Silver medal – second place 1997 Schladming Giant Slalom

Patrick Thaler (born March 23, 1978) is a retired World Cup alpine ski racer from northern Italy. Born in Bolzano, South Tyrol, he specialized in the slalom.[1] Thaler competed for Italy at the 2006, 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics but failed to finish. His best result from Alpine World Ski Championships is a seventh place in Val-d'Isère, France, in 2009.

Career

During his World Cup career, he reached three third-place finishes in the slalom – twice at Kitzbühel, Austria, and once at Val d'Isère.[2] In addition, he has 25 top-10 finishes. He is one of the oldest (35 years, 10 months, 2 days) slalom skiers to have finished in the top-3 in the World cup (in 2014) and the oldest (38 years, 11 months, 11 days) to have finished in the top-10 (in 2017).[3][4]

Thaler retired from ski racing on January 23, 2018, after having competed in the World Cup for a record of 22 seasons (1997–2018).[5][6]

World Cup results

Season standings

Season Age Overall Slalom Giant
Slalom		 Super G Downhill Combined
1997 18 unranked 0 points
1998 19 103 — 42 — — —
1999 20 unranked 0 points
2000 21 117 — 44 — — —
2001 22 unranked 0 points
2002 23 unranked 0 points
2003 24 unranked 0 points
2004 25 105 46 — — — —
2005 26 58 19 — — — —
2006 27 57 19 — — — —
2007 28 101 38 — — — —
2008 29 57 20 — — — —
2009 30 51 18 — — — —
2010 31 96 34 — — — —
2011 32 132 49 — — — —
2012 33 51 16 — — — —
2013 34 46 17 — — — —
2014 35 21 4 — — — —
2015 36 56 18 — — — —
2016 37 42 10 — — — —
2017 38 64 22 — — — —
2018 39 141 49 — — — —

Race podiums

  • 3 podiums – (3 SL)
Season Date Location Discipline Place
2009 25 Jan 2009 Austria Kitzbühel, Austria Slalom 3rd
2014 15 Dec 2013 France Val d'Isère, France Slalom 3rd
24 Jan 2014 Austria Kitzbühel, Austria Slalom 3rd

Olympic results

Year Age Slalom
2006 27 DNF1
2010 31 DNF2
2014 35 DNF1

World Championships results

Year Age Slalom
2007 28 DNF1
2009 30 7
2013 34 DNF2
2015 36 DNF2
2017 38 24

References

  1. ^ "Patrick Thaler". Ski Database. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  2. ^ "FIS Profile". FIS. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Men's World Cup oldest podium".
  4. ^ "Spendido Thaler strappa il pass per gli USA". Fantaski.it. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  5. ^ "FIS Profile". FIS. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Patrick Thaler si ritira". Neveitalia.it. 23 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018.

External links

  • Patrick Thaler at FIS (alpine)Edit on Wikidata
  • Patrick Thaler at OlympediaEdit on Wikidata
  • Fischer Skis – athletes – Patrick Thaler
  • Italian Winter Sports Federation – (FISI) – alpine skiing – Patrick Thaler – (in Italian)
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