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Niels Hintermann

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Niels Hintermann
Finishing at Bormio in late 2019
Personal information
Born (1995-05-05) 5 May 1995 (age 29)
Bülach, Zürich, Switzerland
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesDownhill, Super-G,
Combined
ClubHausen am Albis
World Cup debut
28 November 2015 (age 20)
Websitenielshintermann.ch
Olympics
Teams1 – (2022)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams3 – (2019, 2021, 2023)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons7 – (20162017, 20192023)
Wins3 – (2 DH, 1 AC)
Podiums7 – (6 DH, 1 AC)
Overall titles0 – (13th in 2022)
Discipline titles0 – (2nd in AC, 2017)
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing  Switzerland
World Junior Ski Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Hafjell Downhill

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

Career

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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 combined at Wengen in January 2017.[1]

World Cup results

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Season standings

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Season Age Overall Slalom Giant
slalom
Super-G Downhill Combined
2016 20 122 48 42
2017 21 53 41 37 2
2018 22 no results due to injury
2019 23 69 55 23 28
2020 24 33 12 19
2021 25 93 55 28
2022 26 13 27 7
2023 27 24 34 7
2024 28 49 6
standings through 17 February 2024

Race podiums

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  • 3 wins – (2 DH, 1 AC)
  • 7 podiums – (6 DH, 1 AC), 25 top tens
Season Date Location Discipline Place
2017 13 Jan 2017  Switzerland  Wengen, Switzerland Combined 1st
2022 18 Dec 2021 Italy Val Gardena, Italy Downhill 3rd
28 Dec 2021 Italy Bormio, Italy Downhill 3rd
4 Mar 2022 Norway Kvitfjell, Norway Downhill 1st
5 Mar 2022 Downhill 3rd
2023 20 Jan 2023 Austria Kitzbühel, Austria Downhill 3rd
2024 17 Feb 2024 Norway Kvitfjell, Norway Downhill 1st

World Championship results

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  Year    Age   Sla­lom   Giant 
 slalom 
Super-G Down­hill Com­bined
2019 23 21 23
2021 25 DNF
2023 27 12

Olympic results

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  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined
2022 26 16

References

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