Niels Hintermann
Niels Hintermann (born 5 May 1995) is a Swiss World Cup alpine ski racer. Born in Bülach, Zürich, Hintermann specializes in the speed events of Downhill and Super-G.
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| Disciplines | Downhill, Super-G, Combined | |||||||||||||
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| Club | Hausen am Albis | |||||||||||||
| Born | 5 May 1995 Bülach, Zürich, Switzerland | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||
| World Cup debut |
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| Website | nielshintermann.ch | |||||||||||||
| World Cup | ||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 2 – (2016–17) | |||||||||||||
| Wins | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Podiums | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (53rd in 2017) | |||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (2nd in AC, 2017) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Hintermann made his World Cup debut at age 20 in November 2015 at Lake Louise, and was 40th 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 alpine combined at Wengen in January 2017.[1]
World Cup results
Season standings
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
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| 2016 | 20 | 122 | — | — | — | 48 | 42 |
| 2017 | 21 | 53 | — | — | 41 | 37 | 2 |
Race podiums
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13 Jan 2017 |  |
Super combined | 1st |
References
- Unheralded Swiss wins World Cup Alpine combined race Retrieved 13 January 2016
External links
- Niels Hintermann at the International Ski Federation
- Niels Hintermann World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
- Niels Hintermann at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Swiss Ski team official site (in German)
- Niels Hintermann at Atomic Skis
- Official website (in German)
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