Patrick Thaler

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.

Patrick Thaler
Alpine skier
Thaler in Schladming in 2009
DisciplinesSlalom
ClubC.S. Carabinieri
Born (1978-03-23) 23 March 1978
Bolzano, South Tyrol, Italy
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
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)

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

SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiant
Slalom
Super GDownhillCombined
199718unranked0 points
19981910342
199920unranked0 points
20002111744
200122unranked0 points
200223unranked0 points
200324unranked0 points
20042510546
2005265819
2006275719
20072810138
2008295720
2009305118
2010319634
20113213249
2012335116
2013344617
201435214
2015365618
2016374210
2017386422
20183914149

Race podiums

  • 3 podiums – (3 SL)
Season Date Location Discipline Place
200925 Jan 2009 Kitzbühel, AustriaSlalom3rd
201415 Dec 2013 Val d'Isère, FranceSlalom3rd
24 Jan 2014 Kitzbühel, AustriaSlalom3rd

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. http://www.ski-db.com/db/stats/m_wcoldest_podium.php
  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. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
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