Michael Walchhofer

Austrian Alpine skier Michael Walchhofer became a triple Olympian in speed disciplines. In 2002 and 2006, he could not finish the Alpine combined but did win the downhill silver medal at Torino 2006. In 2010, he placed tenth in the downhill and 21st in super-G.

Walchhofer won the overall World Cup downhill title in 2005-06, 2009, In total, he won 14 career downhill races, as well as three super-G, and two Alpine combined.

Walchhofer’s greatest moment came in 2003 winning the downhill gold medal at the World Championships. He added two more silver medals in 2005 in the super-G and with the Austrian team, and a bronze medal in the downhill. In 2000, he won his only national title in downhill.

Walchhofer was awarded the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria in 2003. From 2013-21 he was vice-president of the Austrian Skiing Federation. By profession, he became CEO of a company involved in adult education. Additionally, he ran the Zauchenseehof and Zauchensee Zentral hotels, and a sports shop. With his wife Barbara, he raised a daughter and twin sons.