Johann Grugger
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Johann Grugger |
| Born | 13 December 1981 Bad Hofgastein, Austria |
| Occupation | Alpine skier |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Skiing career | |
| Disciplines | Downhill, Super-G |
| Club | WSV Bad Hofgastein |
| World Cup debut | 29 November 2003 (age 21) |
| Website | grugger.at |
| Olympics | |
| Teams | 1 - 2010 |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Championships | |
| Teams | 2 - (2005, 2007) |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Cup | |
| Seasons | 6 - (2004-2011) |
| Wins | 4 - (2 DH, 2 SG) |
| Podiums | 9 - (7 DH, 2 SG) |
| Overall titles | 0 – (10th – 2005) |
| Discipline titles | 0 – (5th – 2005, downhill) |
Johann "Hans" Grugger (born 13 December 1981 in Bad Hofgastein, Austria) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer, competing in the speed disciplines of downhill and super-G. He made his World Cup debut on 29 November 2003, in the downhill at Lake Louise, and finished seventh. He won his first World Cup race in Bormio, Italy on 29 December, 2004. Exactly one year later at Bormio, he crashed and had to drop out of the season due to the acquired injuries. However, he managed to come back to reach podium positions in 2007, including a victory in the super-G at Kvitfjell, Norway.
Grugger made his first Olympic team in 2010 in Vancouver and finished 22nd in the downhill at Whistler Creekside.
On 20 January, 2011, Grugger crashed during a downhill training run at Kitzbühel and suffered a serious head injury. He was airlifted to Innsbruck and placed into an induced coma.[1] Grugger suffered a severe head trauma by crashing head-first onto the ski piste after a long jump. On 18 March 2011 he left the rehab clinic two months earlier due to his fast recovery progress. He says he will be skiing again, but it is uncertain whether he will ever ski again competitively.[2] Grugger's accident triggered discussions over safety in downhill skiing. In April 2012 at the age of 30, he announced that he would retire and not continue to pursue his comeback.
World Cup podiums
| Season | Date | Location | Race | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 14 Feb 2004 | St. Anton, Austria | Downhill | 3rd |
| 2005 | 18 Dec 2004 | Val Gardena, Italy | Downhill | 3rd |
| 29 Dec 2004 | Bormio, Italy | Downhill | 1st | |
| 8 Jan 2005 | Chamonix, France | Downhill | 1st | |
| 2006 | 2 Dec 2005 | Beaver Creek, CO, US | Downhill | 3rd |
| 10 Dec 2005 | Val d'Isère, France | Downhill | 3rd | |
| 16 Dec 2005 | Val Gardena, Italy | Super-G | 1st | |
| 2007 | 23 Feb 2007 | Garmisch, Germany | Downhill | 2nd |
| 11 Mar 2007 | Kvitfjell, Norway | Super-G | 1st |
Season standings
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 22 | 28 | — | — | 33 | 14 | — |
| 2005 | 23 | 10 | — | — | 17 | 5 | — |
| 2006 | 24 | 31 | — | — | 12 | 14 | — |
| 2007 | 25 | 30 | — | — | 12 | 19 | — |
| 2008 | 26 | injured | |||||
| 2009 | 27 | ||||||
| 2010 | 28 | 50 | — | — | 44 | 11 | — |
| 2011 | 29 | 96 | — | — | 47 | 34 | — |
References
- ^ Universal Sports - 2011-01-21
- ^ "DerStandard.at".
External links
- Hans Grugger at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Hans Grugger World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
- Johann Grugger at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Hans Grugger at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Grugger.at - personal website