Johannes Aigner (alpine skier)
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| Born | 29 April 2005 Gloggnitz, Lower Austria, Austria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Austria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Alpine skiing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Visually impaired | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | B2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Johannes Aigner (born 29 April 2005) is an Austrian visually impaired para alpine skier. He is a five-time Paralympic gold medalist, and four-time World Champion.
Career
Aigner made his debut at the 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships where he won gold medals in the slalom, and parallel event, and silver medals in the super-g and giant slalom events.[1]
Aigner competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics and won gold medals in the downhill and giant slalom.[2] He also won silver medals in the super combined and slalom and a bronze medal in the Super-G.[3][4]
He competed at the 2023 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships and won gold medals in the downhill and alpine combined, and silver medals in the Super- G and giant slalom events. He was subsequently awarded the Rising Star Award at the 2023 Para Sport Awards.[5]
He won the 2025–26 FIS Para Alpine Ski World Cup overall crystal globe for the fifth consecutive season.[6]
Personal life
Aigner's twin sister, Barbara, and older sister Veronika are both visually impaired para skiers.[7]
World Cup results
Season titles
- 20 titles – (5 Overall, 5 Super-G, 4 Downhill, 3 Slalom, 3 Giant slalom)[8]
| Season | |
| Discipline | |
| 2022 | Overall |
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| Slalom | |
| Giant slalom | |
| Super-G | |
| 2023 | Overall |
| Downhill | |
| Slalom | |
| Super-G | |
| 2024 | Overall |
| Downhill | |
| Giant slalom | |
| Super-G | |
| 2025 | Overall |
| Downhill | |
| Super-G | |
| 2026 | Overall |
| Downhill | |
| Slalom | |
| Giant slalom | |
| Super-G |
Season standings
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| Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | |
| 2021 | 15 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2023 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
References
- ^ "Aarsjoe and Aigner grab second gold as parallel event makes World Championships debut". paralympic.org. 23 January 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ Houston, Michael (10 March 2022). "Teenager Aigner wins second gold of Beijing 2022 Paralympics in giant slalom". Inside the Games. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "Johannes Aigner". paralympic.org. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ "Teenage sensation Johannes Aigner achieves Paralympic glory on Games debut". paralympic.org. 5 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ Smirnova, Lena (28 September 2023). "Para alpine siblings and USA's most decorated Paralympian of all time among winners of the 2023 Para Sport Awards". olympics.com. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ "Season globes and breakthough moments in final Para Alpine World Cup stop". fis-ski.com. 11 February 2026. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
- ^ "Keeping it in the family – Aigner twins join the dynasty". paralympic.org. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ "Johannes Aigner – World Cup results". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 24 February 2026.