Linus Straßer
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| Born | 6 November 1992 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Slalom, Parallel slalom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | TSV 1860 München | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 27 October 2013 (age 20) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 3 – (2018, 2022, 2026) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (0 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 6 – (2015–2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 2 (0 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 13 – (2014–2026) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 5 – (4 SL, 1 PSL) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 16 – (13 SL, 3 PSL) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (9th in 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (2nd in SL, 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Linus Straßer (born 6 November 1992) is a German World Cup alpine ski racer who specializes in the slalom discipline. He won a team silver medal at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[2]
His first qualification for a World Cup second run came in a giant slalom at Beaver Creek in December 2014, but he failed to finish. Straßer has competed in five World Championships; in his first in 2015 at Beaver Creek, he was in tenth in the slalom. His first World Cup podium was a victory in a parallel slalom race in Stockholm in January 2017.
World cup results
Season standings
| Season | ||||||||
| Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Parallel | |
| 2015 | 22 | 64 | 21 | — | — | — | — | N/a |
| 2016 | 23 | 114 | 36 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2017 | 24 | 40 | 14 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | 25 | 36 | 13 | 51 | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | 26 | 107 | 48 | — | — | — | 17 | |
| 2020 | 27 | 43 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 12 |
| 2021 | 28 | 18 | 8 | — | — | — | N/a | 29 |
| 2022 | 29 | 21 | 5 | — | — | — | 12 | |
| 2023 | 30 | 25 | 7 | — | — | — | N/a | |
| 2024 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 53 | — | — | ||
| 2025 | 32 | 25 | 10 | 49 | — | — | ||
| 2026 | 33 | 31 | 11 | — | — | — |
- Standings through 13 March 2026
Race podiums
| Season | ||||
| Date | Location | Discipline | Place | |
| 2017 | 31 January 2017 | Stockholm, Sweden | Parallel slalom | 1st |
| 2018 | 1 January 2018 | Oslo, Norway | Parallel slalom | 3rd |
| 30 January 2018 | Stockholm, Sweden | Parallel slalom | 3rd | |
| 2021 | 6 January 2021 | Zagreb, Croatia | Slalom | 1st |
| 10 January 2021 | Adelboden, Switzerland | Slalom | 2nd | |
| 2022 | 9 January 2022 | Slalom | 3rd | |
| 25 January 2022 | Schladming, Austria | Slalom | 1st | |
| 27 February 2022 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany | Slalom | 3rd | |
| 2023 | 22 December 2022 | Madonna di Campiglio, Italy | Slalom | 3rd |
| 8 January 2023 | Adelboden, Switzerland | Slalom | 3rd | |
| 2024 | 21 January 2024 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Slalom | 1st |
| 24 January 2024 | Schladming, Austria | Slalom | 1st | |
| 25 February 2024 | Palisades Tahoe, United States | Slalom | 3rd | |
| 3 March 2024 | Aspen, United States | Slalom | 2nd | |
| 17 March 2024 | Saalbach, Austria | Slalom | 3rd | |
| 2026 | 25 January 2026 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Slalom | 3rd |
World Championships results
| Year | |||||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team combined |
Parallel | Team event | |
| 2015 | 22 | 10 | DNS2 | — | — | — | N/a | N/a | N/a |
| 2017 | 24 | 20 | 12 | — | — | — | |||
| 2019 | 26 | 28 | — | — | 37 | — | 4 | ||
| 2021 | 28 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 30 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 6 | |
| 2025 | 32 | 3 | — | — | — | N/a | 8 | N/a | 5 |
Olympic results
| Year | ||||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team combined |
Team event | |
| 2018 | 25 | DNF1 | 22 | — | — | DNF2 | N/a | 5 |
| 2022 | 29 | 7 | DNF1 | — | — | — | 2 | |
| 2026 | 33 | 9 | — | — | — | N/a | 10 | N/a |
References
- ^ Profile at German Customs Authority website
- ^ fis-ski.com (Access: 8 January 2017).
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Linus Straßer.
- Linus Strasser at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Linus Strasser at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Linus Strasser at Milano Cortina 2026
- Linus Strasser at Olympics.com
- Linus Straßer at Olympedia
- Linus Straßer at InterSportStats
- Linus Straßer at Team Deutschland (in German)
- Official website