Max FRANZ

Austria
Alpine Skiing
1 Sep 1989
32
Male
KLAGENFURT
 
Austria
WEISSBRIACH
 
Austria

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
ALP Alpine Skiing Men's Downhill 9
Men's Super-G DNF

Schedule

Start Time Location Event Status
Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre - Speed
Men's Downhill 1st Training
Finished
Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre - Speed
Men's Downhill 2nd Training
Finished
Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre - Speed
Men's Downhill 3rd Training
Cancelled
Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre - Speed
Men's Downhill
Finished
Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre - Speed
Men's Super-G
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Historical Results

Olympic Games
RankEventYearLocationResult
6Super G2014Sochi, RUS00:01:18.740
9Downhill2014Sochi, RUS00:02:07.030
11Men's Downhill2018PyeongChang, KOR00:01:41.750
17Men's Super G2018PyeongChang, KOR00:01:25.960
DNFSuper Combined2014Sochi, RUS
World Championship
RankEventYearLocationResult
3Downhill Men2017St. Moritz, SUI1:39.28
13Downhill Men2021Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA1:39.04
13Super G Men2017St. Moritz, SUI1:26.75
19Downhill Men2015Vail / Beaver Creek, USA1:44.49
23Downhill Men2013Schladming, AUT2:04.59
World Cup Rankings
SeasonAllDownhillGiant SlalomSuper GAlpine Combined
2021/2022161215
2020/202125918
2019/2020522918
2018/20192195611
2017/201817105
2016/201725166
2015/201643272228
2014/20151510824
2013/201426131537
2012/201326918
2011/201232241423
2010/20111405739
World Cup - Best Achievements
SeasonDownhillSuper GAlpine combinedParallel Giant SlalomSuper Combined
2021/20222 x 5th1 x 7th
2020/20211 x 4th1 x 6th
2019/20201 x 9th3 x 11th
2018/20191 x 1st1 x 1st1 x 32nd
2017/20181 x 3rd2 x 2nd
2016/20171 x 1st2 x 5th
2015/20161 x 6th1 x 4th1 x 15th
2014/20151 x 2nd1 x 5th1 x 17th
2013/20141 x 4th1 x 3rd1 x 26th
2012/20131 x 2nd1 x 7th
2011/20121 x 13th2 x 5th1 x 14th
2010/20111 x 35th1 x 29th1 x 21st
Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season
RankEventSeasonLocationResult
5Downhill2021/2022Wengen, SUI1:43.08
5Downhill2021/2022Lake Louise, CAN1:48.30
7Super G2021/2022Val Gardena-Groeden, ITA1:26.76
8Super G2021/2022Lake Louise, CAN
10Downhill2021/2022Val Gardena-Groeden, ITA2:03.21
10Downhill2021/2022Wengen, SUI2:27.86
12Super G2021/2022Wengen, SUI1:30.10
12Super G2021/2022Bormio, ITA1:29.57
14Downhill2021/2022Kitzbuehel, AUT1:58.53
17Downhill2021/2022Beaver Creek, USA
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Mountain biking, golf, hiking, tennis, kayaking, hanging out with family. (Instagram; skiracing.com, 13 Jun 2017)

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Athlete

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Father, Max. Mother, Petra. Sister, Julia.

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German, English

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SV Weissbriach

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Cousin Werner Franz (Alpine skiing): Competed at four World Championships (1997-2001, 2005), the 1990 Junior World Championships, and had 163 World Cup starts (two victories).

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2004 FIS event in Schladming (Slalom - 33rd)
2009 World Cup in Lake Louise (Downhill - 59th)

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January 2016: Knee injury during a training run for the Kitzbuehel World Cup downhill including a capsular rupture to his left knee, a partial tear to the syndesmosis ligament of his left ankle and a fractured lunar bone in his left hand. Underwent surgery and was out of action for nearly two months, returning in March at Kvitfjell. (hahnenkamm.com, 19 Jan 2016)

1 December 2012: Severe facial lacerations and a concussion as a result of a fall in the Beaver Creek World Cup super-G. Returned to racing six weeks later at Wengen. (kleinezeitung.at, 4 Dec 2012)

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2006

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His debut World Cup win on 12 December 2016 in the Val Gardena downhill came just 11 months after being sidelined with a knee injury from a downhill training crash at the Kitzbuehel World Cup.

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"I turned my hobby into my career." (fischersports.com)
Legend
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Gold Medal Event
DNF:
Did Not Finish
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