Tomas BIRKNER DE MIGUEL

Argentina

Alpine Skiing

Date of Birth: 5 Mar 1997

Age: 24

Gender: Male

Place of birth: SAN CARLOS DE BARILOCHE

Birth Country:

Argentina

Residence: SAN CARLOS DE BARILOCHE

Residence Country:

Argentina

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Alpine Skiing	Men's Giant Slalom	DNF
	Men's Slalom	DNF

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre - Technical	Men's Giant Slalom Run 1	Finished
	Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre - Technical	Men's Slalom Run 1	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

World Championship
Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
9	Team Parallel Mixed	2019	Are, SWE
9	Team Parallel Mixed	2017	St. Moritz, SUI
35	Slalom Men	2015	Vail / Beaver Creek, USA	2:09.13
75	Giant Slalom Men	2015	Vail / Beaver Creek, USA	2:03.39

Nickname:

Hobbies:

Anything fun. (worldproskitour.com)

Occupation:

Athlete, student

Education:

Studying at the David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah (Salt Lake City, UT, USA).

Family:

Father, Ramon. Mother, Florencia de Miguel (stepfather, Claudio Korte.) Older brother, Santiago. Younger sister and brother. Grew up with mother and stepfather. (Athlete, 25 May 2021)

Languages spoken:

Spanish, English, Italian

Club name:

University of Utah Ski Team
Asociacion Deportiva y Cultural Lacar

Coach:

Club: Justin Johnson (USA)

Sporting relatives:

Cousin Christian Javier Simari Birkner (Alpine skiing): Competed at the 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 Olympic Winter Games.

Cousin Macarena Simari Birkner: (Alpine skiing): Competed at the 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 Olympic Winter Games.

Cousin Maria Belen Simari Birkner (Alpine skiing): Competed at the 2006, 2010 Olympic Winter Games.

Other sports:

Mountain biking, football (soccer), running, tennis. (Athlete, 7 May 2021)

Debut:

2013 FIS event in Chapelco (Giant Slalom - 37th)
2015 World Cup in Kitzbuehel (Slalom - DNF1)

National team:

2015

Start:

"My mom (Florencia de Miguel) put me on skis when I was really young and I loved it ever since." (Athlete, 7 May 2021)

Training:

Moved to the USA in 2017 to study at the University of Utah and compete for the Utah Ski Team. Has continued competing in FIS and World Pro Ski Tour races.

Hero:

Alpine skier Anna Veith / nee Fenninger (AUT). (worldproskitour.com)
Football player Lionel Messi (ARG). (Athlete, 7 May 2021)

Ritual:

Only "littlestitions." (Athlete, 7 May 2021)

Philosophy:

Having fun is the most important. (Athlete, 7 May 2021)

Award:

"Most Likely To Be Smiling At 6:00 a.m.", Utah Athletic Department Crimson Awards (2020). (kslsports.com, 20 Apr 2020)

General Interest

SKIING FAMILY
Has numerous cousins who were ski racers from his birth father's side of the family, but he was not closely connected to them. (Athlete, 26 May 2021)

Milestones

Has competed in four World Championships (2015-21) with his best being ninth in team parallel (2017, 2019) for Argentina.

In five Junior World Championships appearances (2014-18) his best finish was 16th in slalom (2016).

Two-time Argentinian national champion (2017 giant slalom, 2018 slalom).

During his career with the University of Utah Ski Team, was a part of two National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Championship teams, though he did not start in the NCAA Championships (2021, 2019). Has one more year of collegiate eligibility. (Coach, 23 May 2021)

Social Media

Legend

DNF:: Did Not Finish

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