Marco PFIFFNER

Liechtenstein

Alpine Skiing

Date of Birth: 25 Mar 1994

Age: 27

Gender: Male

Place of birth: WALENSTADT

Birth Country:

Switzerland

Residence: MAUREN

Residence Country:

Liechtenstein

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank
Alpine Skiing	Men's Downhill	28
	Men's Super-G	28
	Men's Alpine Combined	11

Schedule

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
Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre - Speed	Men's Alpine Combined Downhill 1st Training	Finished
Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre - Speed	Men's Alpine Combined Downhill	Finished
Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre - Technical	Men's Alpine Combined Slalom	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

Olympic Games
Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
24	Slalom	2014	Sochi, RUS	00:01:55.480
25	Men's Slalom	2018	PyeongChang, KOR	00:01:43.310
36	Men's Super G	2018	PyeongChang, KOR	00:01:28.570
42	Giant Slalom	2014	Sochi, RUS	00:02:56.720
43	Men's Downhill	2018	PyeongChang, KOR	00:01:45.610
DNF	Men's Alpine Combined	2018	PyeongChang, KOR

World Championship
Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
26	Slalom Men	2017	St. Moritz, SUI	1:38.87
27	Downhill Men	2021	Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA	1:41.05
30	Super G Men	2021	Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA	1:23.02
34	Alpine combined Men	2017	St. Moritz, SUI	2:31.44
34	Slalom Men	2013	Schladming, AUT	2:02.59
36	Super G Men	2017	St. Moritz, SUI	1:29.81
42	Downhill Men	2017	St. Moritz, SUI	1:42.85
53	Slalom Men	2011	Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GER	1:47.51
71	Giant Slalom Men	2013	Schladming, AUT	2:34.00
72	Giant Slalom Men	2011	Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GER	2:17.41

World Cup Rankings
Season	All	Alpine Combined
2019/2020	161	44

World Cup - Best Achievements
Season	Downhill	Super G	Alpine combined
2021/2022	1 x 42nd	1 x 51st
2020/2021	1 x 48th	1 x 49th
2019/2020			1 x 29th

Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season
Rank	Event	Season	Location	Result
42	Downhill	2021/2022	Kitzbuehel, AUT	2:00.18
49	Downhill	2021/2022	Val Gardena-Groeden, ITA	2:05.50
51	Super G	2021/2022	Bormio, ITA	1:31.97

Hobbies:

Motorcycles, surfing, beach.

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Attended Sportschule Liechenstein.

Languages spoken:

German, English

Club name:

Unterlander Wintersportverein UWV

Debut:

2009 FIS event in Kuehtai (Slalom - 23rd)
2016 World Cup in Kitzbuehel (Slalom - DNF1)

Injuries:

January 2019: Citing health problems, he ended his 2018/19 season early after just two FIS races in January 2019. He returned to racing in November 2020.

Memorable:

His 24th and 25th place slalom finishes at the Olympic Winter Games.

Philosophy:

"No guts, no glory, no legend, no story." (Athlete Instagram)

Award:

Opening ceremony flagbearer for Liechtenstein at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang.

Milestones

In two Olympic Winter Games, his best results are 24th in slalom at the 2014 Games in Sochi and 25th in slalom at the 2018 Games in PyeongChang.

In four World Championships (2011-17, 2021) his best finish was 26th in slalom at St. Moritz in 2017. In 2021 at Cortina d'Ampezzo, he was 27th in downhill and 30th in super-G.

His best finish at Junior World Championships was 22nd in slalom at Jasna in 2014.

He scored his first World Cup points at Wengen in 2020 finishing 29th in Alpine combined.

In the Europa Cup he has three podiums, including an Alpine combined win at Saalbach-Hinterglemm in 2018. He was second in two downhills at Santa Caterina to open the 2021/22 Olympic season.

Social Media

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Pfiffi2
https://www.instagram.com/pfiffi_2/
Athlete Website: https://www.marcopfiffner.li/

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event

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