Vinzenz GEIGER

Germany

Nordic Combined

Date of Birth: 24 Jul 1997

Age: 24

Gender: Male

Place of birth: OBERSTDORF

Birth Country:

Germany

Residence: OBERSTDORF

Residence Country:

Germany

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank
Nordic Combined	Individual Gundersen Normal Hill/10km	1
	Individual Gundersen Large Hill/10km	7
	Team Gundersen Large Hill/4x5km GER Germany	2

Schedule

Location	Event	Status
Zhangjiakou National Ski Jumping Centre	Individual Gundersen Normal Hill/10km, Ski Jumping Trial Round	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Ski Jumping Centre	Individual Gundersen Normal Hill/10km, Ski Jumping Competition Round	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Cross-Country Skiing Centre	Individual Gundersen Normal Hill/10km, Cross-Country	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Ski Jumping Centre	Individual Gundersen Large Hill/10km, Ski Jumping Trial Round	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Ski Jumping Centre	Individual Gundersen Large Hill/10km, Ski Jumping Competition Round	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Cross-Country Skiing Centre	Individual Gundersen Large Hill/10km, Cross-Country	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Ski Jumping Centre	Team Gundersen Large Hill/4x5km, Ski Jumping Trial Round	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Ski Jumping Centre	Team Gundersen Large Hill/4x5km, Ski Jumping Competition Round	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Cross-Country Skiing Centre	Team Gundersen Large Hill/4x5km, Cross-Country	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

Olympic Games
Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Men's Team	2018	PyeongChang, KOR
7	Men's Large Hill / 10 km, Individual	2018	PyeongChang, KOR
9	Men's Normal Hill / 10 km, Individual	2018	PyeongChang, KOR

World Championship
Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
1	Team Sprint HS130/2x7.5 Km Men	2019	Seefeld, AUT	28:29.5
2	Team HS106/4x5 Km Men	2021	Oberstdorf, GER	44:40.4
2	Team HS109/4x5 Km Men	2019	Seefeld, AUT	50:16.5
3	Team Sprint HS137/2x7.5 Km Men	2021	Oberstdorf, GER	30:37.1
12	Gundersen LH HS130/10,0 Km Men	2019	Seefeld, AUT	24:56.2
14	Gundersen Normal Hill HS106/10.0 Km Men	2021	Oberstdorf, GER	24:35.8
14	Gundersen NH HS109/10,0 Km Men	2019	Seefeld, AUT	26:21.8
15	Gundersen Large Hill HS137/10,0 Km Men	2021	Oberstdorf, GER	26:12.0

World Cup Rankings
Season	Overall
2021/2022	3
2020/2021	2
2019/2020	3
2018/2019	5

World Cup - Best Achievements
Season	NH/15.0km	NH/10.0km	NH/5.0km	LH/10.0km	Team NH/4x5km	Team LH/4x5km	TSP NH/2x7.5km	TSP LH/2x7.5km
2021/2022		2 x 1st		1 x 3rd	1 x 2nd
2020/2021	1 x 5th	2 x 1st	1 x 3rd	2 x 1st				1 x 2nd
2019/2020	1 x 3rd	2 x 1st	1 x 2nd	1 x 2nd		1 x 2nd	1 x 2nd	1 x 3rd
2018/2019		2 x 4th	1 x 13th	1 x 1st		1 x 1st		1 x 2nd
2017/2018	1 x 4th	1 x 2nd	1 x 7th	1 x 2nd	1 x 2nd	1 x 2nd		1 x 1st
2016/2017		1 x 3rd		1 x 7th
2015/2016		1 x 18th		1 x 31st

Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season
Rank	Event	Season	Location	Result
1	NH/10.0km	2021/2022	Val di Fiemme, ITA	26:14.5
1	NH/10.0km	2021/2022	Seefeld, AUT	24:49.3
2	NH/10.0km	2021/2022	Val di Fiemme, ITA	26:06.3
2	NH/7.5km	2021/2022	Seefeld, AUT	19:29.2
2	Team NH/4x5km	2021/2022	Lillehammer, NOR	53:01.4
2	NH/10.0km	2021/2022	Ramsau, AUT	24:30.0
2	NH/10.0km	2021/2022	Ramsau, AUT	24:13.3
3	LH/10.0km	2021/2022	Ruka, FIN	26:13.3
4	NH/12.5km	2021/2022	Seefeld, AUT	30:56.4
6	LH/10.0km	2021/2022	Lillehammer, NOR	26:40.1

Hobbies:

Freeriding, ski touring, football, tennis, playing the card game Schafkopf.

Occupation:

Athlete, Student, Customs officer

Education:

Studies Economics. (Athlete, Sep 2021)

Family:

Father, Willi. Mother, Elle. Sisters, Anna and Judith.

Languages spoken:

German, English

Club name:

SC 1906 Oberstdorf

Coach:

Team: Hermann Weinbuch (GER)

Other sports:

Cross-country skiing: Holds an active FIS license and has competed in military and police competitions.

Debut:

2016 World Cup in Lillehammer (Large hill/10km - 31st)

National team:

2016

Start:

First competed in the DSV Combined Schoolchildren's Cup, and had his victory there in February 2009 in Johanngeorgenstadt. (vinzenz-geiger.de)

Reason:

At age three, he took up Alpine skiing and was then introduced to Nordic combined by his cousin. (redbull.com)

Ambition:

Goal for 2021/22: To be more consistent.
Career goal: "Have fun and always keep a positive attitude." (Athlete, Sep 2021)

Memorable:

Winning the team gold medal at the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games and finishing second in the overall World Cup in 2020/21. (Athlete, Sep 2021)

Hero:

Cyclist Peter Sagan (SVK), two-time Olympian (2012, 2016). (Athlete, Sep 2021)

Influence:

Former German coach Thomas Mueller. (Athlete, Sep 2021)

Philosophy:

"Enjoy training at home in good company." (Athlete, Sep 2021)

Award:

Deutsche Sporthilfe and the German Ski Federation Junior Athlete of the Year (2017)

General Interest

GEIGER AND GEIGER
Vinzenz Geiger and Karl Geiger (Ski jumping) are both from Oberstdorf, but not directly related. They may have a distant family connection on the paternal side. On 20 January 2020, they both won a World Cup in Val die Fiemme in their respective sports. (Suddeutsche Zeitung, 20 Jan 2020)

COACH
National team coach Hermann Weinbuch is a three-time Olympian in Nordic combined and ski jumping (1980, 1884, 1988), with a best finish of eighth in the event in 1984 in Sarajevo. A four-time World Championships medallist, he won individual gold in 1985 (bronze in 1987), and two team gold medals (1987, 1987).

Milestones

OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES
2022 Beijing gold medallist in the normal hill/10km event, coming from the 11th position after the ski jumping part.
Silver medallist in the team event (large hill/4x5km), starting from third position after ski jumping, together with Eric Frenzel, Manuel Faisst, and Julian Schmid. Finished seventh in the individual large hill/10km event.

Won the team gold medal in PyeongChang 2018 together with Fabian Riessle, Eric Frenzel, and Johannes Rydzek. Finished seventh (large hill/10km) and ninth (normal hill/10km) in the individual events.

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Two participations (2019, 2021) and two-time silver medallist in the team event.

Three-time World junior medallist, winning gold in 2017 at Soldier Hollow, UT (normal hill/5km), and two silvers in 2016 (normal hill/10km, team).

WORLD CUP
He has recorded 30 podium finishes and nine individual wins, with the first one in December 2018 in Val di Fiemme. Finished second in the overall World Cup in 2020/21.

In 2021/22, he has finished in the top 10 in 10 competitions, winning two: Val die Fiemme and Seefeld, both normal hill/10km races. He finished second four times, each time behind Johannes Lamparter (AUT) or Jarl Magnus Riiber (NOR). He is currently ranked third in the overall World Cup, behind Lampater and Riiber.

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Legend

:: Gold
:: Silver
:: Gold Medal Event

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