Niels Hintermann
Finishing at Bormio in late 2019
Personal information
Born (1995-05-05) 5 May 1995
Bülach, Zürich, Switzerland
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesDownhill, Super-G,
Combined
ClubHausen am Albis
World Cup debut
28 November 2015 (age 20)
Websitenielshintermann.ch
Olympics
Teams1 – (2022)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams3 – (2019, 2021, 2023)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons7 – (20162017, 20192023)
Wins2 – (1 DH, 1 AC)
Podiums6 – (5 DH, 1 AC)
Overall titles0 – (13th in 2022)
Discipline titles0 – (2nd in AC, 2017)
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing   Switzerland
World Junior Ski Championships
Bronze medal – third place2015 HafjellDownhill

Niels Hintermann (born 5 May 1995) is a Swiss World Cup alpine ski racer. Born in Bülach, Zürich, he specializes in the speed events of downhill and super-G.

Career

Hintermann made his World Cup debut at age 20 in November 2015 at Lake Louise, and was fortieth in the downhill. He scored his first World Cup points three weeks later at Val Gardena, at 29th place in the downhill. Hintermann won his first World Cup race (and first podium) the following season, in the combined at Wengen in January 2017.[1]

World Cup results

Season standings

SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiant
slalom
Super-GDownhillCombined
2016201224842
2017215341372
201822no results due to injury
20192369552328
202024331219
202125935528
20222613277
20232724347
2024284917
standings through 24 December 2023

Race podiums

  • 2 wins – (1 DH, 1 AC)
  • 6 podiums – (5 DH, 1 AC), 22 top tens
SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace
2017 13 Jan 2017  Switzerland  Wengen, Switzerland Combined 1st
2022 18 Dec 2021 Italy Val Gardena, Italy Downhill3rd
28 Dec 2021 Italy Bormio, Italy Downhill3rd
4 Mar 2022 Norway Kvitfjell, Norway Downhill 1st
5 Mar 2022Downhill3rd
2023 20 Jan 2023 Austria Kitzbühel, Austria Downhill3rd

World Championship results

  Year   Age  Sla­lom  Giant 
 slalom 
Super-GDown­hillCom­bined
2019232123
202125DNF
20232712

Olympic results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
20222616

References

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