He also excelled at the legendary Arlberg-Kandahar events, winning nine times, from 1957 (Chamonix) to 1970 (Garmisch-Partenkirchen).Alpine Ski VR brings the thrill of skiing to your desktop! Alpine SKI VR utilises all the headset’s sensors to recreate an authentic skiing feel. Schranz won both the "classic downhills" four times each: the Hahnenkamm at Kitzbühel, Austria, (1966,1969, 1972,1972), and the Lauberhorn at Wengen, Switzerland, (1959, 1963, 1966, 1969). He was also the downhill champion for those two seasons and was the giant slalom season champion in 1969. Late in his career he was the successor to Jean-Claude Killy as the World Cup overall champion Schranz won the title at age 30 in the third World Cup season of 1969, and repeated in 1970. He won twenty major downhills, many major giant slalom races and several major slaloms. Anton, Tyrol, Schranz had a lengthy ski career, from 1957 to 1972. Karl Schranz (born 18 November 1938) is a former champion alpine ski racer from Austria, one of the best of the 1960s and early 1970s.īorn and raised in St. His biography has been translated into 19 different languages. With an HPI of 50.53, Karl Schranz is the 6th most famous Austrian Skier. From 2000–2013 he also held the title of most points in one season by any alpine skier, until Tina Maze scored 2414 points in the 2013 season. As of 2013, he holds the record for the most points in one season by a male alpine skier, with 2000 points from the 2000 season. His 54 World Cup race victories – 24 super-G, 15 downhills, 14 giant slaloms, and 1 combined – rank third on the men's all-time list behind Ingemar Stenmark's 86 victories and Marcel Hirscher's 67 victories. Nicknamed the "Herminator", Maier ranks among the greatest alpine ski racers in history, with four overall World Cup titles (1998, 2000, 2001, 2004), two Olympic gold medals (both in 1998), and three World Championship titles (1999: 2, and 2005). Hermann Maier (born 7 December 1972) is an Austrian former World Cup champion alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist. His biography has been translated into 46 different languages. With an HPI of 53.91, Hermann Maier is the 2nd most famous Austrian Skier.
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