Alex Vinatzer

Alex Vinatzer
Vinatzer in 2019 at Palazzo Chigi
Personal information
Born (1999-09-22) 22 September 1999
Bolzano, South Tyrol, Italy
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Skiing career
Country Italy
SportAlpine skiing
ClubGS Fiamme Gialle
DisciplinesSlalom, giant slalom
World Cup debut
12 November 2017 (age 18)
Olympics
Teams3 − (2018, 2022, 2026)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams4 − (2019− 2025)
Medals3 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons9 − (2018–2026)
Wins0
Podiums4 – (3 SL, 1 GS)
Overall titles
0 – (18th in 2026)
Discipline titles
0 – (9th in GS, 2026)
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing  Italy
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 SaalbachTeam event
Bronze medal – third place2019 ÅreTeam event
Bronze medal – third place2023 CourchevelSlalom
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 FassaSlalom
Silver medal – second place2018 DavosSlalom

Alex Vinatzer (born 22 September 1999) is an Italian World Cup alpine ski racer.[1] He specializes in the technical events of slalom and giant slalom. The Italian national ski team has selected him to compete in three Winter Olympics,[2] and four World Championships.

Born in Bolzano, South Tyrol, Vinatzer made his World Cup debut in November 2017 and his first podium in January 2020 at Zagreb, Croatia. On February 4, 2025, together with Giorgia Collomb, Lara Della Mea and Filippo della Vite, he won the gold medal in the team competition at the World Championships in Saalbach-Hinterglemm.[3][4]

World Cup results

Season standings

Season
Age Overall Slalom Giant
slalom		 Super-G Downhill Combined Parallel
2019199431————N/a
2020204911—————
2021213813———N/a—
2022223513———13
202323481854——N/a
202424221816——
202525321822——
20262618189——

Race podiums

  • 0 wins
  • 4 podiums (3 SL, 1 GS); 32 top tens (24 SL, 8 GS)
Season
Date Location Discipline Place
2020 5 January 2020Croatia Zagreb, CroatiaSlalom3rd
2021 22 December 2020Italy Madonna di Campiglio, ItalySlalom3rd
2025 26 January 2025Austria Kitzbühel, AustriaSlalom2nd
2026 7 December 2025United States Beaver Creek, United StatesGiant slalom2nd

World Championship results

Year
Age Slalom Giant
slalom		 Super-G Downhill Combined Team
combined		 Parallel Team
 event 
20191919————N/aN/a3
2021214——————
2023233DNF2———138
202525DNF221——N/a—N/a1

Olympic results

Year
Age Slalom Giant
slalom		 Super-G Downhill Combined Team
combined		 Team event
201818DNF1————N/a5
202222DNF2DNF1———8
202626DNF1DNF2——N/a7N/a

References

  1. ↑ Profile Archived 2018-11-15 at the Wayback Machine at the Italian Olympic Committee official website
  2. ↑ "Athlete Profile: Alex VINATZER". PyeongChang2018.com. PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on 20 April 2018.
  3. ↑ Federation, International Ski and Snowboard. "Vinatzer helps Italy shock Switzerland to win Team Parallel gold at World Championships". www.fis-ski.com.
  4. ↑ "Ski-WM: Teambewerb endet mit ÖSV-Enttäuschung". sport.ORF.at. February 4, 2025.
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