Klaus Kröll (born 24 April 1980) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Austria. He specialized in the speed events of downhill and super-G and won the World Cup downhill season title in 2012. He competed in three Winter Olympics and three World Championships.
Born in Öblarn, Styria, Kröll made his World Cup debut in January 2000 at age 19. His first World Cup victory was the super-G in Kitzbühel in 2009. He ended his career having achieved six World Cup victories and 24 podia, with three wins and eight podiums at Kvitfjell, Norway.
Kröll won the World Cup downhill title in 2012 with three victories and three additional podiums. He finished seventh at the World Cup finals to hold off Beat Feuz in the final standings by just seven points, 605–598.
World Cup results Season titles Season Discipline 2012 Downhill
Season standings Season Age Overall Slalom Giantslalom Super-G Downhill Combined 2002 21 33 — — 24 16 — 2003 22 27 — — 50 10 — 2004 23 29 — — — 12 — 2005 24 46 — — — 20 — 2006 25 32 — — 25 12 — 2007 26 48 — — — 21 — 2008 27 41 — — — 8 — 2009 28 12 — — 8 2 — 2010 29 35 — — 25 12 — 2011 30 10 — — 12 3 — 2012 31 7 — — 5 1 — 2013 32 12 — — 14 2 — 2014 33 43 — — 37 17 — 2015 34 64 — — — 22 — 2016 35 63 — — 51 23 — 2017 36 95 — — — 28 —
Race podiums 6 wins – (4 DH, 2 SG) 24 podiums – (21 DH, 3 SG) SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace2003 14 Dec 2002 Val-d'Isère, France Downhill 2nd2006 28 Jan 2006 Garmisch, Germany Downhill 2nd2008 29 Jan 2008 Kvitfjell, Norway Downhill 3rd2009 12 Dec 2008 Bormio, Italy Downhill 2nd23 Jan 2009 Kitzbühel, Austria Super-G 1st24 Jan 2009 Downhill 3rd7 Mar 2009 Kvitfjell, Norway Downhill 1st2010 6 Mar 2010 Downhill 3rd2011 15 Jan 2011 Wengen, Switzerland Downhill 1st29 Jan 2011 Chamonix, France Downhill 3rd12 Mar 2011 Kvitfjell, Norway Downhill 2nd13 Mar 2011 Super-G 2nd2012 2 Dec 2011 Beaver Creek, USA Downhill 3rd 29 Dec 2011 Bormio, Italy Downhill 3rd 21 Jan 2012 Kitzbühel, Austria Downhill 3rd3 Feb 2012 Chamonix, France Downhill 1st2 Mar 2012 Kvitfjell, Norway Super-G 1st3 Mar 2012 Downhill 1st 2013 24 Nov 2012 Lake Louise, Canada Downhill 3rd18 Jan 2013 Wengen, Switzerland Downhill 2nd23 Feb 2013 Garmisch, Germany Downhill 3rd2 Mar 2013 Kvitfjell, Norway Downhill 3rd 2014 30 Nov 2013 Lake Louise, Canada Downhill 2nd 2016 16 Jan 2016 Wengen, Switzerland Downhill 3rd
World Championship results Year Age Slalom Giant slalom Super-G Downhill Combined 2005 24 — — — — — 2007 26 — — — — — 2009 28 — — 9 10 — 2011 30 — — — 11 — 2013 32 — — — 4 —
Olympic results Year Age Slalom Giant slalom Super-G Downhill Combined 2006 25 — — — 22 — 2010 29 — — — 9 — 2014 33 — — — 22 —
References
External links
Klaus Kröll World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
Austrian Ski team (ÖSV) – official site – Klaus Kröll – Salomon Racing.com – team – alpine skiing – Klaus Kröll