Patrick Küng (born 11 January 1984) is a Swiss former World Cup alpine ski racer. He specialised in the speed events of Downhill and Super G and made his World Cup debut at Wengen in 2009.
Küng represented Switzerland at the World Championships in 2013 in Schladming, Austria. After placing 18th in the Super G, he produced his best run of the 2013 season in the downhill, finishing in 7th position.
Küng's first World Cup win came in Super G in December 2013, at Beaver Creek, USA. His second came a month later at the downhill in Wengen, Switzerland. Through January 2015, he has two World Cup wins and five podiums.
Küng won the gold medal in downhill at the 2015 World Championships at Beaver Creek.
At the Kitzbühel World Cup meeting in January 2019, Küng announced his immediate retirement from competition, citing a lack of willingness to take the necessary risks following a crash in Wengen which left him concussed.
World Cup results Season standings Season Age Overall Slalom GiantSlalom Super G Downhill Combined 2009 25 113 — — — 47 36 2010 26 40 — — 29 16 41 2011 27 33 — — 24 11 — 2012 28 44 — — 33 20 — 2013 29 56 — — 24 27 — 2014 30 10 — — 3 5 — 2015 31 21 — — 18 8 — 2016 32 101 — — 48 33 — 2017 33 56 — — 42 20 — 2018 34 79 — — — 25 — Standings through 28 January 2018
Race podiums 2 wins – (1 DH, 1 SG) 5 podiums – (3 DH, 2 SG) Season Date Location Discipline Place 2010 10 Mar 2010 Garmisch, Germany Downhill3rd 2012 29 Dec 2011 Bormio, Italy Downhill2nd2014 7 Dec 2013 Beaver Creek, USA Super G1st18 Jan 2014 Wengen, Switzerland Downhill 1st2 Mar 2014 Kvitfjell, Norway Super-G 2nd
World Championships results Year Age Slalom Giant slalom Super-G Downhill Combined 2013 29 — — 18 7 — 2015 31 — — 16 1 —
Olympic results Year Age Slalom Giant slalom Super-G Downhill Combined 2014 30 — — 12 15 —
References
External links
Patrick Küng World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
Swiss Ski team – official site Salomon Racing.com – team – alpine skiing – Patrick Küng
Sochi 2014 – Patrick Kueng