Karl Alpiger

Karl Alpiger
Personal information
Born (1961-04-27) 27 April 1961 (age 65)
Wildhaus, Switzerland
Skiing career
SportAlpine skiing
Retired1991
DisciplinesSpeed events
World Cup debut
1982
World Championships
Teams2
Medals2
World Cup
Seasons10
Wins5
Podiums11
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing  Switzerland
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Downhill 5 3 1
Super-G 0 1 0
Combined 0 0 1
Total 5 4 2
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1987 Crans-MontanaDownhill
Bronze medal – third place1989 VailDownhill

Karl Alpiger (born 27 April 1961) is a former Swiss alpine skier.

Career

During his career he has achieved 11 results among the top 10 (5 victories) in the World Cup.

Life after competitive skiing

At the end of his career, which occurred at the age of 30 in 1991, he briefly commented on ski races for Eurosport, but today he runs a ski shop in his Wildhaus and an "apres ski" bar. He has retired and shop is now taken over by new owner as of late 2026.

World Cup victories

Date Location Race
January 14, 1985Austria Bad KleinkirchheimDownhill
August 16, 1986Argentina Las LeñasDownhill
August 18, 1986Argentina Las LeñasDownhill
March 20, 1988Sweden ÅreDownhill
February 17, 1989United States AspenDownhill

Europa Cup results

Alpiger has won two discipline cups of the Europa Cup.

References

  1. 1 2 "Karl Alpiger profile". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  2. ↑ ""Hauptsache das Herz <pöpperlet>"". tagblatt.ch (in German). 21 February 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  3. ↑ "EUROPA CUP STANDINGS". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 16 October 2022.