TomÃ¡Å¡ Kraus

Tomáš Kraus ( born March 3, 1974 in Decin ) is a Czech skier. Early in his career he was a downhill ski racer, but could not achieve notable success. In 2002 he moved to the freestyle skiing and specialized in ski cross. In this discipline, he belongs with two world titles and four victories in the discipline summary of the most successful athletes at all; added a World Cup victory.

Biography

As of December 1994 Kraus participated in FIS races and won here in nine years, a total of eleven victories. In the Winter Universiade in 1999 in Jasna, he won the slalom silver medal behind Kilian Albrecht. In the European Cup Kraus drove only twice in the points, in the Nor- Am Cup three times. Between February 2000 and January 2003, he competed in six World Cup slalom, but never managed to qualify for the second run. In four appearances at the World Championships in 1997 and 2003 resulted in a 28th place in the slalom as the best result. In addition, five Czech title. His last alpine ski races he contested in March 2004.

The International Ski Federation FIS took in the season 2002/ 03 the discipline of ski cross into the new program of the freestyle skiing World Cup on. Kraus took part on 30 November 2002 in Tignes on the first ski cross World Cup race in history and won it. In the following season 2003/ 04 was a fourth place the best result. He then decided to concentrate on the ski cross. In the World Cup season 2004/ 05 he won three of five races held and decided the discipline rating for themselves. At the 2005 World Championships in Ruka, he became the first ski cross world champion ever.

In the season 2005/ 06 three more World Cup victories were added. This was enough not only to the superior profits of the discipline standings, but also for winning the overall World Cup. Although the season 2006/ 07 ended without a victory in a World Cup race, but Kraus was able to successfully defend his title at the 2007 World Championships in Madonna di Campiglio. In the 2007 /08 season he proved himself again as the world's best ski crossers by winning four of the eight World Cup races and in turn decided the discipline rating for themselves. His worst result was a fifth place.

Also in the 2008/ 09 season Kraus was in three World Cup races of the best and was never worse than ninth. This gave him the fourth time for winning the discipline standings. However, a bitter disappointment he suffered at the 2009 World Championships in Inawashiro, when he was already retired early and not make it past the 23th Place.

In the 2009/10 season Kraus was twice in a World Cup race on the podium, the 2010 Winter Olympics ended in 11th place but rather disappointing. In the season 2010/11 he was able to achieve two podium finish. At the 2011 World Championships in Deer Valley, he missed almost a fourth medal.

Successes ski cross

Olympic games

Vancouver 2010: 11 ski cross
Sochi 2014: 18 ski cross

World Championships

Ruka 2005: first ski cross
Madonna di Campiglio, 2007: first ski cross
Inawashiro 2009: 23 ski cross
Deer Valley Resort 2011: 4th ski cross
Voss 2013: 13 ski cross

World Cup ratings

Season 2002/ 03: 5 ski cross World Cup
Season 2003/ 04: 10 ski cross World Cup
Season 2005/ 05: 2nd Overall World Cup, 1st ski cross World Cup
Season 2005/ 06: 1 World Cup, 1 ski cross World Cup
Season 2006/ 07: 6 Overall World Cup, 2nd Ski Cross World Cup
Season 2007/ 08: 2nd Overall World Cup, 1st ski cross World Cup
Season 2008/ 09: 2nd Overall World Cup, 1st ski cross World Cup
Season 2009/ 10: 7 ski cross World Cup
Season 2010/ 11: 7 ski cross World Cup
Season 2011/12: 9 ski cross World Cup
Season 2012/13: 7 ski cross World Cup

World Cup wins

27 podiums including 15 victories:

Other successes

Czech ski cross champion in 2007, 2008 and 2009

Successes Alpine Skiing

Quintuple Czech master: Giant Slalom: 1998 and 1999
Slalom: 1998 and 1999
Super -G: 1998

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