Andrej Jerman

Andrej Jerman ( born September 30, 1978 in Tržič ) is a former Slovenian skier. He specializes in the disciplines of downhill and Super -G.

Biography

1998 Jerman Vice Junior World champion in the super -G. His first race at the Alpine Skiing World Cup, he played in the season 1998 /99. Besides a few uses in the slalom and a giant slalom race in he drives mainly in the disciplines of downhill and Super -G and in combination, in Wengen, he could classify among the top 10 in 2002 for the first time in the World Cup. The combination was first also the only discipline in which he could bring World Cup points regularly.

Since the season 2006/ 07 Jerman runs very strongly in the downhill. In December 2006, he was twelfth in Beaver Creek, ninth in Val Gardena and fourth and ninth in the downhill in Bormio. On 23 February 2007, he then won the downhill in Garmisch -Partenkirchen. This was the first downhill victory of Slovenes in the World Cup. A day later, he finished second behind Guay. On 29 December 2009 he won the downhill in Bormio his second World Cup victory. As a result, he was able to place in the top ten only sporadically. Due to injury, he had to pause for almost the entire 2011/12 season.

From 2002 to 2011 Jerman participated in all Olympic Winter Games and World Championships at the start. His best Olympic result was a 19th place in the combination in Turin in 2006. At the World Championships he reached in 2009 in Val d'Isere with 12th place in the Super Combined and 13th in the downhill its best results.

On January 26, 2013 Jerman crashed on the Streif in Kitzbühel and broke a little later together. He was flown to initial treatment by helicopter to the hospital where a concussion was diagnosed. Three days after the accident, he announced his immediate resignation.

Achievements

Olympic games

  • Salt Lake City 2002: 21 Super -G, downhill 28
  • Turin 2006: 19 Combination 28 exit 28, the Super-G
  • Vancouver 2010: 27 Super Combined Downhill 28

World Championships

  • St. Moritz 2003 15 combination, 28 downhill, super-G 30
  • Bormio 2005: 15 combination, 17 Super -G, downhill 20
  • Åre 2007: 17 Downhill, 21 Super Combined, Super G 23
  • Val d'Isere 2009: 12 Super Combined Downhill 13, 25, Super -G
  • Garmisch -Partenkirchen 2011: 16 Super -G, downhill 17

Junior World Championships

  • High -Ybrig 1996: 20 Super -G, downhill 26
  • Schladming 1997: 21 Giant Slalom
  • Megève 1998: 2 Super -G, downhill 8, 15 Giant Slalom

World Cup

  • Season 2001/ 02: 3 Combination results
  • 2006/07 season: 6 Exit summary
  • Season 2007/ 08: 7 downhill standings, 9 combined score
  • 4 podiums, including two victories:

Other successes

  • 2 Slovenian championship (Super -G in 2002 and 2011)
  • 2 wins in FIS races
Alpine skiing combined Medal World Junior Alpine Skiing Championships 2008 Alpine Skiing World Cup 2007 Alpine Skiing World Cup 2002 Alpine Skiing World Cup 1999 Alpine Skiing World Cup Slalom skiing Beaver Creek Resort Winter Olympic Games FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2009 Alpine skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2003 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2005 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2011 Italy
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