Andrew Weibrecht
Andrew Weibrecht ( born February 10, 1986 in Lake Placid ) is an American alpine skier. He specializes in the disciplines of downhill and Super -G.
Biography
Weibrecht was born in Lake Placid, the fourth of five children of the married couple Lisa and Ed Weibrecht and grew up there. In 2001 he won the slalom and the giant slalom at the Whistler Cup and 2002 he played his first FIS races and race in Nor- Am Cup. In 2003, he first participated at the U.S. Championships. After beginning his career mainly disputed slalom and giant slalom took place gradually, a change to the faster disciplines. 2005 followed by the first missions in the European Cup.
At the Junior World Cup 2006 Weibrecht won the bronze medal in the Super -G. On 30 November 2006 he played his first race in the World Cup, but drove in his first season never finished in the points. With three victories, he decided in 2007 the total score and the combined score of the Nor -Am Cup for themselves. On 29 November 2007 he made his breakthrough with the world leaders, with a 14th place in the World Cup super-combined in Beaver Creek. On the following day for a long time he scored with the tenth place in the exit his best World Cup result. The biggest success of his career up to that point he succeeded at the Olympic Winter Games 2010 in Vancouver, when he surprisingly won the bronze medal in the Super -G. In winter 2010/2011 Weibrecht remained without success. He had the season after a shoulder injury he suffered in late December in the slalom training, quit early.
After his forced break Weibrecht drove on December 9, 2011, tenth in the super -G on Beaver Creek for the second time in his career and for the first time in four years in a World Cup race at the fastest ten.
At the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, he had a surprise as four years ago. Weibrecht won the silver medal in the Super G behind Kjetil Jansrud.
Achievements
Olympic games
- Vancouver 2010: 3 Super -G, Super Combined 11 21 Departure
- Sochi 2014: 2 Super -G
World Championships
- Val d'Isere 2009: 39 Super -G
- Schladming 2013: 22 Departure
Junior World Championships
- Maribor 2004: 14 Super -G, Giant Slalom 20, 31 departure
- Bardonecchia 2005: 20 Giant Slalom, Downhill 23
- Quebec 2006: 3 Super -G, 4 combination, slalom 11, 16 downhill, giant slalom 18
World Cup
- 2 placings in the top ten
Nor- Am Cup
- Season 2006/ 07: overall winner, 1st Combined rankings, 2 Super-G standings, 3rd exit rating, 8 Giant Slalom rating
- Season 2007/ 08: 10th overall, second super-G standings, 4 Combination results
- 13 podium finishes, including 4 victories