Johann Grugger

Johann " Hans " Grugger ( born December 13, 1981 in Bad Hofgastein ) is a former Austrian alpine skier. In 2001 he became junior vice- world champion in giant slalom and launched from 2003 to 2011 in the Ski World Cup, where he won four races. His career was repeatedly interrupted by injury.

Career

Grugger began at the age of three years with the skiing. In 1996 he was Executive Member of the Salzburger Land Ski and took in November of the same year for the first time participate in FIS races. Even in adolescence interrupted several injuries his career, in 1998 he suffered the first torn ACL. 1999 Grugger was included in the junior squad of the Austrian Ski Federation, but by a cervical vertebrae injury he had to pause for a long time back in 2000. In 2001, the Salzburg participated in the Junior World Championships in Verbier and celebrated with the second place in the giant slalom behind compatriot Hannes rider the first major success. A short time later, he won in Megeve three FIS races in series.

As of the 2001 /02 season Grugger also get good rankings in the European Cup and he became a Downhill and Super -G specialists. In February 2002, he drove in the departure of Tarvis for the first time among the top three. He was able to increase in the 2002/03 season and reached with his two victories at the season finale in Piancavallo third place in the downhill standings, fourth in the super -G and seventh place in the overall standings.

After his good performances European Cup Grugger started from the 2003/04 season in the World Cup. He made ​​his debut on November 29 in the departure of Lake Louise and immediately reached the seventh place. After another top-10 results, he finished in February in the departure of St. Anton third place and first stood on the podium. The breakthrough in the absolute world leaders he managed in the 2004/05 season when he decided the slopes of Bormio, Chamonix itself. At the World Cup 2005, however, he succeeded no top result and he finished as the third- best Austrian same time as the French David Poisson ninth departure rank. In the downhill World Cup of Salzburg came to end of the season to fifth place in the overall standings to tenth place. In April 2005, he was Austrian Champion in the downhill.

In December 2005 Grugger celebrated his third World Cup victory in the super-G in Val Gardena, at the end he came in the downhill in Bormio, however, hard to fall, suffered a pelvic injury and had to end the season prematurely. At the beginning of the next winter Grugger reached the fourth place in the departure of Lake Louise. He was not then but a longer time in the top ten and failed due to the internal team to qualify for the World Championships in Åre. After the failed World Cup, he finished second in the downhill in Garmisch- Partenkirchen, before his fourth World Cup race in March, the Super -G in Kvitfjell won.

Beginning of April 2007 suffered Grugger in ski tests in Saalbach -Hinterglemm a torn ACL in his left knee. In August, he began again with the snow training and the beginning of the season 2007/ 08 he started in Lake Louise again in the World Cup. At the next race, he did not attend because of his significant training residue. On 28 December 2007, Grugger had to undergo a recent knee surgery, so the season was over for him. After the summer training Grugger suffered from a bacterial inflammation in the knee, which is why delayed his comeback. In January 2009, Grugger wanted to compete in the European Cup downhill in Wengen, to prepare for a week later held World Cup races. However, in the training of the EC- race, he again suffered a torn ACL in his right knee, which is why it failed the second consecutive season.

On November 28, 2009 Grugger was after two years of racing his comeback in the World Cup downhill of Lake Louise. After he had finished this race only ranked 56th, he went again a little later in the points and reached in the season 2009/10 a total of four top-10 results, all in the downhill. The best result was a fifth place at the World Cup finals in Garmisch -Partenkirchen. At the Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver in 2010, he was ranked 22 in the downhill. At season's end Grugger was the second time Austrian downhill champion.

In the first half of the season 2010/11 Grugger placed in three World Cup downhill among the fastest 20 before he again seriously injured in downhill training on the Kitzbühel Streif on 20 January 2011. During a fall in the mousetrap, he moved next to a lung injury a serious craniocerebral trauma. After a month in the intensive care of neurosurgical university clinic in Innsbruck, he was transferred to rehabilitation in the country Hochzirl and dismissed from there on March 18. On 24 February 2012, 15 months after the heavy crash on the Streif, Grugger was for health reasons, the end of his career known. The aftermath of the fall left his planned comeback not to.

Achievements

Olympic games

  • Vancouver 2010: 22 Departure

World Championships

  • Bormio 2005: 9 Departure

Junior World Championships

  • Verbier 2001: 2 Giant Slalom, Downhill 16

World Cup

  • Season 2004/ 05: 10th overall World Cup, 5th exit summary
  • Nine podium finishes, including four wins:

European Cup

  • Season 2002/ 03: 7th overall, 3rd exit, 4 Super -G
  • Four podium finishes, including two victories:

Austrian Championships

  • Austrian Champion in downhill in 2005 and 2010

Other successes

  • 5 wins in FIS races
Medal World Junior Alpine Skiing Championships 2005 Alpine Skiing World Cup 2006 Alpine Skiing World Cup 2007 Alpine Skiing World Cup Tarvisio Lake Louise (Alberta) FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2005 David Poisson (alpine skier) FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007 2008 Alpine Skiing World Cup 2010 Alpine Skiing World Cup 2011 Alpine Skiing World Cup Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics Italy France
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