Peter Fill

Peter Fill ( born November 12, 1982 in Castelrotto ) is an Italian alpine skier. The South Tyrol is particularly successful in the speed disciplines Downhill and Super- G as well as in the combination. In 2009 he became vice world champion in the super -G.

  • 3.1 The Olympic Games
  • 3.2 World Championships
  • 3.3 World Cup
  • 3.4 Junior World Championships
  • 3.5 Italian Championships

Biography

In February 1999 Fill won the national junior championships gold in all four disciplines. First international successes came when he was third in the giant slalom at the Junior World Championship 2001 in the Swiss town of Verbier. The following year he won in Tarvisio at the Junior World Championship 2002, the gold medal in the Super -G. Thanks to this title, he could make his debut on 7 March 2002 in the World Cup and went immediately ranked twelve.

In December 2002, reached Fill in sixth in the giant slalom in Val d'Isere his first World Cup place in the top ten. In December 2003, followed in the Super G in Beaver Creek fourth place. In the super combined in Wengen in January 2006, he finished in third place for the first time a place on the podium and to the end of the season 2005/ 06 he went two more times on the podium. At the Olympic Winter Games in Turin in 2006 his best result was ninth place in the combination.

In the season 2006/ 07 Fill came in four races in the top three and he was, according to Alberto Tomba, the first " Azzurro ", which was allowed to wear the red jersey of the overall World Cup leader in the meantime. In final standings he finished sixth overall for best Italians. 2007/ 08 he has been classified in the World Cup six times in the top 10, but remained without a podium finish and thus his expectations.

In the summer Fill joined the ski brand and 29 November 2008 he succeeded in the first season downhill in Lake Louise ( Canada ), the first World Cup victory of his career. In the super combined in Wengen, he drove to second place with an excellent slalom performance. With a total of eight top - 10 finishes he could in the 2008 /09 season for the second time after 2006 /07 both in the World Cup, as well as in combination, Downhill and Super - G World Cup classify in the top ten.

At World Ski Championships Fill took some five times so far. 2003 in St Moritz, he finished 13th in the Super G, 20th in the downhill and 11th in the combination. 2005 in Bormio, he was 14th in the Super G and 24th in downhill. In team competition, he finished with the Italian national team in eighth place. Åre in 2007 was the eleventh departure rank his best result. The Super Combined he finished 13th and the Super -G in 14th place. At the 2009 World Championships in Val d'Isere Fill won the silver medal in the Super - G on the steep and icy slope Bellevarde and thus placed himself behind the Swiss Didier Cuche and before the three -time world champion Aksel Lund Svindal. This medal was the only medal Lord, who could Italy win at this World Cup. In the super combined, he scored the fifth.

23 August 2009 Fill suffered in the giant slalom training in Argentina tendon ruptures in the groin and abdominal muscle area. Eleven days later, he had to undergo an operation with a specialist in Finland. After several months of injury lay-off he gave on 16 January 2010 at the Lauberhorn downhill in Wengen his comeback in the World Cup. With the eighth place he qualified for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, where he finished 15th in the downhill, but was eliminated in the super combined and super-G after a serious fall just before the finish. Due to strong bruises and back pain he went no more races in the rest of the winter.

At the World Championships 2011 in Garmisch -Partenkirchen Fill won the super-combined the bronze medal, the best result in the 2010/11 season was a fifth place. In the following two years he could only occasionally go into the top ten. On January 26, 2013 Fill crashed near the Hahnenkamm downhill in Kitzbuehel spectacular: He raced into the steep slope exit at high speed against the gang and rolled over backwards, but withdrew it only bruises.

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Private life

Peter is the son of Lucy and Alois Fill and has two sisters: Bettina, the smaller, and Sara, the bigger sister (she was an excellent skier, but had to stop because of back problem). After compulsory school he started as an apprentice in a body shop and at the same time attended vocational school, but as the obligations of skiing became more intense, he stopped as body mechanics. Fill is the cousin of skier Denise Karbon and the nephew of Norbert Rier, the singer of Kastel Spatzen who dedicated to him after his success at the World Championships in Val d'Isere own song, " Once again a great time ." He speaks German, Italian and English and include the sports group of Carabinieri on. His hobbies include football, golf, motorcycling and mountain biking. Frequently one can fill the guest of honor in the football stadium of his favorite clubs Juventus.

Sporty

Since the racing season 2008/ 09 he goes with skis and boots from Atomic. Ever since Sepp Kuppelwieser is his service man who had previously ten years prepared the skis Kjetil André Aamodt of the Norwegian. Briko 's his helmet and goggles and Leki supplier shall provide him with gloves and sticks.

Since 2007, Andreas has his manager, who was also the economic interests of the most successful Italian Abfahrers of all time, Kristian Ghedina represented.

Achievements

Olympic games

  • Turin 2006: 9 combination, 13 Super -G, downhill 19
  • Vancouver 2010: 15 Departure
  • Sochi 2014: 7 Downhill, Super -G 8

World Championships

  • St. Moritz 2003: 11 combination, 13 Super -G, downhill 20
  • Bormio 2005: 14 Super -G, downhill 24th, 8 team competition
  • Åre 2007: 11 Downhill, 13 Super Combined 14 Super -G, Giant Slalom 23
  • Val d'Isere 2009: 2 Super -G, Super Combined 5th, 14 downhill
  • Garmisch -Partenkirchen 2011: 3rd Super Combined Super-G 9, 14 departure
  • Schladming 2013: 12 Downhill, 14 Super -G

World Cup

  • Season 2004/ 05: 8 Combined World Cup
  • Season 2005/ 06: 6 Combined World Cup, 8 Super - G World Cup
  • Season 2006/ 07: 6 Overall World Cup downhill World Cup 4, 7 Combined World Cup, 9 super- G World Cup
  • Season 2007/ 08: 10 Combined World Cup
  • Season 2008/ 09: 10th overall World Cup, 8th Combined World Cup, downhill World Cup 9, 10, Super - G World Cup
  • Season 2010/ 11: 9 Combined World Cup
  • Season 2013/14: 7 Combined World Cup, 10 Super G World Cup
  • 11 podiums, including one World Cup victory:

Junior World Championships

  • Quebec 2000: 7 Downhill, Giant Slalom 10
  • Verbier 2001: 3rd giant slalom, downhill 8, 31 Slalom
  • Tarvisio 2002: 1 Super -G, downhill 11

Italian Championships

Peter Fill is a seven-time Italian Champion:

  • Giant Slalom (2): 2004, 2007
  • Super -G ( 1): 2006
  • Combination (4): 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009
Slalom skiing Alpine skiing combined FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2009 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2011 World Junior Alpine Skiing Championships 2007 Alpine Skiing World Cup 2006 Alpine Skiing World Cup Beaver Creek Resort 2008 Alpine Skiing World Cup Lake Louise (Alberta) 2009 Alpine Skiing World Cup FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2003 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2005 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007 Atomic Skis Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2013 2005 Alpine Skiing World Cup 2011 Alpine Skiing World Cup 2014 Alpine Skiing World Cup
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