Benjamin Raich

Benjamin Raich (born 28 February 1978 in Arzl im Pitztal, Tyrol) is an Austrian former World Cup champion alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist. With 14 medals won at Winter Olympics and World Championships, 36 World Cup race victories (in all disciplines except downhill), one first place and five second places in the World Cup overall ranking, three victories of the slalom World Cup, three victories of the combined World Cup, two victories of the giant slalom World Cup and the highest score of career World Cup points (ahead of Norwegian Kjetil André Aamodt), he is considered among the best alpine racers in World Cup history.

Benjamin Raich
Raich in March 2017
Personal information
Born (1978-02-28) 28 February 1978
Arzl im Pitztal, Tyrol, Austria
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesSlalom, giant slalom, combined, super-G, downhill
ClubS.V. Leins Pitztal – Tirol
World Cup debut10 March 1996 (age 18)
Retired10 September 2015 (age 37)
WebsiteRaich.at
Olympics
Teams4 (20022014)
Medals4 (2 gold)
World Championships
Teams9 (19992015)
Medals10 (3 gold)
World Cup
Seasons18 (19982015)
Wins36 (14 SL, 14 GS, 1 SG, 7 AC)
Podiums92
Overall titles1 (2006)
Discipline titles8 (3 SL, 2 GS, 3 AC)
Medal record
International alpine ski competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 2 0 2
World Championships 3 6 1
Total 5 6 3
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Slalom 14 11 13
Giant 14 10 11
Super-G 1 5 2
Downhill 0 0 0
Combined 7 3 1
Parallel 0 0 0
Total 36 29 27
Olympic Games
2006 Turin Giant slalom
2006 Turin Slalom
2002 Salt Lake City Slalom
2002 Salt Lake City Combined
World Championships
2005 Bormio Slalom
2005 Bormio Combined
2007 Åre Team event
2001 St. Anton Slalom
2005 Bormio Giant slalom
2005 Bormio Team event
2007 Åre Super combined
2009 Val-d'Isère Giant slalom
2011 Garmisch Team event
2005 Bormio Super-G
Junior World Ski Championships
1996 Hoch-Ybrig Slalom
1997 Schladming Giant slalom
1998 Megève Giant slalom
1998 Megève Slalom
1998 Megève Combination
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