Karl Geiger
Karl Geiger (born 11 February 1993) is a German ski jumper, current Ski Flying World Champion, team champion and team mixed champion.[1]
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| Country |  Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 February 1993 Oberstdorf, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ski club | SC 1906 Oberstdorf | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best | 243.5 m (799 ft) Planica, 25 March 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 2013–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual wins | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 178 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
His career-best achievements include winning a team silver medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics as well as individual silver, team and mixed team gold at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2019.
On December 12, 2020, Geiger achieved the gold medal of the 2020 Ski Flying World Championships. He became the ski flying World Champion beating Halvor Egner Granerud and Markus Eisenbichler.[2]
Geiger's debut in FIS Ski Jumping World Cup took place in November 2012 in Lillehammer. On 15 December 2018 in Engelberg, Geiger won a World Cup competition for the first time in his career. On 16 February 2019 he achieved his second World Cup victory in Willingen, Germany.
Record
Olympic Games
| Event | Normal hill | Large hill | Team LH |
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 2018 Pyeongchang |
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FIS World Nordic Ski Championships
| Event | Normal hill | Large hill | Team LH | Mixed Team NH |
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 2019 Seefeld |
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World Cup
Season standings
| Season | Tour Standings | ||||||
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| Overall | 4H | SF | RA | W6 | T5 | P7 | |
| 2012/13 | 41 | 59 | 47 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2013/14 | 42 | 48 | — | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2014/15 | 75 | 58 | — | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2015/16 | 30 | 31 | 29 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2016/17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017/18 | 14 | 11 | 24 | 20 | 20 | N/A | 35 |
| 2018/19 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | | N/A | 6 |
| 2019/20 | | | 5 | 12 | 4 | 5 | N/A |
| 2020/21 | 6 | | | N/A | 20 | N/A | |
| 2021/22 | 1 | TBD | TBD | TBD | N/A | N/A | TBD |
Individual wins
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Hill | Size |
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| 1 | 2018/19 | 15 December 2018 |  Engelberg | Gross-Titlis-Schanze HS140 | LH |
| 2 | 16 February 2019 | Willingen | Mühlenkopfschanze HS145 | LH | |
| 3 | 2019/20 | 11 January 2020 |  Val di Fiemme | Trampolino Giuseppe Dal Ben HS104 | NH |
| 4 | 12 January 2020 | NH | |||
| 5 | 21 February 2020 |  Râșnov | Râșnov Ski Jump HS97 | NH | |
| 6 | 1 March 2020 |  Lahti | Salpausselkä HS130 | LH | |
| 7 | 2020/21 | 29 December 2020 | Oberstdorf | Schattenbergschanze HS137 | LH |
| 8 | 26 March 2021 | Planica | Letalnica bratov Gorišek HS240 | FH | |
| 9 | 28 March 2021 | FH | |||
| 10 | 2021/22 | 20 November 2021 |  Nizhny Tagil | Tramplin Stork HS134 | LH |
Team victories
| Day | Year | Location | Hill | Point K | HS | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Note (points) | |
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| 1. | 3 March | 2018 | Lahti | Salpausselkä | K-116 | HS-130 | 130,0 m | 127,5 m | 1124.5 (284.9) |
| 2. | 19 January | 2019 | Zakopane | Wielka Krokiew | K-125 | HS-140 | 137,0 m | 135,0 m | 1157.5 (298.5) |
| 3. | 25 January | 2020 | Zakopane | Wielka Krokiew | K-125 | HS-140 | 133,0 m | 142,0 m | 1182.2 (305.6) |
| 4. | 29 February | 2020 | Lahti | Salpausselkä | K-116 | HS-130 | 128,0 m | 121,0 m | 984.1 (259.5) |
| 5. | 28 March | 2021 | Planica | Letalnica bratov Gorišek | K-200 | HS-240 | 220,5 m | – | 205.6 (819.5) |
Individual starts
| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | Points |
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References
- "GEIGER Karl - Athlete Information".
- "Karl Geiger is Ski Flying World Champion". fis-ski.com. 12 December 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Karl Geiger. |
- Karl Geiger at FIS (ski jumping)
- Karl Geiger at Olympics.com
- Karl Geiger at Olympic.org (archived)
- Karl Geiger at the German Olympic Committee (in German)
- Karl Geiger at Olympedia
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