Max Franz (born 1 September 1989) is an Austrian
World Cup
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alpine ski racer.
Born in
Klagenfurt,
Carinthia
Carinthia ( ; ; ) is the southernmost and least densely populated States of Austria, Austrian state, in the Eastern Alps, and is noted for its mountains and lakes. The Lake Wolayer is a mountain lake on the Carinthian side of the Carnic Main ...
, he focuses on the speed events of
Downhill and
Super-G
Super giant slalom, or super-G, is a racing discipline of alpine skiing. Along with the faster downhill, it is regarded as a "speed" event, in contrast to the technical events giant slalom and slalom. It debuted as an official World Cup event ...
.
Career
Franz made his World Cup debut in November
2009
2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...
at
Lake Louise, Canada. Three years later, Franz made his first World Cup podium in November
2012
2012 was designated as:
*International Year of Cooperatives
*International Year of Sustainable Energy for All
Events January
*January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins.
* January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...
, in the
Downhill at Lake Louise.
He is the cousin of alpine skier
Werner Franz.
In
2017
2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly.
Events January
* January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...
, Franz took his first World Cup win in
Val Gardena
Val Gardena (; ; ) is a valley in the Dolomites of South Tyrol, Northern Italy. It is best known as a tourist skiing, rock climbing, and woodcarving area.
Geography
The valley's main river is the Derjon, a tributary of the Eisack river. The ...
in the downhill. He has two other wins in the World Cup, namely in Super G and another one in downhill. He also succeeded in the
World Championships of 2017, where he achieved third place.
[
During a training event in Copper Mountain (USA), Franz fell and suffered fractures in both lower legs, making him unable to participate in the 2022/23 World Cup and the 2023 World Championships.]
World cup results
Race podiums
*3 wins – (2 DH, 1 SG)
*10 podiums – (6 DH, 4 SG)
Season standings
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World Championship results
Olympic results
References
External links
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Max Franz
at Atomic Skis (archived)
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Max Franz
at Ski Austria
archive
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Austrian male alpine skiers
1989 births
Living people
Alpine skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Alpine skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Olympic alpine skiers for Austria
Sportspeople from Klagenfurt
Skiers from Carinthia
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