Niederer comes from Klosters in the canton of Graubünden . At the beginning of his sports career he was an alpine ski racer , but had no major successes. From January 2003 to April 2005 he took part in FIS races , the best result was a 33rd place. Before the 2006/07 season he switched to the freestyle discipline ski cross. Niederer made his debut in the World Cup on January 10, 2007 in Flaine , where he finished 27th and won his first World Cup points. Two months later he won the bronze medal at the Junior World Championships in Airolo . His best World Cup result in the following 2007/08 season was an 18th place.
In January 2009 Niederer made it into the top ten for the first time and on March 20, 2009, he finished second in the La Plagne World Cup for the first time on the podium. In the following winter of 2009/10 he could not quite hold this level, which is why he missed the qualification for the 2010 Winter Olympics . In the 2010/11 season he was able to post another podium, at the 2011 World Cup in Deer Valley he was ninth. On December 8, 2012, he won his first World Cup victory in Nakiska , and nine days later the second in Val Thorens . In the meantime, Niederer led the World Cup discipline standings, but then had to let Alex Fiva pass. With a total of five podium places, it was still his most successful season. At the 2013 World Cup , he failed in qualifying due to a fall.
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