Christian Haller (snowboarder)

Christian Haller
nation	Switzerland
birthday	October 28, 1989
place of birth	Davos
Career
National squad	since 2003
status	active
Medal table
Winter X-Games 0 × 0 × 1 ×
X-Games bronze 2011 Tignes halfpipe
Placements
World cup
Debut in the World Cup October 29, 2004  Overall World Cup 47th ( 2006/07 )  Freestyle World Cup 17. ( 2013/14 )  Halfpipe World Cup 11. ( 2011/12 , 2013/14 )  Big Air World Cup 15th ( 2006/07 )
Podium placements 1. 2. 3.  halfpipe 0 0 2
TTR World Snowboard Tour
Overall rating 2. (2011/12)  Halfpipe rating 3rd (2013/14) last change: May 5, 2015

Christian Haller (born October 28, 1989 in Davos ) is a Swiss professional snowboarder . His nickname in the scene is Hitsch .

Career

The Haller, who started in the halfpipe and in the big air , won his first FIS race in his home town of Davos in 2003 at the age of 14. On January 30, 2004, he started in the European Snowboard Cup for the first time and was able to win the first race in Bischofswiesen . On October 29, 2004, he started in the Snowboard World Cup for the first time . At the Junior World Championships in 2005 in Zermatt , he finished seventh in the halfpipe. A year later he finished 24th on the halfpipe at the Junior World Championships in Vivaldi Park and also started in Big Air for the first time, where he finished fourth and narrowly missed the medal ranks. At the Swiss Championships in Zermatt in 2006, he won the bronze medal in the Big Air discipline and came fifth in the halfpipe. On November 2nd, 2007 he was on the podium in the FIS World Cup for the first time in Saas-Fee with 3rd place . At the Snowboard World Championships 2009 in Gangwon-do he reached 7th place in the halfpipe and was 33rd in the big air discipline.

He competes in both the Ticket to Ride World Snowboard Tour and the FIS Tour and has already achieved great success in both leagues.

Christian Haller visits the High Alpine Institute Ftan , which is a Swiss Olympic Sport School.

successes

• Winner, 2004 Burton European Open in Livigno , Italy
• Winner, 2004 FIS European Cup, men
• 2nd place, 2005 Burton European Open in Laax , Switzerland , Juniors
• Winner, 2005 O'Neill Snowboard Jam in Davos , Switzerland , 15–16 (age)
• 2005, invitation to the Air & Style Rookie Contest
• Winner, 2006 Burton European Open ( Slopestyle ) in Laax , Juniors
• 2nd place, 2006 Burton European Open ( Halfpipe ) in Laax , Juniors

Web links

• Christian Haller in the database of the International Ski Association (English)
• Profile at the Ticket to Ride World Snowboard Tour