Christian Rijavec

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Christian Rijavec Freestyle skiing
nation AustriaAustria Austria
birthday April 18, 1972
place of birth Klagenfurt am Wörthersee
Career
discipline Aerials
status resigned
End of career 2007
Medal table
World Cup medals 0 × gold 2 × silver 0 × bronze
FIS Freestyle Skiing World Championships
silver 1995 La Clusaz Aerials
silver 1999 Meiringen Aerials
Placements in the Freestyle Skiing World Cup
 Debut in the World Cup December 1, 1990
 World Cup victories 8th
 Overall World Cup 8. ( 1995/96 )
 Aerials World Cup 2. ( 1995/96 )
 Podium placements 1. 2. 3.
 Aerials 8th 10 4th
 

Christian Rijavec (born April 18, 1972 in Klagenfurt ) is a former Austrian freestyle skier . He was specialized in the discipline aerials (German jumping).

Career

Rijavec grew up in Vienna, Velden am Wörther See and Seefeld in Tirol . His career as a ski freestyler began in Tirol in 1987. From 1988 he was supported by Hugo Bonatti . In the same year Rijavec took part in the Austrian state championships for the first time, in 1989 he made his debut in the European Cup in Altenmarkt im Pongau . When he first competed in the 1990 World Cup in La Plagne, Rijavec finished in 13th place and thus landed in the World Cup points for the first time.

At the 1991 International Youth Championships in Le Sauze , he won his first international title in the aerials discipline. After he had successfully started the 1991/92 season, he traveled to the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville and took part in the freestyle demonstration competition there. After finishing eighth in the qualification, he reached 13th place in the competition. In March he was fifth in Inawashiro and was placed among the top ten for the first time.

At the Freestyle Skiing World Championships in 1993 in Altenmarkt im Pongau , he finished 14th. At the beginning of the 1993/94 season , Rijavec in Tignes managed to achieve the podium in third for the first time. The races in Piancavallo and Blackcomb , in which he finished second, went even better .

At the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer , freestyle skiing was part of the regular Olympic program for the first time. Rijavec started as one of the medal favorites, but in the end did not get beyond 14th place. After just a few World Cups in the 1994/95 season , he achieved his first World Cup victory in Piancavallo on December 27, 1994. He was also at the top of the podium in Blackcomb and Breckenridge.

At the Freestyle Skiing World Championships in La Clusaz in 1995 , Rijavec won the silver medal in the aerials discipline. In January 1996 he won the World Cup in Lake Placid and a little later in Mont-Tremblant . He finished the season in second place in the overall Aerials ranking and eighth in the overall World Cup ranking. In the following years, however, he was no longer able to build on this success.

At the beginning of the 1996/97 season he succeeded again in the World Cup in Mont-Tremblant. At the Freestyle Skiing World Championships in 1997 , he narrowly missed a medal in fifth. At his last World Cup of the season in Hundfjaellet , he managed to win again. It was his last in the World Cup. At the following Winter Olympics in 1998 , he was seventh again and again missed an Olympic medal.

At the Freestyle Skiing World Championships in 1999 , Rijavec once again secured the silver medal in the aerials. However, after he could not return to the top of the world for the next eight years, he finally ended his active career in 2007.

In addition to his sporting career, Christian Rijavec worked as a composer, musician and singer. He created 5 music albums and video clips as well as various singles.

Sporting successes

  • 1 gold medal at the International Youth Championships in La Sauze (FRA)
  • 3 participation in Olympic Winter Games
  • 2 silver medals at world championships
  • 25 podium places in the World Cup, including 8 wins
  • 4 European Cup victories
  • 1 overall European Cup victory
  • 3 podiums on the US Pro Tour, including 1 victory
  • 2 Euro-Pro-Tour overall victories (4 podiums, including 3 wins)
  • 12 times Austrian national champion
  • Record - on January 8, 1995 in Blackcomb (Canada) he was the first to achieve the maximum number of points for a full-full-full (three somersaults and three twists)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ World Ski Championships 1993 - Men's Aerials in the database of the International Ski Federation (English), accessed on February 23, 2014
  2. ↑ World Ski Championships 1995 - Men's Aerials in the database of the International Ski Federation (English), accessed on February 23, 2014
  3. ↑ World Ski Championships 1997 - Men's Aerials in the database of the International Ski Federation (English), accessed on February 23, 2014
  4. ↑ World Ski Championships 1999 - Men's Aerials in the database of the International Ski Federation (English), accessed on February 23, 2014
personal data
SURNAME Rijavec, Christian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian freestyle skis
DATE OF BIRTH April 18, 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH Klagenfurt am Wörthersee , Austria