David Hofer (cross-country skier)

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David Hofer Cross-country skiing
David Hofer (2012)

David Hofer (2012)

nation ItalyItaly Italy
birthday 21st June 1983 (age 37)
place of birth Bolzano , Italy
Career
society CS Carabinieri
status active
Medal table
National championships 1 × gold 1 × silver 4 × bronze
Placements in the cross-country skiing world cup
 Debut in the World Cup October 22, 2005
 Overall World Cup 29. ( 2008/09 )
 Sprint World Cup 23rd ( 2008/09 )
 Distance World Cup 31st ( 2008/09 )
 Podium placements 1. 2. 3.
 Sprint races 0 0 1
 Team sprint 0 0 2
last change: April 12, 2014

David Hofer (born June 21, 1983 in Bozen ) is an Italian cross-country skier .

Career

Until 2008, Hofer mainly took part in the races of the Continental Cup and the Alpine Cup. His first World Cup race ran in October 2005 in Düsseldorf , which he finished with 51st place in the sprint. He won his first World Cup points in December 2008 in Davos with 23rd place in the sprint. He finished the Tour de Ski 2008/09 in 24th place. In January 2009 in Vancouver she achieved fourth place for the first time in a top ten result in the cross-country skiing world cup . His best placement at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Liberec in 2009 was 36th place over 50 km freestyle. He finished the 2008/09 season in 29th place in the overall World Cup ranking.

In the following season Hofer mainly achieved placements in the midfield, a tenth place in the 30 km mass start race was his best individual result. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he reached 39th place in the sprint. His best placement at the Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 in Oslo was 18th place in the sprint. His best World Cup results were in the 2010/11 and 2011/12 seasons, each with a third place in the team sprint. He finished the 2011/12 Tour de Ski in 34th place. In 2012 he became the Italian sprint champion. At the Nordic World Ski Championships in 2013 in Val di Fiemme , he finished fourth in the relay and fifth in the team sprint. At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi , 15th place in the sprint and fifth place with the relay were his best results. In the 2014/15 season he achieved 74th place at the Nordic Opening in Lillehammer and 41st place at the Tour de Ski 2015 . At the Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun in 2015 , he came in 43rd place over 15 km freestyle and 32nd place in the skiathlon.

World Cup Statistics

The table shows the placements achieved in detail.

  • 1st – 3rd place: Number of podium placements
  • Top 10: Number of places in the top ten
  • Points ranks: Number of placements within the point ranks
  • Starts: Number of races run in the respective discipline
  • Note: In the distance races, the classification is based on the FIS.
placement Distance races a Skiathlon
pursuit 		sprint Stage
race b 		total Team c
≤ 5 km ≤ 10 km ≤ 15 km ≤ 30 km > 30 km sprint Season
1st place  
2nd place  
3rd place 1 1 2
Top 10 3 4th 7th 5 6th
Scoring 7th 4th 21st 2 34 8th 8th
Starts 18th 1 2 8th 35 10 74 8th 8th
Status: end of season 2014/15
a including individual starts and mass starts according to FIS classification
bEntire race, not individual stages, e.g. B. Tour de Ski, Nordic Opening, season finale
c Possibly incomplete due to a lack of suitable sources before 2001

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personal data
SURNAME Hofer, David
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian cross-country skier
DATE OF BIRTH June 21, 1983
PLACE OF BIRTH Bolzano