Tomáš Kraus (skier)

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Tomáš Kraus Freestyle skiing
Tomáš Kraus on January 9, 2010 in Les Contamines
nation Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic
birthday March 3, 1974
place of birth Děčín
Career
discipline Ski cross
society USK Prague
status active
Medal table
World championships 2 × gold 0 × silver 0 × bronze
FIS Freestyle Skiing World Championships
gold 2005 Ruka Ski cross
gold 2007 Madonna di Campiglio Ski cross
Placements in the Freestyle Skiing World Cup
 Debut in the World Cup November 30, 2002
 World Cup victories 15th
 Overall World Cup 1. ( 2005/06 )
 Ski cross world cup 1. ( 2004/05 , 2005/06,
2007/08 , 2008/09 )
 Podium placements 1. 2. 3.
 Ski cross 15th 5 7th
last change: January 26, 2015

Tomáš Kraus (born March 3, 1974 in Děčín ) is a Czech skier. At the beginning of his career he was an alpine ski runner , but could hardly achieve any successes worth mentioning. In 2002 he switched to freestyle skiing and specialized in ski cross . In this discipline he is one of the most successful athletes ever with two world championship titles and four victories in the discipline classification; there is also an overall World Cup victory.

biography

From December 1994 Kraus took part in FIS races and achieved a total of eleven victories in nine years. At the 1999 Winter Universiade in Jasná , he won the slalom silver medal behind Kilian Albrecht . In the European Cup drove Kraus only twice in the points, in the Nor-Am Cup three times. Between February 2000 and January 2003 he started in a total of six World Cup slaloms, but never qualified for the second run. With four participations in world championships in 1997 and 2003 resulted in a 28th place in slalom as the best result. There are also five Czech championship titles . He contested his last alpine ski race in March 2004.

In the 2002/03 season, the World Ski Association FIS added the discipline of ski cross to the program of the Freestyle Skiing World Cup . Kraus participated on November 30, 2002 in Tignes in the first ski cross world cup race in history and won it. In the following 2003/04 season, fourth place remained the best result. He then decided to concentrate fully on ski cross. In the 2004/05 World Cup season, he won three out of five races and also won the discipline classification. At the 2005 World Championships in Ruka , he became the first ever ski cross world champion.

In the 2005/06 season three more World Cup victories were added. This was enough not only to win the discipline ranking, but also to win the overall World Cup. The 2006/07 season ended without a victory in a World Cup race, but Kraus was able to successfully defend his world title at the 2007 World Cup in Madonna di Campiglio . In the 2007/08 season he again proved to be the world's best ski crosser by winning four of the eight World Cup races and again winning the discipline ranking. His worst result was fifth.

Also in the 2008/09 season, Kraus was the best in three World Cup races and was never worse than ninth. This was enough for him to win the discipline ranking for the fourth time. However, he had to accept a bitter disappointment at the 2009 World Cup in Inawashiro , when he was eliminated early and did not get past 23rd place.

In the 2009/10 season Kraus was on the podium twice in a World Cup race, but the 2010 Winter Olympics ended with 11th place rather disappointingly. In the 2010/11 season he was able to achieve two podium finishes. At the 2011 World Cup in Deer Valley , he just missed a medal in fourth.

Success in ski cross

Olympic games

World championships

World Cup ratings

World Cup victories

  • 27 podium places, of which 15 wins:
date place country
November 30, 2002 Tignes France
January 7, 2005 Les Contamines France
January 15, 2005 Pozza di Fassa Italy
January 21, 2005 Kreischberg Austria
January 14, 2006 Les Contamines France
January 20, 2006 Kreischberg Austria
March 11, 2006 Sierra Nevada Spain
January 12, 2008 Les Contamines France
January 16, 2008 Flaine France
January 20, 2008 Kreischberg Austria
February 22, 2008 Sierra Nevada Spain
January 14, 2009 Flaine France
February 19, 2009 Voss Norway
March 20, 2009 La Plagne France
3rd February 2013 Grass ears Germany

More Achievements

  • Czech ski cross champion 2007, 2008 and 2009

Successes in alpine skiing

  • Five-time Czech champion :
    • Giant slalom: 1998 and 1999
    • Slalom: 1998 and 1999
    • Super-G: 1998
  • Universiade 1999 in Jasná: 2nd giant slalom
  • 11 victories in FIS races (7 × slalom, 4 × giant slalom)

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personal data
SURNAME Kraus, Tomáš
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Czech freestyle skier and alpine skier
DATE OF BIRTH March 3, 1974
PLACE OF BIRTH Děčín