Toni Livers

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Toni Livers Cross-country skiing
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nation SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
birthday 2nd June 1983 (age 37)
place of birth Trun , Switzerland
size 182 cm
Weight 72 kg
Career
job Border guards
society Gardes Frontière
status active
Medal table
National medals 15 × gold 8 × silver 4 × bronze
Placements in the cross-country skiing world cup
 Debut in the World Cup December 13, 2003
 World Cup victories in individual 1 ( details )
 World Cup victories in the team 1 ( details )
 Overall World Cup 30. ( 2014/15 )
 Distance World Cup 23rd ( 2006/07 )
 Tour de Ski 12. ( 2015 )
 Podium placements 1. 2. 3.
 Distance races 1 0 0
 Season 1 0 0
Placements in the marathon or Worldloppet Cup
 Debut in the Cup March 14, 2004
 Worldloppet Cup victories 5 ( details )
 Overall rating 1. ( 2015/16 )
 Podium placements 1. 2. 3.
 Single race 5 3 3
last change: April 28, 2019

Toni Livers (born June 2, 1983 in Trun ) is a Swiss cross-country skier .

Career

Toni Livers has been competing in international races since the end of 1999. The Gardes Frontière's medium and long distance specialist initially competed in FIS and Continental Cup races. At the 2002 Junior World Championships in Schonach , twelfth place over 10 kilometers was his best result, over 30 kilometers he was 16th. A year later in Sollefteå he reached fourth place on the 30-kilometer route and tenth place over 10 kilometers at the 2003 Junior World Championships . In December 2003 Livers made his debut in Davos in a race over 15 kilometers as 72nd in the cross-country skiing world cup . After that he mostly started in lower class races and only rarely in the World Cup, but was able to steadily stabilize and improve his performance there. In 2005 he took part in a Nordic World Ski Championships for the first time in Oberstdorf . Over 15 kilometers he reached the 21st place. In the 2005/06 season , the appearances in the World Cup were more frequent. Several times he was able to achieve placements in the area of ​​World Cup points. Highlight of the season was to participate in the 2006 Olympic Winter Games of Turin . In the races of Pragelato Plan he started in the skiathlon (40th) and over 50 kilometers (32nd). With the Swiss relay he was seventh. The post-Olympic season 2006/07 brought Livers' first World Cup victory. In Davos he won over 15 kilometers on February 3, 2007, but had to share the victory with the Frenchman Vincent Vittoz at the same time . Previously, he had finished fourth over 30 kilometers at the Winter Universiade 2007 in Pragelato, Italy . At the Nordic World Ski Championships in Sapporo in 2007 , he was ninth in the skiathlon, tenth with the relay and reached 37th place over 15 kilometers. At the beginning of the following season he finished sixth in Beitostølen over 15 km classic. It was mainly placements in midfield that followed. In March 2008 he became Swiss cross-country skiing champion in the 50 km mass start race.

At the Tour de Ski 2008/09 Livers reached 14th place in the overall ranking. His best placings at the following Nordic World Ski Championships in 2009 in Liberec were 14th place in the 50 km mass start race and seventh place with the relay. He finished 26th over 15 kilometers and crossed the finish line 38th in the skiathlon. At the Swiss cross-country skiing championship in 2009 he won bronze in the sprint and silver in the 15 km freestyle. He finished the season in 34th place in the overall World Cup ranking. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver , he came in 22nd place in the 30 km skiathlon race, 12th place over 15 km freestyle and tenth place with the relay. At the Swiss cross-country skiing championship in 2010, he won gold over 15 km classic and in the 20 km skiathlon race. In December 2010 he won his second World Cup victory in the relay in La Clusaz . At the Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo in 2011 , he reached 55th place in the 50 km mass start race, 54th place in the 30 km skiathlon race and ninth place with the relay. Since 2011 he has mainly competed in the cross-country skiing marathon cup , in which he was able to achieve several podium positions and in 2014 finished fifth in the overall standings. He finished the Tour de Ski 2012/13 and 2013/14 in 50th and 31st place in the overall standings. At the Nordic World Ski Championships in 2013 in Val di Fiemme , he came in 16th place over 15 km freestyle and sixth place with the relay. In May 2013 he won the Fossavatn Ski Marathon . He took 30th place in the 50 km mass start race and seventh place with the relay at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi .

At the beginning of the 2014/15 season, he finished 31st at the Nordic Opening in Lillehammer . He finished the Tour de Ski 2015 in 12th place. In January 2015 he won the Dolomite Run . At the Nordic World Ski Championships 2015 in Falun , he came in 15th place over 15 km freestyle and fifth place in the relay. In April 2015 he won the Ugra Skimarathon and the Skarverennet . He finished the season in 30th place in the overall World Cup and third in the Marathon Cup . In the following season he finished 11 times in individual races in the World Cup, including 23rd place in the 2016 Tour de Ski . In January 2016 he finished second at La Foulée Blanche . At the beginning of March 2016 he won the Bieg Piastów and one day later won the Alpine Cup on the Großer Arber over 30 km freestyle. This was followed by second place in the Engadin Skimarathon . In the last race of the season at the Ugra Ski Marathon , she won in Khanty-Mansiysk and won the overall ranking of the Worldloppet Cup . In April 2016 he won the Skarverennet. In the 2016/17 season he finished 54th in the World Cup mini tour in Lillehammer and 20th in the Tour de Ski 2016/17 . At the season highlight, the Nordic World Ski Championships 2017 in Lahti , he achieved 37th place in the 50 km mass start race. At the Swiss Championships in 2017 in Val Müstair , he finished second over 50 km classic and, together with Jason Rüesch, in the team sprint. He finished the Tour de Ski 2017/18 in 22nd place. At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang , he ran to 40th place in the skiathlon, 34th place over 15 km freestyle and 11th place with the relay.

In the 2018/19 season, Livers finished 42nd in the Lillehammer Triple and 31st in the Tour de Ski 2018/19 . In January 2019 he won the Dolomitenlauf . At the beginning of February 2019, he became Swiss champion over 15 km freestyle in Engelberg . At the season highlight, the Nordic World Ski Championships 2019 in Seefeld in Tirol , he finished 24th in the 50 km mass start race and eighth place in the relay.

successes

Victories in world cup races

World Cup victories in individual

No. date place discipline
1. February 3, 2007 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Davos 15 km freestyle individual start 1

1Simultaneously with Vincent Vittoz .

World Cup victories in the team

No. date place discipline
1. December 19, 2010 FranceFrance La Clusaz 4 × 10 km relay 2

Victories in Continental Cup races

No. date place discipline series
1. March 6, 2016 GermanyGermany Arber 30 km freestyle mass start Alpine Cup

Victories in Worldloppet Cup races

Note: Before the 2015/16 season, the Worldloppet Cup was still called the Marathon Cup .

No. date place run discipline
1. January 18, 2015 AustriaAustria Lienz Dolomites run 42 km freestyle mass start
2. April 11, 2015 RussiaRussia Khanty-Mansiysk Ugra Ski Marathon 30 km freestyle mass start
3. 5th March 2016 PolandPoland Szklarska Poreba Bend Piastów 54 km classic mass start
4th 2nd April 2016 RussiaRussia Khanty-Mansiysk Ugra Ski Marathon 50 km freestyle mass start
5. 20th January 2019 AustriaAustria Obertilliach Dolomites run 60 km freestyle mass start

Other victories in ski marathon races

Medals at national championships

  • 2006 : Silver with the relay
  • 2007 : Gold with the relay
  • 2008 : Gold over 50 km, gold with the relay
  • 2009 : Gold in the skiathlon, gold over 50 km, silver over 15 km, bronze in the sprint
  • 2010 : Gold in the skiathlon, gold over 15 km
  • 2011 : Silver with the relay
  • 2012 : Gold with the relay, bronze over 50 km
  • 2013 : Gold with the relay, gold over 50 km, gold in the pursuit, bronze over 15 km
  • 2014 : gold with the relay, silver over 50 km
  • 2015 : Gold in the team sprint, silver over 50 km
  • 2016 : Gold over 50 km, silver with the relay
  • 2017 : Silver over 50 km, silver with the relay
  • 2019 : Gold over 15 km, bronze in the team sprint

Participation in World Championships and Olympic Winter Games

Olympic games

  • 2006 Turin : 7th place in relay, 32nd place 50 km freestyle mass start, 40th place 30 km skiathlon
  • 2010 Vancouver : 10th place in relay, 12th place 15 km freestyle, 22nd place 30 km skiathlon
  • 2014 Sochi : 7th place relay, 30th place 50 km freestyle mass start
  • 2018 Pyeongchang : 11th place relay, 34th place 15 km freestyle, 40th place 30 km skiathlon

Nordic World Ski Championships

  • 2005 Oberstdorf : 21st place, 15 km freestyle
  • 2007 Sapporo : 9th place 30 km skiathlon, 10th place relay, 37th place 15 km freestyle
  • 2009 Liberec : 7th place relay, 14th place 50 km freestyle mass start, 26th place 15 km classic, 28th place 30 km skiathlon
  • 2011 Oslo : 9th place relay, 54th place 30 km skiathlon, 55th place 50 km freestyle mass start
  • 2013 Val di Fiemme : 6th place relay, 16th place 15 km freestyle
  • 2015 Falun : 5th place in relay, 15th place, 15 km freestyle
  • 2017 Lahti : 37th place 50 km freestyle mass start
  • 2019 Seefeld in Tirol : 8th place relay, 24th place 50 km freestyle mass start

Placements in the World Cup

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 1 1 1
2nd place  
3rd place 1 1
Top 10 1 7th 1 3 12 15th
Scoring 2 5 32 8th 3 21st 6th 77 21st
Starts 9 13 66 13 5 44 28 16 194 21st
Status: end of season 2018/19
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

World Cup overall placements

season total distance sprint
Points space Points space Points space
2005/06 22nd 118. 22nd 79. - -
2006/07 122 43. 122 23. - -
2007/08 120 55. 117 33. 3 105.
2008/09 208 34. 136 30th - -
2009/10 111 63. 111 33. - -
2010/11 40 93. 30th 62. - -
2011/12 24 120. 24 75. - -
2012/13 14th 134. 14th 85. - -
2013/14 42 99 42 59. - -
2014/15 237 30th 149 31. - -
2015/16 160 44. 128 28. - -
2016/17 176 36. 132 28. - -
2017/18 91 58. 55 45. - -
2018/19 34 93. 34 60. - -

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Result of the Fossavatn Ski Marathon 2013
  2. ↑ Livers and Johaug win Skarverennet in Norway
  3. ^ Result Skarverennet 2016
personal data
SURNAME Livers, Toni
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss cross-country skier
DATE OF BIRTH June 2nd 1983
PLACE OF BIRTH Trun GR , Graubünden, Switzerland