Willis Feasey
Willis Feasey | |||
nation | New Zealand | ||
birthday | 28th August 1992 (age 28) | ||
place of birth | Christchurch , New Zealand | ||
size | 175 cm | ||
Weight | 85 kg | ||
Career | |||
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discipline |
Downhill , Super-G , giant slalom , slalom , combination |
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society | Wanaka Ski and Snowsports Club | ||
Trainer | Nils Coberger | ||
status | active | ||
Placements in the Alpine Ski World Cup | |||
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last change: February 15, 2019 |
Willis Feasey (born August 28, 1992 in Christchurch ) is a New Zealand ski racer . The six-time New Zealand champion starts in all disciplines, with his strengths being in giant slalom and super-G .
biography
Willis Feasey is from Twizel and started skiing at the age of two. He competed in his first races when he was ten. He trains on Coronet Peak near Queenstown and starts for the Wanaka Ski and Snowsports Club.
Before his 15th birthday, he contested his first FIS races in New Zealand . In the same year he started in the Australian New Zealand Cup (ANC) for the first time. At his first Junior World Championship in January 2011 in Crans-Montana , he started in all disciplines and achieved 21st place as the best performance in the combination . After four starts a year later in Roccaraso, he was unable to match that. In February 2013 he competed in four races at his first world championship in Schladming and finished downhill and giant slalom in 38th and 70th.
On December 7th, 2013 he made his World Cup debut in the Super-G of Beaver Creek and since then has mainly started in giant slalom. Only two days later he suffered a shoulder dislocation in a giant slalom in Loveland , which resulted in a break from racing of around two months. He had to do without the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi . At the World Championships in Vail , he started in all disciplines for the first time, but was only able to classify in combination (37th place) and downhill (40th place). After improving over the years in the Australian New Zealand Cup, he became the first New Zealander to win the overall standings in September 2016. He finished his third World Championship in St. Moritz with 34th place in the Super-G.
At his first Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang , he finished 36th and 37th in giant slalom and Super-G. In the slalom he was eliminated in the first round.
successes
Olympic games
- Pyeongchang 2018 : 36th giant slalom, 37th Super-G
World championships
- Schladming 2013 : 38th run, 70th giant slalom
- Vail / Beaver Creek 2015 : 37th combination, 40th descent
- St. Moritz 2017 : 34th Super-G
- Åre 2019 : 34th giant slalom
Australian New Zealand Cup
- 2011 season: 10th Super-G rating
- 2013 season: 3rd overall ranking, 1st Super G ranking, 4th combined ranking, 5th downhill ranking, 7th giant slalom ranking
- 2015 season: 8th overall ranking, 7th giant slalom ranking
- Season 2016: 1st overall ranking, 1st Super-G ranking, 3rd giant slalom ranking
- 2017 season : 5th giant slalom ranking
- 11 podium places, including 3 wins:
date | place | country | discipline |
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18th September 2013 | Mount Hutt | New Zealand | Super G |
23rd August 2016 | Mount Hotham | Australia | Giant slalom |
September 6, 2016 | Mount Hutt | New Zealand | Super G |
- ↑ The races of the Australian New Zealand Cup are held annually in August and September (southern winter) and are already included in the coming international season.
Junior World Championships
- Crans-Montana 2011 : 21st super combination, 51st slalom, 60th giant slalom, 67th descent
- Roccaraso 2012 : 34th Super-G, 53rd giant slalom
More Achievements
- 6 New Zealand championship titles (giant slalom 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017, slalom 2015, Super-G 2016)
- 8 victories in FIS races
Web links
- Official website
- Willis Feasey in the database of the International Ski Federation (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Willis Feasey. New Zealand Olympic Committee, accessed February 7, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Athlete Profile - Willis Feasey. PyeongChang 2018 , accessed February 6, 2018 .
- ↑ World Cup and a Prang! Willis Feasey, December 9, 2013, accessed February 7, 2018 .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Feasey, Willis |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | New Zealand ski racer |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 28, 1992 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Christchurch |