Hoffmann made his debut in the FIS World Cup in Tignes in November 1997 , where he finished fifth. In the same month he won his first World Cup victory in Hintertux . At the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano , she came 17th. The following year he finished second at the Burton US Open in 2000, third. At the 2001 Snowboard World Championships in Madonna di Campiglio , he came fourth. The following year he finished 20th at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City . After two second places at the beginning of the 2002/03 season, he achieved 14th place at the 2003 Snowboard World Championships on Kreischberg . In March 2003 he won two World Cups and finished second once. He won the Halfpipe World Cup with it. In the following season he came in the top ten six times in the World Cup, including two second places and a third place and thus reached third place in the Halfpipe World Cup. After finishing 30th at the World Cup in Saas-Fee at the beginning of the 2004/05 season, he finished 21st at the 2005 Snowboard World Championships in Stoneham . At the following World Cup he came back on the podium in Sungwoo with third place and reached 22nd place in the Halfpipe World Cup at the end of the season. At the beginning of the 2005/06 season he won his fourth World Cup in Valle Nevado . In the further course of the season he came under the top ten four times, including third place in Leysin and thus achieved second place in the Halfpipe World Cup. At the season highlight, the 2006 Winter Olympics , he finished 34th. In the 2006/07 season he achieved three top ten results in the World Cup, including third place in Bardonecchia and thus tenth in the Halfpipe World Cup. At the Snowboard World Championships 2007 in Arosa , he achieved 18th place. He completed his last international competition in October 2009 in the European Cup in Saas-Fee and finished ninth.
Hoffmann was German champion in the halfpipe in 1994, 1996, 1997 and 2003.
Germany
World cup
Hintertux
Sapporo
Serre Chevalier
Valle Nevado