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Max Franz (born 1 September 1989) is an Austrian World Cup alpine ski racer. Born in Klagenfurt, Carinthia, he focuses on the speed events of Downhill and Super-G.

Max Franz
February 2018
Personal information
Born (1989-09-01) 1 September 1989 (age 35)
Klagenfurt, Carinthia, Austria
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesDownhill, Super-G, Combined
ClubSV Weissbriach
Ski Sektion – Kaern
World Cup debut28 November 2009 (age 20)
Websitemaxfranz.at
Olympics
Teams2 – (2014, 2018)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams4 – (201321)
Medals1 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons10 – (20122021)
Wins3 – (2 DH, 1 SG)
Podiums10 – (6 DH, 4 SG)
Overall titles0 – (15th in 2015)
Discipline titles0 – (5th in SG, 2018)
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing  Austria
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 St. Moritz Downhill

Career

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Franz made his World Cup debut in November 2009 at Lake Louise, Canada. Three years later, Franz made his first World Cup podium in November 2012, in the Downhill at Lake Louise.[1]

He is the cousin of alpine skier Werner Franz.[2]

In 2017, Franz took his first World Cup win in Val Gardena in the downhill. He has two other wins in the World Cup, namely in Super G and another one in downhill. He also succeeded in the World Championships of 2017, where he achieved third place.[3]

During a training event in Copper Mountain (USA), Franz fell and suffered fractures in both lower legs, making him unable to participate in the 2022/23 World Cup and the 2023 World Championships.[3]

World cup results

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Race podiums

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  • 3 wins – (2 DH, 1 SG)
  • 10 podiums – (6 DH, 4 SG)
Season
Date Location Discipline Place
2013 24 Nov 2012   Lake Louise, Canada Downhill 2nd
2014 26 Jan 2014   Kitzbühel, Austria Super-G 3rd
2015 21 Feb 2015   Saalbach, Austria Downhill 2nd
2017 17 Dec 2016   Val Gardena, Italy Downhill 1st
2018 26 Nov 2017   Lake Louise, Canada Super-G 2nd
15 Dec 2017   Val Gardena, Italy Super-G 2nd
16 Dec 2017 Downhill 3rd
2019 24 Nov 2018   Lake Louise, Canada Downhill 1st
1 Dec 2018   Beaver Creek, USA Super-G 1st
15 Dec 2018   Val Gardena, Italy Downhill 2nd

Season standings

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Season
Age Overall Slalom Giant
Slalom
Super G Downhill Combined
2011 21 140 57 39
2012 22 32 14 24 23
2013 23 26 18 9
2014 24 26 15 13 37
2015 25 15 8 10 24
2016 26 43 22 27 28
2017 27 25 6 16
2018 28 17 5 10
  2019 ^ 29 21 56 11 9
2020 30 52 18 29
2021 31 43 19 13
Standings through 17 Jan 2021
^ Season-ending injury in January 2019

World Championship results

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Year
Age Slalom Giant
Slalom
Super G Downhill Combined
2013 23 23
2015 25 19
2017 27 13 3
2021 31 DNF

Olympic results

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Year
Age Slalom Giant
Slalom
Super G Downhill Combined
2014 24 6 9 DNF2
2018 28 17 11
2022 32 DNF 9

References

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  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Beaver Creek/Super-G: Max Franz a perdu connaissance quelques secondes" [Beaver Creek / Super-G: Max Franz lost consciousness for a few seconds]. Eurosport (in French). 2 December 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Franz bricht sich bei schwerem Sturz beide Beine" (in German). Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
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