Vincent Kriechmayr: Experience on the fast line

Vincent Kriechmayr's career has taken him through the speed disciplines of alpine skiing. The Austrian became world champion in both super-G and downhill in the same winter. His World Cup wins are split between the two events. If you follow him in 2026/27, it is therefore worth taking the differences between race venues seriously rather than treating every fast slope as the same challenge.

Kriechmayr is part of the Austrian national team for the new season. He finished eighth in the overall World Cup in 2025/26. He came second in the super-G discipline standings. This gives the profile a current sporting starting point without turning experience and achievements into a prediction for next winter.

Kriechmayr was born in Linz and is affiliated with TVN Wels in sporting terms. Austrian federation information places him in Upper Austria. His career therefore cannot simply be assigned to the best-known Tyrolean race venue. Background, club and the location of a major success fulfil different roles.

He made his World Cup debut in December 2010. As a junior, he won silver in the giant slalom at the 2011 World Junior Championships. This medal came before his later focus on the speed disciplines. It was an early milestone before his subsequent successes in downhill and super-G.

If you place his early and later results side by side, a more precise picture emerges than through a label such as veteran. His career includes development. The major titles came later, as did World Cup successes on various fast slopes. These stages provide a sporting context for his later titles.

At the 2021 World Championships in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Kriechmayr first won the super-G and then the downhill. In the same season, he won the super-G discipline standings in the World Cup. An individual championship event and the season series therefore came together in the same winter. The two measures nevertheless remain different.

At the 2025 World Championships, he won downhill silver. At the 2026 Olympics, he added silver in the team combined event. The team medal explicitly belongs to a joint event. It is not reinterpreted here as an additional individual medal.

As of 22 October 2026, his record stands at twenty individual World Cup wins, ten each in downhill and super-G. The most recent winter ended with fourth place in the downhill World Cup and second place in the super-G. Such figures describe what has been achieved. Whether an individual slope will produce a successful race day in the new winter remains open.

Wengen is one of the important places in Kriechmayr's career. He won the Lauberhorn downhill there in 2019. For 2026/27, it remains a useful sporting reference point if you want to follow his speed races. Check the current programme and spectator access with the organiser.

Kitzbühel offers another focal point. The race weekend from 22 to 24 January 2027 includes super-G, downhill and slalom. The two speed events are relevant to Kriechmayr's profile.

Garmisch-Partenkirchen is also one of the race venues to consider for a fast winter. The men's events are scheduled for 20 and 21 February 2027. The date sources were checked on 22 October 2026. This does not guarantee Kriechmayr's participation; individual starts will only be confirmed by the team selections.

The World Championships in Crans-Montana from 1 to 14 February 2027 are another focal point of the winter. Downhill and super-G fit Kriechmayr's title history. Participation will be decided by the Austrian selection, not by the number of previous medals. Schedule status: 22 October 2026.

The Hahnenkamm organiser lists spectator areas on skis at Mausefalleboden, Seidlalm and Oberhausberg. Such a spot is suitable if you are interested in a particular section of the course and can manage the access safely. Check the open route and the return journey together. Knowing the name of a famous section is not the same as having a complete route plan.

In the finish area, you can follow the final phase and compare times more easily. This is our recommendation for a first visit. The view from the slope is more immediate, but it remains only a snapshot. Before buying a ticket, consider whether you prefer a close-up view of movement or the broader context of the race.

For Garmisch, the organising committee refers to the Kandahar Arena, Kreuzeckbahnhof and designated footpaths. The arrival information also contains older times. Do not use them as a timetable for 2027.

His background and club environment are in Upper Austria.

Compare accommodation based on the actual routes to the cable car and spectator access. Plan a separate day of skiing apart from the race visit, especially if a spot on the slope involves additional walking. When watching, choose a level of terrain and follow how different skiers approach it. This kind of comparison makes speed skiing tangible, even if you can see only a small part of the full course.