Max Franz
| File:ÖOC Olympiaeinkleidung Pyeongchang 2018 Max Franz 850 9622.jpg February 2018 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 September 1989 |
| Occupation | Alpine skier |
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Sport | |
| Skiing career | |
| Disciplines | Downhill, Super-G, Combined |
| Club | SV Weissbriach Ski Sektion – Kaern |
| World Cup debut | 28 November 2009 (age 20) |
| Website | maxfranz.at |
| Olympics | |
| Teams | 2 – (2014, 2018) |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Championships | |
| Teams | 4 – (2013–21) |
| Medals | 1 (0 gold) |
| World Cup | |
| Seasons | 10 – (2012–2021) |
| Wins | 3 – (2 DH, 1 SG) |
| Podiums | 10 – (6 DH, 4 SG) |
| Overall titles | 0 – (15th in 2015) |
| Discipline titles | 0 – (5th in SG, 2018) |
Medal record | |
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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.
Career
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]Race podiums
[edit | edit source]| Season | ||||
| Date | Location | Discipline | Place | |
| 2013 | 24 Nov 2012 | Canada Lake Louise, Canada | Downhill | 2nd |
| 2014 | 26 Jan 2014 | Austria Kitzbühel, Austria | Super-G | 3rd |
| 2015 | 21 Feb 2015 | Austria Saalbach, Austria | Downhill | 2nd |
| 2017 | 17 Dec 2016 | Italy Val Gardena, Italy | Downhill | 1st |
| 2018 | 26 Nov 2017 | Canada Lake Louise, Canada | Super-G | 2nd |
| 15 Dec 2017 | Italy Val Gardena, Italy | Super-G | 2nd | |
| 16 Dec 2017 | Downhill | 3rd | ||
| 2019 | 24 Nov 2018 | Canada Lake Louise, Canada | Downhill | 1st |
| 1 Dec 2018 | United States Beaver Creek, USA | Super-G | 1st | |
| 15 Dec 2018 | Italy Val Gardena, Italy | Downhill | 2nd |
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Season standings
[edit | edit source]| 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
[edit | edit source]| Year | ||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super G | Downhill | Combined | |
| 2013 | 23 | — | — | — | 23 | — |
| 2015 | 25 | — | — | — | 19 | — |
| 2017 | 27 | — | — | 13 | 3 | — |
| 2021 | 31 | DNF |
Olympic results
[edit | edit source]| 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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External links
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- Max Franz at the International Ski and Snowboard FederationLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Max Franz at Ski-DB Alpine Ski DatabaseLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Max Franz at Atomic Skis (archived)
- Max Franz at OlympediaLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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- Max Franz at Ski Austria (in German) (archive)
- Max Franz at Team Austria (in German)
- Official website (in German)
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