Markus Wittner
Encyclopedia
Markus Wittner is an Austria
n freestyle skier
who specializes in the skicross
discipline.
He made his World Cup debut in November 2002 in Tignes
, finishing third. He followed up with a third place in January 2003 in Laax
. Over the next seasons he achieved a handful of top-ten results, as well as finishing 21st at the 2005 World Championships
, but his next podium places came in January and February 2006 in Kreischberg and Pec
respectively. He recorded another third place in January 2009 in Les Contamines.
He represents the sports club SC Kitzbühel.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n freestyle skier
Freestyle skiing
Freestyle skiing is form of skiing which used to encompass two disciplines: aerials, and moguls. Except the two disciplines mentioned earlier Freestyle Skiing now consists of Skicross, Half Pipe and Slope Style...
who specializes in the skicross
Skicross
Ski Cross is a type of skiing competition. It is based on the snowboarding discipline of boardercross...
discipline.
He made his World Cup debut in November 2002 in Tignes
Tignes
Tignes is a commune in the Tarentaise Valley, Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.It is also a ski resort near Val d'Isère, that are linked together as the "Espace Killy" region...
, finishing third. He followed up with a third place in January 2003 in Laax
Laax
Laax is a municipality in the district of Surselva in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.-Geography:Laax has an area, , of . Of this area, 35.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 30.6% is forested...
. Over the next seasons he achieved a handful of top-ten results, as well as finishing 21st at the 2005 World Championships
FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2005
The 2005 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships took place at the Rukatunturi ski resort in Kuusamo, Finland, between March 17th and March 20th. Five events were held for each sex, including half-pipe, skicross, ariels, moguls and dual moguls.-Half-Pipe:...
, but his next podium places came in January and February 2006 in Kreischberg and Pec
Pec
Peć or Pejë is a city and municipality in north-western Kosovo and Metohija - Serbia, and the administrative centre of the homonymous district. Governor of city is Ali Berisha....
respectively. He recorded another third place in January 2009 in Les Contamines.
He represents the sports club SC Kitzbühel.