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Peter Fill

Alpine skier
Peter Fill in February 2011
Disciplines	Downhill, Super-G, Combined
Club	CS Carabinieri
Born	(1982-11-12) 12 November 1982 (age 42) Brixen, South Tyrol, Italy
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
World Cup debut	7 March 2002 (age 19)
Retired	1 February 2020
Website	peter-fill.com
Olympics
Teams	4 (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018)
Medals	0
World Championships
Teams	7 (2003–13, 2017)
Medals	2 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	17 (2002–2018)
Wins	3 (2 DH, 1 SG)
Podiums	22 (13 DH, 5 SG, 4 AC)
Overall titles	0 – (6th in 2007, 2017)
Discipline titles	3 – (2 DH, 1 AC)
Medal record Men's alpine skiing Representing  Italy International alpine ski competitions Event 1st 2nd 3rd World Championships 0 1 1 World Junior Championships 1 0 1 World Cup race podiums Event 1st 2nd 3rd Downhill 2 6 5 Super-G 1 2 2 Combined 0 2 2 World Championships Silver 2009 Val-d'Isère Super-G Bronze 2011 Garmisch Combined

Peter Fill at Val Gardena in December 2013

Peter Fill (born November 12, 1982) is a famous former alpine ski racer from northern Italy. He was born in Brixen, South Tyrol. Peter used to compete in all types of ski races. Later, he focused on fast events like downhill, Super-G, and combined (a mix of races). He won the World Cup season title for downhill skiing twice, in 2016 and 2017. He also won the combined title in 2018.

Skiing Journey

Peter Fill was a very skilled skier who could compete well in many different types of races. In the 2007 season, he was one of the top skiers aiming for the overall World Cup title. He was the first Italian skier since Alberto Tomba to be in the top ten overall.

Peter learned to ski when he was just three years old. His first teacher was Frieda Senoner. He started to achieve success during his middle school years, coached by Peter Thomaseth. In 1997-1998, he trained at the Seiser Alm center with his uncle Arnold as his coach.

He quickly moved up in the ski world. In 1999, he won every event at the National Junior Championships, earning four gold medals. The Italian newspapers called him "the phenomenon" because of his amazing talent.

In 2000, Peter joined the national team for the first time. He also became a member of the Carabinieri sports group. In 2001, as a junior, he won a bronze medal in the super-G at the Junior World Championships. This was his first big international success.

In February 2002, Peter won the World Juniors. This led to his first World Cup race on March 7, 2002, in Austria. He finished 12th in the super-G, even beating the famous Norwegian skier Lasse Kjus by a tiny bit. While Peter was strongest in downhill and super-G, he was also good at other technical races. On January 13, 2006, he earned his first World Cup podium, finishing 3rd in a super combined race in Switzerland.

Between 2006 and 2007, Peter had seven podium finishes in World Cup races. He placed in the top three four times in downhill, twice in super-G, and once in combined. However, he didn't win any of these races. On March 21, 2007, he became the Italian Champion in multiple events, bringing his total national championships to three.

In 2008, he didn't reach the podium but still finished in the top ten six times. On November 29, 2008, Peter won his first World Cup race in Canada. He won the downhill event, becoming only the seventh Italian skier to win a World Cup downhill race.

On February 4, 2009, he won a silver medal in super-G at the World Championships in France. He raced on a very difficult, icy slope. He finished ahead of three-time World Champion Aksel Lund Svindal, but couldn't beat the Swiss skier Didier Cuche. This silver medal was the only one won by the Italian men's team at those championships.

Peter won his second World Cup race in 2016. It was a downhill race in Kitzbühel, Austria, on a tough, windy day. This race unfortunately ended the season for overall leader Aksel Lund Svindal. Peter went on to become the first Italian to win the World Cup downhill title. He finished 10th in the final downhill race of the season in March 2016, ending 26 points ahead of Svindal.

Personal Life

Peter Fill is a cousin of Denise Karbon, who was also a famous giant slalom skier. After middle school, Peter started working as an auto body mechanic and went to a vocational school. However, he left school to focus more on his alpine skiing career.

His first language is German, but he also speaks Italian and English very well. Peter looks up to his uncle Norbert Rier, who is the leader of a popular folk music group called Kastelruther Spatzen. His uncle's group even dedicated a song to Peter for his silver medal in super-G at the 2009 World Championships.

From 2007, Peter's manager was Andreas Goller. His ski technician, who helps prepare his skis, was Sepp Kuppelwieser.

During the 2009 season, some of Peter's sponsors offered him a special prize. If he won the downhill race at the World Cup finals in Sweden, he would win an Artega GT sports car!

World Cup Achievements

Season Titles

Peter Fill won 3 World Cup season titles:

• 2 in downhill
• 1 in combined

Season Standings

This table shows Peter Fill's overall ranking and his ranking in different ski disciplines each season.

Race Podiums

Peter Fill won 3 World Cup races and stood on the podium (top 3) 22 times.

• 3 wins (2 in Downhill, 1 in Super-G)
• 22 podiums (13 in Downhill, 5 in Super-G, 4 in Combined)

Season	Date	Location	Discipline	Place
2006	13 Jan 2006	Wengen, Switzerland	Super combined	3rd
	20 Jan 2006	Kitzbühel, Austria	Super-G	2nd
	15 Mar 2006	Åre, Sweden	Downhill	3rd
2007	25 Nov 2006	Lake Louise, Canada	Downhill	3rd
	20 Dec 2006	Hinterstoder, Austria	Super-G	2nd
	29 Dec 2006	Bormio, Italy	Downhill	2nd
	13 Jan 2007	Wengen, Switzerland	Downhill	3rd
2009	29 Nov 2008	Lake Louise, Canada	Downhill	1st
	16 Jan 2009	Wengen, Switzerland	Super combined	2nd
2014	6 Dec 2013	Beaver Creek, USA	Downhill	3rd
	7 Dec 2013		Super-G	3rd
2016	28 Nov 2015	Lake Louise, Canada	Downhill	2nd
	29 Nov 2015		Super-G	3rd
	23 Jan 2016	Kitzbühel, Austria	Downhill	1st
2017	3 Dec 2016	Val-d'Isère, France	Downhill	2nd
	27 Jan 2017	Garmisch, Germany	Downhill	3rd
	28 Jan 2017			2nd
	25 Feb 2017	Kvitfjell, Norway	Downhill	2nd
	26 Feb 2017		Super-G	1st
	15 Mar 2017	Aspen, USA	Downhill	2nd
2018	29 Dec 2017	Bormio, Italy	Super combined	2nd
	12 Jan 2018	Wengen, Switzerland	Super combined	3rd

World Championship Results

Peter Fill competed in many World Championships, earning two medals.

Olympic Results

Peter Fill represented Italy in four Winter Olympic Games.

Images for kids

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  Peter Fill in February 2011

See also

• Italian skiers who closed in top 10 in overall World Cup