Stefano "Sabo" Gross (born 4 September 1986) is a World Cup alpine ski racer from northern Italy. Born in Bozen, South Tyrol, Gross was raised in Pozza di Fassa in Trentino; he races in the technical events and specializes in the slalom.[1]
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| Born | 4 September 1986 Bolzano, South Tyrol, Italy | |||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||
| Skiing career | ||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Slalom | |||||||||||
| Club | G.S. Fiamme Gialle | |||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 22 December 2008 (age 22) | |||||||||||
| Website | stefanogross.com | |||||||||||
| Olympics | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 2 – (2014, 2018) | |||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | |||||||||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 7 – (2011–2023) | |||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | |||||||||||
| World Cup | ||||||||||||
| Seasons | 12 – (2009–2021) | |||||||||||
| Wins | 1 – (1 SL) | |||||||||||
| Podiums | 12 – (11 SL, 1 PSL) | |||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (16th in 2015) | |||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (5th in SL in 2012) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editGross made his World Cup debut at Alta Badia in December 2008, and his best results are three podiums in slalom in 2015, including a victory in Adelboden. Gross has represented Italy at seven World Championships and finished tenth in the slalom in 2017. He was fourth in the slalom at the 2014 Winter Olympics.
World Cup results
editSeason standings
edit| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Parallel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 22 | 142 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 23 | 129 | 51 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2011 | 24 | 104 | 36 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2012 | 25 | 25 | 5 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2013 | 26 | 36 | 12 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2014 | 27 | 45 | 13 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2015 | 28 | 16 | 6 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2016 | 29 | 28 | 6 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2017 | 30 | 21 | 7 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | 31 | 32 | 9 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | 32 | 59 | 20 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | 33 | 82 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 34 | 76 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 35 | 96 | 35 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2023 | 36 | 62 | 24 | — | — | — | — |
- Standings through 20 February 2023
Race podiums
edit| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 8 Jan 2012 |  Adelboden, Switzerland |
Slalom | 3rd |
| 24 Jan 2012 |  Schladming, Austria |
Slalom | 2nd | |
| 19 Feb 2012 |  Bansko, Bulgaria |
Slalom | 3rd | |
| 2015 | 11 Jan 2015 | Adelboden, Switzerland |
Slalom | 1st |
| 17 Jan 2015 | Wengen, Switzerland |
Slalom | 2nd | |
| 27 Jan 2015 | Schladming, Austria |
Slalom | 2nd | |
| 2016 | 17 Jan 2016 | Wengen, Switzerland |
Slalom | 3rd |
| 23 Feb 2016 |  Stockholm, Sweden |
Parallel slalom | 3rd | |
| 6 Mar 2016 |  Kranjska Gora, Slovenia |
Slalom | 3rd | |
| 2017 | 22 Dec 2016 |  Madonna di Campiglio, Italy |
Slalom | 3rd |
| 5 Mar 2017 | Kranjska Gora, Slovenia |
Slalom | 2nd | |
| 2020 | 15 Dec 2019 |  Val d'Isère, France |
Slalom | 3rd |
World Championship results
edit| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Parallel | Team event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 24 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 26 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2015 | 28 | DNF2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2017 | 30 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | 32 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2021 | 34 | DNF1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 36 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Olympic results
edit| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 27 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 31 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
References
editExternal links
edit- Stefano Gross at FIS (alpine)
- Stefano Gross at Olympics.com
- Stefano Gross at Olympedia
- Stefano Gross at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Official website (in Italian)
- Italian Winter Sports Federation – (FISI) – alpine skiing – Stefano Gross – (in Italian)
- Völkl Skis – team – Stefano Gross
