Peter Fill
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Peter Fill is an Italian alpine skier
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in the leaders of the Ski World Cup.
At the age of 3 years old, he learned to ski with his first teacher Frieda Senoner. Fill obtained his first successes during his middle-school years, when he was coached by Peter Thomaseth.
In 1997/98 he came to the training-centre Schlerngebiet, where he had his uncle Arnold as coach. In the same year he joined Bolzano-Bozen's B-Pool (coached by Sepp Steinwandter). One year later he advanced to the A-Pool under Stephan Feichter.
In 1999 he had a great success, as he won every discipline at the National Junior Championships: he returned home with 4 Gold Medals and the Italian press called him "the phenomenon".
In 2000, Fill joined the national team for the first time. His coach was Ernst Pfeifhofer, who was also his coach the following year in the Italian B-Team. At the same time he became a member of the Carabinieri
sportsgroup.
In 2001 he achieved his first important success on an international level, a bronze medal in Super-G at the Juniores Alpine Ski World Championship.
In 2002/03 he was part of the A-Team of Flavio Roda for the first time. In February 2002, Fill won the World Juniors and, as a result, took place in his first Super-G race of Ski World Cup on 7 March 2002 at Altenmarkt in Austria, where he placed an impressive 12th preceding the Norwegian Lasse Kjus
for only one hundredth.
While Peter's strengths are the downhill and Super-G, he is also competitive in the technical disciplines. On 13 January 2006 he stood 3rd on the Ski World Cup podium for the Super-Combined in Wengen (Switzerland).
During the 2005/2006 and 2006/2007 seasons, Peter achieved great results, being on the podium 7 times: 4 of them in downhill
and 2 in Super-G, unfortunately without winning any of these competitions.
On 21 March 2007 he became for the third time Italian Champion in different disciplines (2 times in Super-G and one in Giant Slalom).
During the season 2007/2008 he was not able reaching the podium, even if he was six times in the World Cup Top 10.
On 29 November 2008 in Lake Louise
(Canada) he won his first World Cup competition, preceding the Swiss Carlo Janka
and the Swedish Hans Olsson, becoming the seventh Italian in World Cup history winning downhill competition.
On 4 February 2009, he won the silver medal in Super-G during the World Championships in Val d'Isère
(France) on the icy and steep slope Face del Bellevarde. He was able to place himself before the three-time World Champion Aksel Lund Svindal, but was not fast enough to beat the Swiss Didier Cuche.
Peter's medal is the only one won by the Azzurri in male competitions. Because of his excellent result, big celebrations were organized in his hometown Castelrotto. Peter was picked up at home and brought by horse in the town's square, were he joined up with the major, his uncle Norbert Rier, leader of the folk group Kastelruther Spatzen, his family and fans.
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After junior high school he started working as an auto body mechanic attending a professional school, which he left after becoming more and more involved in Alpine ski competitions.
His mother tongue is German and he speaks both Italian and English very well.
His idol in everyday life is his uncle Norbert Rier, leader of the Kastelruther Spatzen
(well-known folk group, especially in German speaking countries) who dedicated the song "Wiedermal a super Zeit" to Fill for the silver medal achieved in FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Val d'Isère.
His favorite hobbies are soccer, golf, ice-hockey, mountain bike and fast luxurious sport sedans.
His favorite movie is Matrix, while his cult book is Lance Armstrong
autobiography It's not about the bike. He loves listening the German singer Xavier Naidoo
. He supports the Juventus football team.
, who in the past looked after Kristian Ghedina
's business.
His ski man is the well-known South-Tyrolean Sepp Kuppelwieser (who was Kjetil André Aamodt
's ski man for ten years, the skier who won the most medals in alpine ski history). His favorite slope is the Lauberhorn
in Wengen
(Switzerland). His sports idol is Lasse Kjus
.
In the season 2008/09 Atomic
, Briko, Finstral and Leki, as official sponsor and suppliers, decided to reward Fill for his excellent results achieved during the season, offering him the chance to win the Artega GT
sport car if he were to capture the downhill during the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup finals in Are on March 11, 2009.
Helmet, ski-goggles: Briko
Gloves, ski poles: Leki
Alpine skiing
Alpine skiing is the sport of sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings. Alpine skiing can be contrasted with skiing using free-heel bindings: Ski mountaineering and nordic skiing – such as cross-country; ski jumping; and Telemark. In competitive alpine skiing races four...
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World Cup victories
| Season | Date | Location | Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 2009 Alpine Skiing World Cup The 43rd World Cup season began in late October 2008 in Sölden, Austria, and concluded in mid-March 2009, at the World Cup finals in Åre, Sweden.Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway won the overall title by two points over Benjamin Raich of Austria. Svindal returned from a season-ending injury in December... |
November 29, 2008 |  Lake LouiseLake Louise Mountain Resort The Lake Louise Ski Area is a ski resort located in Banff National Park, near the village of Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada. It can be reached from Banff, from where it is a 35 to 45 minute drive west on Trans-Canada Highway, or Calgary, a 2-hour drive... , Canada |
Downhill |
Career
Peter Fill is an all-round skier. In the 2006/2007 season he was the first Italian athlete since Alberto TombaAlberto Tomba
Alberto Tomba is an Italian retired alpine ski racer. He was the dominant technical skier in the late 1980s and 1990s. Tomba won three Olympic gold medals, two World Championships, and nine World Cup season titles; four in slalom, four in giant slalom, and one overall title...
in the leaders of the Ski World Cup.
At the age of 3 years old, he learned to ski with his first teacher Frieda Senoner. Fill obtained his first successes during his middle-school years, when he was coached by Peter Thomaseth.
In 1997/98 he came to the training-centre Schlerngebiet, where he had his uncle Arnold as coach. In the same year he joined Bolzano-Bozen's B-Pool (coached by Sepp Steinwandter). One year later he advanced to the A-Pool under Stephan Feichter.
In 1999 he had a great success, as he won every discipline at the National Junior Championships: he returned home with 4 Gold Medals and the Italian press called him "the phenomenon".
In 2000, Fill joined the national team for the first time. His coach was Ernst Pfeifhofer, who was also his coach the following year in the Italian B-Team. At the same time he became a member of the Carabinieri
Carabinieri
The Carabinieri is the national gendarmerie of Italy, policing both military and civilian populations, and is a branch of the armed forces.-Early history:...
sportsgroup.
In 2001 he achieved his first important success on an international level, a bronze medal in Super-G at the Juniores Alpine Ski World Championship.
In 2002/03 he was part of the A-Team of Flavio Roda for the first time. In February 2002, Fill won the World Juniors and, as a result, took place in his first Super-G race of Ski World Cup on 7 March 2002 at Altenmarkt in Austria, where he placed an impressive 12th preceding the Norwegian Lasse Kjus
Lasse Kjus
Lasse Kjus is a retired Norwegian alpine skier who has won the overall World Cup twice, an Olympic gold medal, and several World Championships...
for only one hundredth.
While Peter's strengths are the downhill and Super-G, he is also competitive in the technical disciplines. On 13 January 2006 he stood 3rd on the Ski World Cup podium for the Super-Combined in Wengen (Switzerland).
During the 2005/2006 and 2006/2007 seasons, Peter achieved great results, being on the podium 7 times: 4 of them in downhill
Downhill
Downhill is an alpine skiing discipline. The rules for the Downhill were originally developed by Sir Arnold Lunn for the 1921 British National Ski Championships....
and 2 in Super-G, unfortunately without winning any of these competitions.
On 21 March 2007 he became for the third time Italian Champion in different disciplines (2 times in Super-G and one in Giant Slalom).
During the season 2007/2008 he was not able reaching the podium, even if he was six times in the World Cup Top 10.
On 29 November 2008 in Lake Louise
Lake Louise
-Canada:*Lake Louise , a lake in Alberta, Canada*Lake Louise, Alberta, a hamlet which takes its name from the lake**Chateau Lake Louise, hotel in Alberta, Canada, one of Canada's Grand Railway Resorts...
(Canada) he won his first World Cup competition, preceding the Swiss Carlo Janka
Carlo Janka
Carlo Janka is a champion alpine ski racer from Switzerland. Born in Obersaxen in the canton of Graubünden, he had the winter sports facilities right in front of his home...
and the Swedish Hans Olsson, becoming the seventh Italian in World Cup history winning downhill competition.
On 4 February 2009, he won the silver medal in Super-G during the World Championships in Val d'Isère
Val d'Isère
Val d'Isère is a commune of the Tarentaise Valley, in the Savoie department in south-eastern France. It lies from the border with Italy. It is on the border of the Vanoise National Park created in 1963. The Face de Bellevarde was the scene of the men's downhill race as part of the 1992 Winter...
(France) on the icy and steep slope Face del Bellevarde. He was able to place himself before the three-time World Champion Aksel Lund Svindal, but was not fast enough to beat the Swiss Didier Cuche.
Peter's medal is the only one won by the Azzurri in male competitions. Because of his excellent result, big celebrations were organized in his hometown Castelrotto. Peter was picked up at home and brought by horse in the town's square, were he joined up with the major, his uncle Norbert Rier, leader of the folk group Kastelruther Spatzen, his family and fans.
Personal background
Son of Alois and Luzia, he has two sisters, Bettina and Sara. Peter's cousin is the famous Giant Slalom Champion Denise KarbonDenise Karbon
Denise Karbon is an Italian Alpine skier.-Biography:Denise Karbon debuted in Alpine Skiing World Cup in 1998, while the following year she was Junior World Champion. She won a total of six World Cup giant slalom: in 2003 at Alta Badia and, in late 2007, the five out of the first six races in the...
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After junior high school he started working as an auto body mechanic attending a professional school, which he left after becoming more and more involved in Alpine ski competitions.
His mother tongue is German and he speaks both Italian and English very well.
His idol in everyday life is his uncle Norbert Rier, leader of the Kastelruther Spatzen
Kastelruther Spatzen
The Kastelruther Spatzen are a musical group from South Tyrol who have won many honours and awards for their schlager in folk music style. The first word in the name of the group refers to their home town of Kastelruth.-Members:...
(well-known folk group, especially in German speaking countries) who dedicated the song "Wiedermal a super Zeit" to Fill for the silver medal achieved in FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Val d'Isère.
His favorite hobbies are soccer, golf, ice-hockey, mountain bike and fast luxurious sport sedans.
His favorite movie is Matrix, while his cult book is Lance Armstrong
Lance Armstrong
Lance Edward Armstrong is an American former professional road racing cyclist who won the Tour de France a record seven consecutive times, after having survived testicular cancer. He is also the founder and chairman of the Lance Armstrong Foundation for cancer research and support...
autobiography It's not about the bike. He loves listening the German singer Xavier Naidoo
Xavier Naidoo
Xavier Kurt Naidoo is a German singer-songwriter, record producer and occasional actor. Born and raised in Mannheim, Naidoo worked in several jobs in the gastronomy and the musical industry before relocating to the United States in the early 1990s, where he released his first full-length English...
. He supports the Juventus football team.
Sports News
Since 2007 his manager has been Andreas GollerAndreas Goller
Andreas Goller is an Italian sports manager and entrepreneur.- Career :In winter season 2002/2003 the German multiple times World Champion and Olympic Medalist skier Martina Ertl became his first client in sports management field....
, who in the past looked after Kristian Ghedina
Kristian Ghedina
Kristian Ghedina is a former alpine ski racer, currently an auto racer. He was the most victorious downhill specialist ever for Italy in the Alpine skiing World Cup.-Career:...
's business.
His ski man is the well-known South-Tyrolean Sepp Kuppelwieser (who was Kjetil André Aamodt
Kjetil André Aamodt
Kjetil André Aamodt is a Norwegian former alpine ski racer, and is the most decorated in history....
's ski man for ten years, the skier who won the most medals in alpine ski history). His favorite slope is the Lauberhorn
Lauberhorn
The Lauberhorn is a mountain in the Bernese Alps of Switzerland, located between Wengen and Grindelwald. Its summit is at an elevation of 8110 feet above sea level....
in Wengen
Wengen
Wengen may refer to:*Wengen, a village and winter resort in Switzerland*La Val, a commune in South Tyrol, Italy with the German name "Wengen"*in Germany:**Wengen , a village in the municipality of Nennslingen in Mittelfranken...
(Switzerland). His sports idol is Lasse Kjus
Lasse Kjus
Lasse Kjus is a retired Norwegian alpine skier who has won the overall World Cup twice, an Olympic gold medal, and several World Championships...
.
In the season 2008/09 Atomic
Atomic Skis
Atomic is an Austrian company which manufactures and sells skiing equipment .-Background:...
, Briko, Finstral and Leki, as official sponsor and suppliers, decided to reward Fill for his excellent results achieved during the season, offering him the chance to win the Artega GT
Artega GT
The Artega GT is a mid-engined, rear wheel drive 2-seat sports car produced by German manufacturer Artega. The GT is currently Artega's first and only model for sale.-Overview:...
sport car if he were to capture the downhill during the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup finals in Are on March 11, 2009.
Equipment
Ski, Boots, bindings: AtomicAtomic Skis
Atomic is an Austrian company which manufactures and sells skiing equipment .-Background:...
Helmet, ski-goggles: Briko
Gloves, ski poles: Leki