Short introduction

Karl Geiger changed into born on February 11, 1993 in Oberstdorf. Karl finished a diploma in electricity and environmental era on the college in Kempten. He efficaciously finished this on the cease of 2019. 2012/2013 changed into the season wherein he made his World Cup debut. In February 2016, he changed into at the podium for the primary time in his profession. With his crew, he gained the silver medal on the Nations Cup in 2018 on the Olympic Winter Games. The 1.eighty three meter ski jumper weighs simply sixty four kilograms, is broadly speaking pleasant and smiles. The unique Bavarian has his corporation roots withinside the place of birth of Oberstdorf. With his lady friend Franziska, he lives in his very own condominium in his mother and father’ house. Together they have got a daughter. Karl has a nickname withinside the World Cup circus. Because of his technical evaluation in crew meetings, which once in a while get out of hand, he is likewise referred to as the “engineer”.

Early life

The a success ski jumper began out his profession at the range bench, says his mom Ramona. At the age of 4 he jumped off the range bench with a pal. Karl Geiger made his first hop on skis on the age of five, in any case he controlled seven meters on the time. His incredible position version is Martin Schmitt, the previous ski leaping star. During his successes in 1998 and 20,000, Karl stood at the hill as a spectator. Up to the age of twelve, Karl changed into a ski jumper and Nordic mixed athlete. Karl has siblings, his older sister Verena and his more youthful sister Lucia. His mother and father are in each opposition and preserve their arms crossed. As a nature boy, he isn’t always best obsessed on ski leaping, paragliding, mountain trekking and mountain cycling are amongst his interests.

Career

Like many children, Karl Geiger began out snowboarding early withinside the vicinity round Oberstdorf. His mother and father’ condominium changed into now no longer a ways from the ski flying and ski leaping hill. The formidable Karl drew interest to himself at a younger age, however additionally needed to address a few setbacks. In 2014 he changed into transferred from the A crew to the B squad. He needed to compete withinside the second-elegance Continental Cup at the same time as his crew colleagues took element withinside the Olympics in Sochi and lower back with the gold medal. Geiger slowly however gradually increased. In 2018 he and his crew gained silver in Pyeonchang. In December of the identical 12 months he gained his first World Cup victory in Engelberg. Another accompanied in February 2019 at the same time as leaping in Willingen. The international champion identify accompanied a bit later together along with his crew in Seefeld. Geiger labored on his era and may depend on its fidelity even below pressure.

Career highlights

Karl Geiger’s finest successes had been the silver medal together along with his crew on the 2018 Olympic Games. He additionally gained the gold medal 2019 twice, 1 x gold crew and 1 x combined crew, and the silver medal in 2019. WM gained his crew the bronze medal.

His pleasant World Cup positions had been each

• 1st area – Team Lahti 2018
• 1st area unmarried in Engelberg 2019
• 1st area unmarried in Willingen 2019
• 1st area – Team Zakopane 2019
• 1st area withinside the man or woman Val di Fiemme 2022

Karl Geiger’s World Cup document shows

• three instances 1st area
• five instances second area
• This consequences in tenth area withinside the ordinary ranking.
• Amazing information that now no longer all people knows

Geiger graduated from excessive college with a bachelor’s diploma in environmental and electricity era from the Kempten University of Applied Sciences. The topic: “green use of electricity in grooming and ice vehicles”.

In 2018, Federal President Steinmeier provided him with the silver laurel leaf for the crew’s achievement on the Olympic Games.

His pleasant pal is the ski jumper Eisenbichler, he stocks a double room with Karl on enterprise trips. The are “like ying and yang”.

Karl Geiger isn’t always best an excellent pilot on skis, one in every of his interests is excessive – he loves paragliding in Lanzarote or Australia.