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Christof Innerhofer starts the new season as a HEAD Worldcup Rebel
The next high-profile signing for the HEAD Worldcup Rebels: following Henrik Kristoffersen, Christof Innerhofer also joins the HEAD team. The 41-year-old athlete from South Tirol was the World Champion in the Super-G in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in 2011; he also won Silver in the Combined event and Bronze in the Downhill at the same world championships. The veteran athlete also won Silver in the Downhill and Bronze in the Combined event at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Christof Innerhofer has notched up six World Cup victories so far; four in the Downhill, one in the Super-G and one in the Combined event.
"The passion Christof Innerhofer has for this sport makes him a perfect match for our team," says HEAD Racing Director, Rainer Salzgeber. "I am very pleased that he has decided to join HEAD. He is the perfect addition to our team as part of our activities in Italy. Given his past achievements, our goal is to help him reach the podium once again. Christof Innerhofer has felt at home with us right from the start; he puts his heart and soul into it. We are going to focus on putting his ideas and enthusiasm into practice and making them reality."
"It’s never too late for new goals, new motivation and new dreams"
"I am very pleased that I can aim for a new level with HEAD. It’s never too late for new goals, new motivation and new dreams that we want to achieve together," says Christof Innerhofer. "From the very first moment, I felt the trust, professionalism and a strong shared commitment to quality. This is exactly the atmosphere that gives me motivation and makes me feel that I am in the right place. I am looking forward to the challenges ahead, to new successes together, and to continuing to contribute my experience and enthusiasm with all my energy."
Profile: Christof Innerhofer
- Born: 17th of December 1984 in Bruneck (Italy)
- Nationality: Italian
- Skiing club: GS Fiamme Gialle
- Disciplines: Downhill and Super-G
- Achievements: Silver medal in the Downhill in the Winter Olympics in Sochi 2014, Bronze medal in the Combined event in the Winter Olympics in Sochi 2014, World Champion in Super-G in Garmisch-Partenkirchen 2011, Silver medal in the World Championship Combined event in Garmisch-Partenkirchen 2011, Bronze medal in the World Championship Downhill in Garmisch-Partenkirchen 2011, six World Cup victories: Downhill in Wengen 2013, Downhill in Garmisch-Partenkirchen 2013, Downhill in Beaver Creek 2012, Super-G in Schladming 2012, Combined event in Bansko 2011, Downhill in Bormio 2008
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