Werner Heel

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Werner Heel

Werner Heel (born March 23, 1982 in Merano) is a professional Italian alpine skier.

Werner Heel grew up in St. Leonhard in Passeier and currently resides there. At the age of four he actually started skiing. His main disciplines are downhill and super-G. In order to be competitive in super combined he also practices slalom. In 2004 he won the Italian championship in super-G at Caspoggio. Unfortunately in his career he was stopped by several injuries.

1 Career
2 Race victories
3 External links

[edit] Career

[edit] European cup

During the season 2004/2005 Werner Heel achieved his best results in the European Cup with two third places at the downhillraces in Roccarso and Bad Kleinkirchheim and a fourth place at the super-G race in Tarvisio.

[edit] World championship

In 2007 he participated in the World Championship in Åre without finishing his run in super combined. In super-G he placed 27th.

Werner Heel

[edit] Worldcup

Werner Heel debuted in the Alpine skiing World Cup on December 28, 2001 at the Stelvio downhill in Bormio, finishing 37th. In the 2006/2007 season he was the first time in the top ten at the Kvitfjell downhill and finished 12th in Lake Louise.

The season 2007/2008 started very well for the southtyrolian athlete, finishing 6th at the Lake Louise downhill. He won his first race on February 29, 2008 at the Kvitfjell downhill. One day later he reconfirmed his potential finishing third at the same downhill. He concluded the 2007/2008 season with his best super-G result, a 7th place in Bormio on March 13, 2008.