Johannes Aigner (alpine skier) explained
Johannes Aigner (born 29 April 2005) is an Austrian visually impaired para alpine skier. He won five medals, including two gold medals, at the 2022 Winter Paralympics.[1] [2]
Career
Aigner made his debut at the 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships where he won gold medals in the slalom, and parallel event, and silver medals in the super-g and giant slalom events.[3]
Aigner competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics and won gold medals in the downhill and giant slalom, silver medals in the super combined and slalom and a bronze medal in the Super-G.[4] [5] [6]
Personal life
Aigner's twin sister, Barbara, and older sister Veronika are both visually impaired para skiers.[7]
Notes and References
- News: Houston. Michael. 10 March 2022. Teenager Aigner wins second gold of Beijing 2022 Paralympics in giant slalom. InsideTheGames.biz. 10 March 2022.
- Web site: Alpine Skiing Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220313113641/https://results.beijing2022.cn/beijing-2022/paralympic-games/static/pwg2022/pdf/PWG2022/ALP/PWG2022_ALP_B99_ALP-------------------------------.pdf . 13 March 2022 . 13 March 2022 . 2022 Winter Paralympics.
- Web site: Aarsjoe and Aigner grab second gold as parallel event makes World Championships debut . paralympic.org . 23 January 2022 . 4 March 2022.
- Web site: Johannes Aigner . paralympic.org . 4 March 2022.
- Web site: Teenage sensation Johannes Aigner achieves Paralympic glory on Games debut . paralympic.org . 5 March 2022 . 5 March 2022.
- News: Burke. Patrick. 5 March 2022. Slovakia's Farkašová wins first gold medal of Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics. InsideTheGames.biz. 5 March 2022.
- Web site: Keeping it in the family – Aigner twins join the dynasty . paralympic.org . 1 March 2022 . 4 March 2022.
