Nils Lauper Explained

Nils Lauper
Birth Date:12 October 1982
Birth Place:Seedorf, Switzerland
Totalpodiums:3

Nils Lauper (born 12 October 1982 in Seedorf, Switzerland) is a Swiss freestyle skier, specializing in halfpipe.[1]

Lauper competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for Switzerland. He placed 16th in the qualifying round in the halfpipe, failing to advance.[2] [3]

As of April 2014, his best showing at the World Championships is 10th, in the 2011 halfpipe.[1]

Lauper made his World Cup debut in November 2003. As of April 2014, he has three World Cup podium finishes, with his best a silver at Les Contamines in 2008–09. His best World Cup overall finish in the halfpipe is 3rd, in 2008–09.[1]

World Cup Podiums

[1]

DateLocationRankEvent
11 January 2009 Halfpipe
19 March 2009 Halfpipe
21 January 2011 Halfpipe

Notes and References

  1. http://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/athlete-biography.html?sector=FS&competitorid=100701 FIS Profile
  2. Web site: Sports Reference Profile. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418050921/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/la/nils-lauper-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18.
  3. Web site: Sochi2014.com profile . March 19, 2014 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140319032326/http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-nils-lauper . March 19, 2014 .