Richard Schabl

Richard Schabl
Schabl performing a one-handed pole flip
CountryGermany
Born1959 (age 65–66)
West Germany
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
World Cup career
Seasons7 – (1980–1986)
Indiv. podiums28
Indiv. wins12
Overall titles0 – (11th in 1985)
Discipline titles2 – (Ski ballet: 1983, 1984)
Medal record
Freestyle skiing
Representing  West Germany
World Championships
1986 Tignes Ski ballet

Richard Schabl (born 1959) is a German former freestyle skier, specializing in acroski. He won the gold medal at the first FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships in 1986 and the FIS Junior World Championship 1980 in Chamonix and ended his competitive sports career right after when he became the World Champion at the age of 26. Schabl achieved a total of 12 victories in the World Cup and won the ski ballet Crystal Globe in 1983 and 1984 seasons. He invented the one-handed pole flip and owns a unique world record 22 flips in 60 seconds on a ski deck (a revolving carpet).[1] He is also a two-time European Champion in ski ballet, winning the title in 1981 and 1984.

Upon his retirement, Schabl began working on ski films as a producer and actor, and later worked as a photographer for various magazines, including Playboy and Maxim.[2] His feature film project about the Kaprun disaster, Smoke in the Tunnel, has been in production for more than 10 years and scheduled to be released on the 25th anniversary of the catastrophe, 11 November 2025.[3]

Freestyle skiing results

World Championships

  • 1 medal – (1 gold)
Year Age Ski ballet
1986 Tignes 26 1

World Cup

Season titles

  • 2 titles – (2 ski ballet)
Season
Discipline
1983 Ski ballet
1984 Ski ballet

Season standings

Season Age Overall Ski ballet
1980 20 48 19
1981 21 18 3
1982 22 26 4
1983 23 16 1
1984 24 13 1
1984–85 25 11 2
1985–86 26 28 8

Race podiums

  • 12 victories
  • 28 podiums
No. Season Date Location Discipline Place
1 1981 14 February 1981 Oberjoch, West Germany Ski ballet 3rd
2 15 March 1981 Poconos, USA Ski ballet 3rd
3 21 March 1981 Calgary, Canada Ski ballet 3rd
4 1982 3 January 1982 Snoqualmie, USA Ski ballet 2nd
5 9 January 1982 Blackcomb, Canada Ski ballet 1st
6 1983 3 January 1983 Mariazell, Austria Ski ballet 1st
7 20 January 1983 Tignes, France Ski ballet 1st
8 29 January 1983 Oberjoch, West Germany Ski ballet 2nd
9 2 February 1983 Livigno, Italy Ski ballet 1st
10 12 February 1983 Ravascletto, Italy Ski ballet 1st
11 11 March 1983 Squaw Valley, USA Ski ballet 2nd
12 17 March 1983 Angel Fire, USA Ski ballet 2nd
13 1984 14 January 1984 Stoneham, Canada Ski ballet 2nd
14 20 January 1984 Breckenridge, USA Ski ballet 1st
15 3 February 1984 Courchevel, France Ski ballet 2nd
16 25 February 1984 Göstling, Austria Ski ballet 2nd
17 28 February 1984 Ravascletto, Italy Ski ballet 2nd
18 3 March 1984 Oberjoch, West Germany Ski ballet 1st
19 20 March 1984 Sälen, Sweden Ski ballet 1st
20 27 March 1984 Tignes, France Ski ballet 1st
21 1984–85 11 December 1984 Mont Gabriel, Canada Ski ballet 2nd
22 12 January 1985 Lake Placid, USA Ski ballet 2nd
23 19 January 1985 Breckenridge, USA Ski ballet 2nd
24 1 February 1985 La Sauze, France Ski ballet 1st
25 20 February 1985 Kranjska Gora, Yugoslavia Ski ballet 2nd
26 9 March 1985 Mariazell, Austria Ski ballet 1st
27 17 March 1985 La Clusaz, France Ski ballet 2nd
28 1985–86 17 December 1985    Zermatt, Switzerland Ski ballet 1st

References

  1. ^ "Richard Schabl: Skiing on the mind". summitdaily.com. 1 June 2005. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Richard Schabl – References". richardschablskiing.wixsite.com. Richard Schabl. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Movie: SMOKE IN THE TUNNEL, an Austrian Ski Tragedy Revealed". richardschablskiing.wixsite.com. Richard Schabl. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
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