Richard Schabl

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.

Richard Schabl
Schabl performing a one-handed pole flip
CountryGermany
Born1959 (age 64–65)
West Germany
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
World Cup career
Seasons7 – (1980–1986)
Podiums28
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

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 Tignes261

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

Season standings
Season Age Overall Ski ballet
1980204819
198121183
198222264
198323161
198424131
1984–8525112
1985–8626288

Race podiums
  • 12 victories
  • 28 podiums
No. Season Date Location Discipline Place
1198114 February 1981 Oberjoch, West GermanySki ballet3rd
215 March 1981 Poconos, USASki ballet3rd
321 March 1981 Calgary, CanadaSki ballet3rd
419823 January 1982 Snoqualmie, USASki ballet2nd
59 January 1982 Blackcomb, CanadaSki ballet1st
619833 January 1983 Mariazell, AustriaSki ballet1st
720 January 1983 Tignes, FranceSki ballet1st
829 January 1983 Oberjoch, West GermanySki ballet2nd
92 February 1983 Livigno, ItalySki ballet1st
1012 February 1983 Ravascletto, ItalySki ballet1st
1111 March 1983 Squaw Valley, USASki ballet2nd
1217 March 1983 Angel Fire, USASki ballet2nd
13198414 January 1984 Stoneham, CanadaSki ballet2nd
1420 January 1984 Breckenridge, USASki ballet1st
153 February 1984 Courchevel, FranceSki ballet2nd
1625 February 1984 Göstling, AustriaSki ballet2nd
1728 February 1984 Ravascletto, ItalySki ballet2nd
183 March 1984 Oberjoch, West GermanySki ballet1st
1920 March 1984 Sälen, SwedenSki ballet1st
2027 March 1984 Tignes, FranceSki ballet1st
211984–8511 December 1984 Mont Gabriel, CanadaSki ballet2nd
2212 January 1985 Lake Placid, USASki ballet2nd
2319 January 1985 Breckenridge, USASki ballet2nd
241 February 1985 La Sauze, FranceSki ballet1st
2520 February 1985 Kranjska Gora, YugoslaviaSki ballet2nd
269 March 1985 Mariazell, AustriaSki ballet1st
2717 March 1985 La Clusaz, FranceSki ballet2nd
281985–8617 December 1985   Zermatt, SwitzerlandSki ballet1st

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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