12 Facts About Christian Geiger

Christian Geiger was born on 29 March 1988 and is an Australian Alpine skier, Paralympic alpine ski coach and sighted guide for visually impaired skiers.

Christian Geiger was Jessica Gallagher's guide skier at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, winning a bronze medal.

Christian Geiger represented Australia at the 2008 World Junior Alpine Skiing Championships and the 2009 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, but his career was cut short when he was severely injured in a traffic collision in 2009.

Christian Geiger became Jessica Gallagher's sighted guide in 2013, and guided her to silver medals in women's slalom and giant slalom at the 2013 IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup in Thredbo.

Christian Geiger was born on 29 March 1988 in St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia, but lived in Austria until he was eight.

Christian Geiger suffered severe injuries to his arm, spleen and liver as well as serious brain trauma.

Christian Geiger began skiing at the age of two in Austria, and made the national team in 2006.

Christian Geiger won numerous Australian Championships during his teenage years, and represented Australia at the 2008 World Junior Alpine Skiing Championships and the 2009 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships.

In 2013, Australian Paralympic Alpine Head Coach Steve Graham asked Christian Geiger to replace Eric Bickerton as Jessica Gallagher's sighted guide.

Christian Geiger was guide to Gallagher at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, where they won a bronze medal in the women's giant slalom visually impaired event.

At the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, Christian Geiger guided Perrine to bronze medal wins in the women's super combined and giant slalom visually impaired events.

In November 2018, Christian Geiger won the New South Wales Institute of Sport 7News Spirit of Sport Award, as voted by the public, for his act of generosity in flying Perrine's family to PyeongChang, allowing them to watch her compete at the Winter Paralympics.