12 Facts About Ralph Weber

Ralph Weber was born on 31 May 1993 and is a Swiss alpine ski racer.

Ralph Weber was the Junior World Champion in Super-G in 2012, making his World Cup debut in the same year on 15 March, 2012 in Schladming, Austria at the age of just 18.

Ralph Weber finished 9th in the downhill, and 17th in the Super-G.

Ralph Weber claimed the silver medal in the Downhill, just 9 hundredths of a second behind the winner, and followed that with a gold in the Super-G the following day, ahead of teammate Nils Mani.

Ralph Weber was the reserve for Switzerland in the Team Event, though he didn't take part in the race.

Ralph Weber was however able to claim his first Europa Cup victory in his home race in Wengen in 2013.

Two more appearances at the Junior Worlds did not bring any more medals, and in fact Ralph Weber missed the rest of the 2014 season after suffering an injury in the Super-G at the 2014 Junior Worlds in Jasna, Slovakia.

Ralph Weber claimed his first World Cup points in the downhill in Santa Caterina, finishing in 10th place.

Ralph Weber picked up his first career points in Super-G, with a 25th-place finish in Saalbach.

Ralph Weber missed the start of the 2016 World Cup due to a knee injury suffered in pre-season training Ralph Weber was back by the events in Val Gardena in mid-December.

Courtesy of other skiers injuries and the result in the Super-G, Ralph Weber reached the top 30 in the World Cup Start List for the discipline.

However, due to a race jury decision to cancel the famous downhill after 30 racers, Ralph Weber would have to wait another year to tackle the Streif for the first time.