Portrait

Twice Skier-X World Champion (2005 and 2007), Tomas Kraus has already claimed 11 Skier-X World Cup victories and 4 Skier-X Crystal Globes. Entering the Czech National Slalom Team in 1990, Tomas then competed in European Cups as well as a few World Cups before his life changed in 2002 when he won the first ever Skier-Cross World Cup in Tignes! Joining the Salomon International Skier-X Team in 2007, Tomas confirmed his domination in this discipline winning the 2008 and 2009 Skier-X World Cup, and now dreams of becoming the first ever Skier-X Olympic champion!

ID

DOB: 03/03/74                                                                  

Nationality: Czech

Home Mountains: Decin, but a lot of people would say that we have no mountains there! I really like Southern Tirol since the mountains, food, people and weather are so nice.

Sports/Hobbies: Windsurfing, golfing (my true passion), diving (not with sharks… there’s enough of those on the Skier-Cross World Cup), and architecture - I love nice, beautiful buildings so much.

Best Results

FIS World Championships

1^st Madonna Di Campiglio, 2007

1^st Rukka, 2005

FIS World Cups

11 World Cup victories

2009: La Plagne, Voss, Flaine

2008: Contamines, Flaine, Kreischberg, Sierra Nevada

2006: Sierra Nevada, Contamines, Kreischberg

2005: Pozza Di  Fassa, Contamines, Kreischberg

2003: Tignes

Overall: 4 Crystal Globes

1^st Skier-X Overall ranking 2009, 2008, 2006, 2005

2^nd Skier-X Overall ranking 2007

Favorites

-Skis: Salomon Crossmax W12