Christian Geiger, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Christian Geiger

Paralympian

Date of Birth: 29-Mar-1988

Place of Birth: St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia

Profession: alpine skier

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Christian Geiger

  • Christian Geiger (born 29 March 1988) is an Australian Alpine skier, Paralympic alpine ski coach and sighted guide for visually impaired skiers.
  • He was Jessica Gallagher's guide skier at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, winning a bronze medal.
  • He 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.
  • He 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.
  • Geiger was Melissa Perrine's guide and coach at the 2018 Winter Paralympics where she won two bronze medals.

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