Niels Hintermann

Niels Hintermann (born 5 May 1995) is a Swiss World Cup alpine ski racer. Born in Bülach, Zürich, he specialized in the speed events of downhill and super-G.

Career Hintermann made his World Cup debut at age 20 in November 2015 at Lake Louise, and was 40th in the downhill. He scored his first World Cup points three weeks later at Val Gardena, at 29th place in the downhill. Hintermann won his first World Cup race (and first podium) the following season, in the combined at Wengen in January 2017. In October 2024, Hintermann announced that he had been diagnosed with lymphoma, which is why he did not compete in any races during the 2024–25 World Cup season. On 13 March 2026, Hintermann declared his immediate retirement, citing what he regarded as the excessive risks of the sport. He stated that before his last downhill races, he had suffered from panic attacks. Since he had qualified by finishing among the top 25 in the 2026 downhill standings, race organizers at the World Cup Finals gave Hintermann a farewell run at Kvitfjell – the site of Hintermann's two downhill World Cup victories.

World Cup results Season standings

Race podiums 3 wins – (2 DH, 1 AC) 7 podiums – (6 DH, 1 AC) , 27 top tens

World Championship results YearAgeSlalomGiantslalomDownhillCombined 2019 23 — — — 21 23 2021 25 — — — DNF — 2023 27 — — — 12 —

Olympic results YearAgeSlalomGiantslalomDownhillCombined 2022 26 — — — 16 —