Alpine Skiing

Tormis Laine

Giant Slalom
Slalom

Nationality: Estonia
Hometown: Tallinn, Estonia (trains in Tyrol, Austria since 2011)
Born: 6 August 2000
Turned pro: 2020
Primary discipline: Giant Slalom

Estonian World Cup alpine ski racer specializing in giant slalom and slalom, representing A.B.G. Westliches Mittelgebirge. Born in Tallinn; began skiing at age 6 in Otepaa under coach Peeter Siim before relocating to Tyrol, Austria in 2011. Graduated from the Stams Ski Academy (2019) and from MCI Management Center Innsbruck with a business administration degree (2024). Trains with the Global Racing Ski Team under Paul Epstein since 2022. Scored the first-ever World Cup points by an Estonian alpine skier with a 27th-place slalom finish at Levi on 1 November 2024. Estonian national champion in giant slalom (2017, 2019) and slalom (2019, 2024); also took the first-ever Estonian win at Continental Cup level, a giant slalom at the Nor-Am Cup stop in Mont Ste Marie. Finished 13th with Juhan Luige in the mixed team event at the 2025 World Championships in Saalbach - Estonia's best-ever World Championships result.

First-ever World Cup points by an Estonian alpine skier: 27th, slalom, Levi, 1 Nov 2024. First-ever Estonian Continental Cup win: GS, Nor-Am Cup, Mont Ste Marie. Estonia's best-ever World Championships result: 13th, mixed team event (with Juhan Luige), Saalbach 2025. National champion GS (2017, 2019), SL (2019, 2024). Equipment move to Van Deer for 2026-27 confirmed directly by FIS's own alpine skiing news desk, not yet reflected in the manufacturer-updated athlete-biography fields.

Sponsors: Van Deer (skis, boots) for the 2026-27 season, per FIS's own official news article on off-season equipment changes (16 June 2026), moving from Volkl; FIS's athlete-biography equipment fields have not yet been updated to reflect this and still show blank

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Van Deer

Giant Slalom

FIS's own official news article (16 June 2026) confirms Laine's move to Van Deer skis for the 2026-27 season; the athlete-biography page has not yet been updated to reflect this.

Boots

Van Deer

FIS's own official news article (16 June 2026) confirms Laine's move to Van Deer boots for the 2026-27 season; the athlete-biography page has not yet been updated to reflect this.

Setup verified 8 July 2026

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