Josef Ferstl

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Josef Ferstl
Portrats bei der Olympia-Einkleidung Munchen 2018 (Martin Rulsch) 28.jpg
Ferstl in 2018
Personal information
Born (1988-12-29) 29 December 1988 (age 35)
Traunstein, West Germany
Occupation Alpine skier
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Skiing career
Disciplines Super-G, Downhill
ClubSC Hammer
World Cup debut23 February 2007 (age 18)
Olympics
Teams2 – (2018, 2022)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams4 – (2015–2019, 2023)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons13 – (2007, 2012–2023)
Wins2 – (2 SG)
Podiums2 – (2 SG)
Overall titles0 – (23rd in 2019)
Discipline titles0 – (6th in SG, 2018)

Josef Ferstl (born 29 December 1988) is a German World Cup alpine ski racer, focusing on the speed events of Downhill and Super-G. He has competed in three World Championships and the 2018 Winter Olympics. [1] Ferstl made his World Cup debut in 2007 and has two victories, both in Super-G. [2]

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His father is West German alpine racer Sepp Ferstl, who won the Hahnenkamm downhill in Kitzbühel in 1978 and 1979. Forty years later in 2019, the younger Ferstl became the first German to win a Super-G at Kitzbühel, and the trophy was presented to him by his father. [2]

World Cup results

Season standings

SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiant
slalom		Super-GDownhillCombined
2013 2497———4032
2014 25129——46——
2015 2667——452835
2016 27 95 — — 35 42 —
2017 28 47 — — 13 27 —
2018 29 34 — — 6 31 —
2019 30 23 — — 9 14 —
2020 31 74 — — 29 26 —
2021 32 68 — — 22 38 —
2022 33 48 — — 21 22
2023 34 56 — — 43 21

Race podiums

SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace
2018 15 December 2017 Flag of Italy.svg Val Gardena, Italy Super-G 1st
2019 27 January 2019 Flag of Austria.svg Kitzbühel, AustriaSuper-G1st

World Championship results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 		Super-GDownhillCombined
2015 26 — — 25 22 25
2017 28 — — 26 18 25
2019 30 — — 6 28 —
2023 34 — — DNF 27 —

Olympic results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 		Super-GDownhillCombined
2018 29 — — 27 25 DNS2
2022 33 — — 18 23 —

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References

  1. ↑ "Men's Super-G Official Results" (PDF). Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Ferstl is first German skier to win super-G in Kitzbuehel". ESPN. Associated Press. 27 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
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