Lukas Feurstein

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Lukas Feurstein
Personal information
Born (2001-05-18) 18 May 2001 (age 24)
Austria
Occupation Alpine skier
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Sport
CountryFlag of Austria.svg  Austria
Skiing career
Disciplines Super-G, Giant slalom
ClubSV Mellau - Vorarlberg
World Cup debut20 March 2021 (age 19)
Olympics
Teams0
World Championships
Teams1 – (2025)
Medals0
World Cup
Wins1 – (1 SG)
Podiums2 – (2 SG)
Overall titles0 – (70th in 2024)
Discipline titles0 – (9th in SG, 2025)
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
International alpine ski competitions
Junior World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Bansko Giant Slalom
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2021 BanskoSuper-G
European Youth Olympic Festival
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Sarajevo Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2019 SarajevoSlalom
Last updated on: 23 March 2025

Lukas Feurstein (born May 18, 2001) is an Austrian World Cup alpine ski racer who specializes in super-G and giant slalom.

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Career

Feurstein was raised in the village of Mellau in Vorarlberg, and debuted as a junior in November 2017. In February 2019, he won two medals at the 2019 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival in Sarajevo, finishing second in the mixed team event and third in the slalom.

At the 2021 Junior World Championships in Bansko, Bulgaria, Feurstein secured a win in the giant slalom as well as a silver medal in the super-G. This earned an invitation to compete in the super-G event of the World Cup finals at Lenzerheide, where he finished 19th.

In December 2021, Feurstein suffered bilateral tibial contusion when he crashed at race in Zinal, Switzerland. [1] He was able to return into racing a few weeks later and was third in the Super-G standings for the Europa Cup season, which secured a spot for the next World Cup season.

On January 28, 2023, Feurstein achieved his first top 10 result in the World Cup, finishing sixth in the Super-G at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. [2] He unfortunately crashed out in the following race, suffering from a medial ligament tear and missing out on the remainder of the season. [3]

Feurstein achieved his first World Cup podium on December 7, 2024, in a super-G at Beaver Creek, Colorado, USA. His first win (and second podium) came a few months later at the World Cup finals in March, taking the super-G at Sun Valley, Idaho, USA.

World Cup results

Season standings

SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiant
slalom
Super-GDownhillCombinedParallel
2023 21 100 32
2024 22 70 32 25
2025 23 32 34 9
Standings through 23 March 2025

Race podiums

SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace
2025 7 Dec 2024 Flag of the United States.svg Beaver Creek, USA Super-G 3rd
23 Mar 2025 Flag of the United States.svg Sun Valley, USASuper-G1st

World Championship results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombinedTeam
Combined
ParallelTeam
 event 
2025 23 11

Personal life

His cousin Patrick Feurstein (b.1996) is also a World Cup alpine ski racer, specializing in giant slalom.

References

  1. "Beidseitige Schienbeinkopfprellung stoppt Höhenflug von Lukas Feurstein kurzfristig". Ski Weltcup Saison 2024/25 (in German). Retrieved 2024-12-14.
  2. fruh, ORF at (2023-01-28). "Ski alpin: Odermatt in Cortina eine Klasse für sich". sport.ORF.at (in German). Retrieved 2024-12-14.
  3. red, ORF at (2023-01-29). "Saison für Feurstein nach Sturz in Cortina vorbei". sport.ORF.at (in German). Retrieved 2024-12-14.