Lukas Feurstein
{{Short description|Austrian alpine ski racer}}
{{Infobox alpine ski racer
|name = Lukas Feurstein
|disciplines = Super-G, Giant slalom
|club = SV Mellau - Vorarlberg
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|5|18|df=y}}
| birth_place = Austria
| country = {{AUT}}
| height = 1.83 m
| wcdebut = 20 March 2021 (age 19)
| website =
| olympicteams = 0
| olympicmedals =
| olympicgolds =
| worldsteams = 1 – (2025)
| worldsmedals = 0
| worldsgolds =
| wcseasons =
| wcwins = 1 – (1 SG)
| wcpodiums = 2 – (2 SG)
| wcoveralls = 0 – (70th in 2024)
| wctitles = 0 – (9th in SG, 2025)
| updated = 23 March 2025
|medaltemplates={{Medal|Sport|Men's alpine skiing}}
{{Medal|Country|{{AUT}}}}
{{Medal|Competition|International alpine ski competitions}}
{{Medal|Competition|Junior World Championships}}
{{Medal|Gold|2021 Bansko|Giant Slalom}}
{{Medal|Silver|2021 Bansko|Super-G}}
{{Medal|Competition|European Youth Olympic Festival}}
{{Medal|Silver|2019 Sarajevo|Mixed team}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2019 Sarajevo|Slalom}}|show-medals=yes}}
Lukas Feurstein (born May 18, 2001) is an Austrian World Cup alpine ski racer who specializes in super-G and giant slalom.
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.{{Cite web |title=Beidseitige Schienbeinkopfprellung stoppt Höhenflug von Lukas Feurstein kurzfristig |url=https://skiweltcup.tv/index.php/beidseitige-schienbeinkopfprellung-stoppt-hoehenflug-von-lukas-feurstein-kurzfristig/ |access-date=2024-12-14 |website=Ski Weltcup Saison 2024/25 |language=de}} 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.{{Cite web |last=fruh |first=ORF at |date=2023-01-28 |title=Ski alpin: Odermatt in Cortina eine Klasse für sich |url=https://sport.orf.at/stories/3107302/ |access-date=2024-12-14 |website=sport.ORF.at |language=de}} He unfortunately crashed out in the following race, suffering from a medial ligament tear and missing out on the remainder of the season.{{Cite web |last=red |first=ORF at |date=2023-01-29 |title=Saison für Feurstein nach Sturz in Cortina vorbei |url=https://sport.orf.at/stories/3107381/ |access-date=2024-12-14 |website=sport.ORF.at |language=de}}
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=
=Race podiums=
| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" | ||||
| Season
! Date ! Location ! Discipline ! Place | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="2"|2025 | align=right|7 Dec 2024 | align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Beaver Creek, USA | Super-G | 3rd |
| align=right bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|23 Mar 2025 | align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Sun Valley, USA | bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|Super-G | bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1st |
World Championship results
Personal life
His cousin Patrick Feurstein (b.1996) is also a World Cup alpine ski racer, specializing in giant slalom.
References
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External links
- {{sports links}}
- {{Ski-DB|lukas_feurstein_aut_54628}}
- [https://www.skiaustria.at/de/teams/lukas-feurstein Lukas Feurstein] at Ski Austria {{in lang|de}}
- {{Instagram}}
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Category:Austrian male alpine skiers