Patrick Feurstein
{{Short description|Austrian alpine ski racer}}
{{Infobox alpine ski racer
| name = Patrick Feurstein
| image = Patrick Feurstein Grandvalira 2023 GS 2nd run (6).jpg
| image_size = 250px
| caption = At Soldeu in March 2023
| disciplines = Giant slalom
| club = SV Mellau - Vorarlberg
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|12|1|df=y}}
| birth_place = Austria
| country = {{AUT}}
| height =
| wcdebut = 19 December 2019 (age 23)
| website =
| olympicteams = 0
| olympicmedals =
| olympicgolds =
| worldsteams = 1 – (2025)
| worldsmedals = 0
| worldsgolds =
| wcseasons = 3
| wcwins = 0
| wcpodiums = 1 – (1 GS)
| wcoveralls = 0 – (63rd in 2022)
| wctitles = 0 – (18th in GS, 2022)
| updated = 17 February 2025
}}
Patrick Feurstein (born December 1, 1996) is an Austrian World Cup alpine ski racer who specializes in giant slalom.
Career
Feurstein was raised in the village of Mellau. He debuted as a junior on December 6, 2011. He competed in his first world cup race on December 19, 2018, at Saalbach-Hinterglemm. A few weeks later, he managed to achieve his first top 30 result, finishing 29th at the giant slalom at Adelboden, but would be later disqualified. The same happened at the slalom two years later at the same location.{{Cite web |date=2020-01-11 |title=RTL in Adelboden: Feurstein disqualifiziert - da half auch Hirscher-Know-how nicht |url=https://www.kleinezeitung.at/sport/wintersport/skialpin/5750583/RTL-in-Adelboden_Feurstein-disqualifiziert-da-half-auch |access-date=2024-12-14 |website=www.kleinezeitung.at |language=de}}
He had to leave out on the following 2020/21 season due to suffering from chronic headache, caused by a Neuritis.{{Cite web |last=Weihs |first=Peter |date=2021-06-13 |title="Hirscher hat mich in der Zeit sehr oft angerufen" |url=https://www.krone.at/2436035 |access-date=2024-12-14 |website=Kronen |language=de}} Feurstein scored his first world cup points on November 14, 2021, at the parallel race at Lech-Zürs. His best result of the season came at the giant slalom of Alta Badia where he finished fourth, narrowly missing out on a podium finish. He would finish second with the Austrian team at the team event at the season finale in Méribel.
On September 10, 2024, Feurstein narrowly avoided a crash with a course worker while competing at the South American Cup at Cerro Castor.{{Cite web |last=Weihs |first=Peter |date=2024-09-19 |title=ÖSV-Riesentorläufer entgeht Katastrophe nur knapp |url=https://www.krone.at/90013522007 |access-date=2024-12-14 |website=Kronen |language=de}}
He scored his first podium finish in a single event on December 14, 2024, in giant slalom at Val d'Isère, France, making up 22 positions after the first run.
World Cup results
=Season standings=
=Race podiums=
- 0 wins
- 1 podium – (1 GS), 4 top tens (4 GS)
| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" | ||||
| Season
! Date ! Location ! Discipline ! Place | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="1"| 2025 | align=right|14 Dec 2024 | align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} Val d'Isère, France | Giant slalom | 2nd |
==World Championship results==
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! Year !! Age !! Slalom !! Giant | |||||||||
| 2025 | 28 | — | 16 | — | — | {{n/a}} | — | {{n/a}} | — |
Personal life
Feurstein is a graduate of the Internatsschule für SchisportlerInnen Stams (Boarding School for Ski Athletes Stams).{{Cite web |title=Patrick Feurstein im Skiweltcup.TV-Interview: "Das Einzige was hilft, ist der Glaube an sich selbst!" |url=https://skiweltcup.tv/index.php/patrick-feurstein-im-skiweltcup-tv-interview-das-einzige-was-hilft-ist-der-glaube-an-sich-selbst/ |access-date=2024-12-14 |website=Ski Weltcup Saison 2024/25 |language=de}} His cousin Lukas Feurstein (b.{{nnbsp}}2001) is also a World Cup alpine ski racer, specializing in super-G and giant slalom.
References
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External links
- {{sports links}}
- {{Ski-db|patrick_feurstein_aut_54359}}
- [https://www.skiaustria.at/de/teams/patrick-feurstein Patrick Feurstein] at Ski Austria {{in lang|de}}
- {{Official website}} {{in lang|de}}
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Category:Austrian male alpine skiers