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Stefan Brennsteiner

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Stefan Brennsteiner
Brennsteiner in 2022
Personal information
Born (1991-10-03) 3 October 1991 (age 33)
Zell am See, Salzburg, Austria
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesGiant slalom
ClubUSK NiedernsillSalzburg
World Cup debut28 October 2012 (age 21)
Olympics
Teams2 – (2018, 2022)
Medals1 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams3 – (2019, 2021, 2023)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons11 − (20132023)
Wins0
Podiums3 − (3 GS)
Overall titles0 – (28th in 2021)
Discipline titles0 – (6th in GS, 2021)
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing  Austria
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Beijing Team event

Stefan Brennsteiner (born 3 October 1991) is an Austrian World Cup alpine ski racer, and specializes in giant slalom.[1] He has competed in two Winter Olympics and three World Championships.

Brennsteiner made his World Cup debut at age 21 in October 2012 at Sölden, Austria, and reached his first podium in February 2021 at Bansko, Bulgaria.

Career

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Brennsteiner began competing as a junior in December 2006. His first win came in 2010, in the giant slalom at the Austrian National Junior Race.[1] He represented Austria in the giant slalom at the 2018 Winter Olympics, however, failed to finish his second run.[2]

Brennsteiner achieved his first World Cup podium in February 2021 in Bansko; after finishing his first run in fifth position, he moved ahead of Alexis Pinturault and Henrik Kristoffersen after his second run, finishing in third position.[3] A month later, he finished in third position at Kranjska Gora, 0.03 seconds behind Loïc Meillard.[4]

Brennsteiner once again represented Austria in the 2022 Winter Olympics. He competed in the Mixed Team event, in which Austria won the Gold medal, Brennsteiner beating Julian Rauchfuss in his Final heat.[5] He also competed in the Giant slalom, recording the second-fastest time on his first run,[6] however a mistake in his second run caused him to lose his medal position.[7]

In March 2022, Brennsteiner finished in second place in Kranjska Gora, the first time he had finished above third. He recorded the fastest time of the field in his first run; however, he fell behind Henrik Kristoffersen on his second run.[8]

World Cup results

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Season standings

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Season Age Overall Slalom Giant
slalom
Super-G Downhill Combined
2014 22 129 46
2015 23 no World Cup points
2016 24 149 53
2017 25 injured in October 2016
2018 26 80 25
2019 27 97 29
2020 28 120 34
2021 29 28 6
2022 30 25 7
2023 31 39 11
2024 32 44 14
Standings through 17 March 2024

Race podiums

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  • 0 wins
  • 3 podiums - (3 GS); 17 top tens
Season Date Location Discipline Place
2021 27 Feb 2021 Bulgaria Bansko, Bulgaria Giant slalom 3rd
13 Mar 2021 Slovenia Kranjska Gora, Slovenia Giant slalom 3rd
2022 13 Mar 2022 Giant slalom 2nd

World Championship results

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  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined Parallel Team
event
2019 27 9
2021 29 DNF2
2023 31 4 4

Olympic results

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  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined Team
event
2018 26 DNF2
2022 30 27 1

References

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  1. ^ a b "Profile". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  2. ^ Final results
  3. ^ "Zubcic gets redemption in Bansko". FIS. 27 February 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Swiss shine in Kranjska Gora Giant Slalom". FIS. 13 March 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  5. ^ Coyle, Harry (20 February 2022). "Winter Olympics 2022 - Mikaela Shiffrin ends Beijing campaign without a medal as Austria secure mixed parallel gold". Eurosport. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  6. ^ Hincks, Michael (13 February 2022). "Winter Olympics 2022 - Heavy blizzard prompts visibility complaints at start of men's giant slalom". Eurosport. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  7. ^ Newman, Richard (13 February 2022). "Marco Odermatt claims Giant Slalom gold at Winter Olympics as blizzard causes havoc in Beijing". Eurosport. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Another back-to-back victory for Kristoffersen". FIS. 13 March 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
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