Stefan Brennsteiner
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.
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| Born | 3 October 1991 Zell am See, Salzburg, Austria | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | |||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Giant slalom | ||||||||||||||
| Club | USK Niedernsill – Salzburg | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 28 October 2012 (age 21) | ||||||||||||||
| Olympics | |||||||||||||||
| Teams | 2 – (2018, 2022) | ||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (1 gold) | ||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||
| Teams | 3 – (2019, 2021, 2023) | ||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 11 − (2013–2023) | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 3 − (3 GS) | ||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (28th in 2021) | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (6th in GS, 2021) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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
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
Season standings
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
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| 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 | 49 | — | 12 | — | — | |
- Standings through 5 February 2023
Race podiums
- 0 wins
- 3 podiums - (3 GS); 12 top tens
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 27 Feb 2021 |  Bansko, Bulgaria | Giant slalom | 3rd |
| 13 Mar 2021 |  Kranjska Gora, Slovenia | Giant slalom | 3rd | |
| 2022 | 13 Mar 2022 | Giant slalom | 2nd |
World Championship results
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Parallel | Team event |
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| 2019 | 27 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 29 | — | DNF2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 31 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Olympic results
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 26 | — | DNF2 | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 30 | — | 27 | — | — | — | 1 |
References
- "Profile". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- Final results
- "Zubcic gets redemption in Bansko". FIS. 27 February 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- "Swiss shine in Kranjska Gora Giant Slalom". FIS. 13 March 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- "Another back-to-back victory for Kristoffersen". FIS. 13 March 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
External links
- Stefan Brennsteiner at FIS (alpine)
- Stefan Brennsteiner at Olympedia
- Stefan Brennsteiner at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Sten Brennsteiner at the Austrian Ski team official site (in German)
