Felix Neureuther facts for kids

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Felix Neureuther

Alpine skier
Neureuther in 2022
Disciplines	Slalom, giant slalom
Club	SC Partenkirchen
Born	(1984-03-26) 26 March 1984 (age 41) Munich-Pasing, Bavaria, West Germany
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
World Cup debut	4 January 2003 (age 18)
Website	felix-neureuther.de
Olympics
Teams	3 – (2006, 2010, 2014)
Medals	0
World Championships
Teams	9 – (2003–2019)
Medals	5 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	17 – (2003–2019)
Wins	13 – (11 SL, 1 GS, 1 PS)
Podiums	47
Overall titles	0 – (4th in 2013, 2015)
Discipline titles	0 – (2nd in SL, 2013–2015)
Medal record Men's alpine skiing Representing  Germany World Cup race podiums Event 1st 2nd 3rd Slalom 11 13 13 Giant 1 3 3 Combined 0 1 0 Parallel 1 1 0 International alpine ski competitions Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 0 0 0 World Championships 1 1 3 World Championships Gold 2005 Bormio Team event Silver 2013 Schladming Slalom Bronze 2013 Schladming Team event Bronze 2015 Beaver Creek Slalom Bronze 2017 St. Moritz Slalom

Felix Neureuther (born March 26, 1984) is a famous German alpine ski racer who has now retired. He was once a World champion in this exciting sport.

Early Life and Family

Felix was born in Munich-Pasing, Germany. Skiing runs in his family! His mom, Rosi Mittermaier, was a World and Olympic champion. His dad, Christian Neureuther, was also a great slalom skier who won six World Cup races.

Felix's aunt, Evi Mittermaier, was another successful alpine ski racer and Olympian. Together, the Neureuther–Mittermaier family has achieved amazing things in skiing. They have won 31 World Cup races and finished on the podium 115 times!

Felix's Skiing Career

Neureuther in 2015

Felix grew up in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria, Germany. He became a key member of the German national ski team. He competed in nine World Championships and three Winter Olympics.

Felix won a silver medal in the slalom at the 2013 World Championships. He also earned a bronze medal in the team event that same year. Before that, he won a gold medal in the team event at the 2005 World Championships. He also won bronze medals in slalom in 2015 and 2017.

Felix won his very first World Cup race in 2010. It was a slalom race in Kitzbühel, Austria. He won his only giant slalom race in January 2014 in Adelboden, Switzerland. This was a big deal because it was only the second time a German man had won a World Cup giant slalom race! The first was almost 41 years earlier.

By January 2019, Felix had won 13 World Cup races and stood on the podium 47 times. This makes him Germany's most successful male World Cup skier ever! In March 2019, he announced that he was retiring from competitive skiing. His final race was a slalom at the World Cup finals in Soldeu, Andorra.

Life Outside Skiing

Felix's parents, Christian Neureuther and Rosi Mittermaier, were both famous World Cup ski racers in the 1970s. His mom, Rosi, won two gold medals and one silver medal at the 1976 Winter Olympics.

Since 2013, Felix has been in a relationship with biathlete Miriam Gössner. They got married in December 2017. In October 2017, they welcomed their first child, a daughter named Matilda.

One of Felix's good friends from childhood is the famous footballer Bastian Schweinsteiger. Felix even presented Bastian with a special award at the 2016 Bambi Awards.

World Championship Results

Here's how Felix did at the World Championships:

Olympic Results

Here's how Felix performed at the Olympic Games:

See also

In Spanish: Felix Neureuther para niños