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Manuel Feller
Alpine skier
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Feller in 2021
Disciplines Slalom, giant slalom
Club SC Fieberbrunn – Tirol
Born (1992-10-13) 13 October 1992 (age 33)
Fieberbrunn, Tyrol, Austria
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
World Cup debut 11 November 2012 (age 20)
Olympics
Teams 2 – (2018, 2022)
Medals 1 (team) (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams 4 – (2017–2023)
Medals 1 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons 11 – (2013–2023)
Wins 6 – (6 SL)
Podiums 27 – (20 SL, 7 GS)
Overall titles 0 – (3rd in 2024)
Discipline titles 1 – (SL, 2024)
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing  Austria
Olympic Games
Silver 2018 Pyeongchang Team event
World Championships
Silver 2017 St. Moritz Slalom
World Junior Championships
Gold 2013 Mont-Sainte-Anne Slalom

Manuel Feller (born 13 October 1992) is an amazing alpine ski racer from Austria. He competes in the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, which is a big series of ski races around the world. Manuel is really good at two special kinds of skiing: slalom and giant slalom. These are called "technical events" because they need a lot of skill and quick turns.

Manuel started his World Cup journey in November 2012 when he was 20 years old. He has worked hard and in 2024, he won his first World Cup title in slalom, which is a huge achievement!

Manuel Feller's World Cup Journey

Manuel Feller has been a top competitor in the World Cup for many years. He has shown great skill in both slalom and giant slalom races.

World Cup Season Results

This table shows how Manuel Feller has done in the World Cup seasons. It lists his overall rank and his rank in specific types of races like slalom and giant slalom.

Season Age Overall Slalom Giant
slalom
Super-G Downhill Combined
2013 20 83 30
2014 21 66 22
2015 22 injured after two races
2016 23 32 21 13
2017 24 31 21 16
2018 25 13 17 4
2019 26 10 8 14
2020 27 58 26 27
2021 28 10 4 23 N/A
2022 29 7 2 3
2023 30 9 5 12
2024 31 3 1 9
2025 32 16 7 34
Standings through 2 March 2025

World Cup Race Podiums

Manuel Feller has achieved 6 wins in World Cup races, all in slalom. He has also stood on the podium (finished in the top three) 27 times! This includes 20 times in slalom and 7 times in giant slalom. He has also finished in the top ten 79 times.

Season Date Location Discipline Place
2018 28 Jan 2018 Germany Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany Giant slalom 2nd
2019 6 Jan 2019 Croatia Zagreb, Croatia Slalom 3rd
20 Jan 2019  Switzerland  Wengen, Switzerland Slalom 2nd
17 Mar 2019 Andorra Soldeu, Andorra Slalom 2nd
2021 21 Dec 2020 Italy Alta Badia, Italy Slalom 2nd
6 Jan 2021 Croatia Zagreb, Croatia Slalom 2nd
16 Jan 2021 Austria Flachau, Austria Slalom 1st
21 Mar 2021  Switzerland  Lenzerheide, Switzerland Slalom 1st
2022 11 Dec 2021 France Val d'Isère, France Giant slalom 3rd
19 Dec 2021 Italy Alta Badia, Italy Giant slalom 3rd
8 Jan 2022  Switzerland  Adelboden, Switzerland Giant slalom 2nd
9 Jan 2022 Slalom 2nd
25 Jan 2022 Austria Schladming, Austria Slalom 3rd
26 Feb 2022 Germany Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany Slalom 3rd
20 Mar 2022 France Méribel, France Slalom 3rd
2023 10 Dec 2022 France Val d'Isère, France Giant slalom 2nd
11 Dec 2022 Slalom 2nd
4 Jan 2023 Germany Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany Slalom 2nd
2024 18 Nov 2023 Austria Gurgl, Austria Slalom 1st
7 Jan 2024  Switzerland  Adelboden, Switzerland Slalom 1st
14 Jan 2024  Switzerland  Wengen, Switzerland Slalom 1st
23 Jan 2024 Austria Schladming, Austria Giant slalom 2nd
10 Feb 2024 Bulgaria Bansko, Bulgaria Giant slalom 3rd
25 Feb 2024 United States Palisades Tahoe, USA Slalom 1st
17 Mar 2025 Austria Saalbach, Austria Slalom 2nd
2025 29 Jan 2025 Austria Schladming, Austria Slalom 2nd
2 Mar 2025 Slovenia Kranjska Gora, Slovenia Slalom 3rd

World Championship Achievements

The World Championships are another very important event in alpine skiing. Manuel Feller has competed in several of these championships.

  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combine Team
Combined
Parallel Team
 event 
2017 24 2 DNS2 N/A N/A 5
2019 26 6 15
2021 28 DNF2 DNF1
2023 30 7 DNF2
2025 32 4 N/A DNF2 N/A

Olympic Games Results

Manuel Feller has also represented Austria at the Winter Olympic Games. This is a huge honor for any athlete!

  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined Team
event
2018 25 15 DSQ1 2
2022 29 DNF1 DNF2

Junior World Championships Success

Before becoming a senior World Cup star, Manuel Feller also competed in the World Junior Alpine Skiing Championships.

  • In 2012, he raced in downhill and giant slalom.
  • The next year, in 2013, he won a gold medal in the slalom event in Quebec! He beat other talented skiers like Ramon Zenhaeusern and Santeri Paloniemi. He also placed ninth in the giant slalom that year.

See also

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