Josef Ferstl

Josef "Sprite" Ferstl (born 29 December 1988) is a German World Cup alpine ski racer, focusing on the speed events of Downhill and Super-G. He has competed in three World Championships and the 2018 Winter Olympics.[1] Ferstl made his World Cup debut in 2007 and has two victories, both in Super-G.[2]

Josef Ferstl
Alpine skier
Ferstl in 2018
DisciplinesSuper-G, Downhill
ClubSC Hammer
Born (1988-12-29) 29 December 1988
Traunstein, Bavaria, West Germany
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
World Cup debut23 February 2007 (age 18)
Olympics
Teams1 – (2018)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams3 – (201519)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons9 – (20132021)
Wins2 – (2 SG)
Podiums2 – (2 SG)
Overall titles0 – (23rd in 2019)
Discipline titles0 – (6th in SG, 2018)

His father is West German alpine racer Sepp Ferstl, who won the Hahnenkamm downhill in Kitzbühel in 1978 and 1979. Forty years later in 2019, the younger Ferstl became the first German to win a Super-G at Kitzbühel, and the trophy was presented to him by his father.[2]

World Cup results

Season standings

Season Age Overall Slalom Giant
slalom
Super-G Downhill Combined
201324974032
20142512946
20152667452835
201627953542
201728471327
20182934631
20193023914
202031742926
202132742341
Standings through 17 January 2021

Race podiums

  • 2 wins – (2 SG)
  • 2 podiums – (2 SG); 12 top tens – (5 DH, 7 SG)
Season Date Location Discipline Place
2018 15 December 2017 Val Gardena, Italy Super-G 1st
2019 27 January 2019 Kitzbühel, Austria Super-G 1st

World Championship results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
201526252225
201728261825
201930628

Olympic results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
2018292725DNS2

References

  1. "Men's Super-G Official Results" (PDF). Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  2. "Ferstl is first German skier to win super-G in Kitzbuehel". ESPN. Associated Press. 27 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
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