Patrick Feurstein
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 December 1996 Austria |
| Occupation | Alpine skier |
| Family | Lukas Feurstein (cousin) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Austria |
| Skiing career | |
| Disciplines | Giant slalom |
| Club | SV Mellau - Vorarlberg |
| World Cup debut | 19 December 2018 (age 23) |
| Olympics | |
| Teams | 1 – (2026) |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Championships | |
| Teams | 1 – (2025) |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Cup | |
| Seasons | 3 – (2019–2020, 2022–2026) |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 1 – (1 GS) |
| Overall titles | 0 – (44th in 2025) |
| Discipline titles | 0 – (13th in GS, 2025) |
| Last updated on: 28 February 2026 | |
Patrick Feurstein (born December 1, 1996) is an Austrian World Cup alpine ski racer who specializes in giant slalom.
Career
Feurstein was raised in the village of Mellau. He debuted as a junior on December 6, 2011. He competed in his first world cup race on December 19, 2018, at Saalbach-Hinterglemm. A few weeks later, he managed to achieve his first top 30 result, finishing 29th at the giant slalom at Adelboden, but would be later disqualified. The same happened at the slalom two years later at the same location.[1]
He had to leave out on the following 2020/21 season due to suffering from chronic headache, caused by a Neuritis.[2] Feurstein scored his first world cup points on November 14, 2021, at the parallel race at Lech-Zürs. His best result of the season came at the giant slalom of Alta Badia where he finished fourth, narrowly missing out on a podium finish. He would finish second with the Austrian team at the team event at the season finale in Méribel.
On September 10, 2024, Feurstein narrowly avoided a crash with a course worker while competing at the South American Cup at Cerro Castor.[3]
He attained his first World Cup podium on December 14, 2024, in giant slalom at Val d'Isère, France, making up 22 positions after the first run.
World Cup results
Season standings
| Season | |||||||
| Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | |
| 2022 | 25 | 63 | — | 18 | — | — | 29 |
| 2023 | 26 | 81 | — | 24 | — | — | N/a |
| 2024 | 27 | 86 | — | 31 | — | — | |
| 2025 | 28 | 44 | — | 13 | — | — | |
| 2026 | 29 | 72 | — | 25 | — | — |
- Standings through 13 March 2025
Top-ten results
- 0 wins
- 1 podium – (1 GS), 6 top tens (6 GS)
| Season | ||||
| Date | Location | Discipline | Place | |
| 2022 | 19 December 2021 | Alta Badia, Italy | Giant slalom | 4th |
| 19 March 2022 | Méribel, France | Giant slalom | 7th | |
| 2025 | 27 October 2024 | Sölden, Austria | Giant slalom | 8th |
| 14 December 2024 | Val d'Isère, France | Giant slalom | 2nd | |
| 2026 | 13 December 2025 | Giant slalom | 9th | |
| 21 December 2025 | Alta Badia, Italy | Giant slalom | 8th |
World Championship results
| Year | |||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Team combined |
Team event | |
| 2025 | 28 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — |
Olympic results
| Year | ||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Team combined | |
| 2026 | 29 | — | 16 | — | — | — |
Personal life
Feurstein is a graduate of the Stams Ski Academy.[4] His cousin Lukas Feurstein (b. 2001) is also a World Cup alpine ski racer, specializing in super-G and giant slalom.
References
- ^ "RTL in Adelboden: Feurstein disqualifiziert - da half auch Hirscher-Know-how nicht". www.kleinezeitung.at (in German). 2020-01-11. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
- ^ Weihs, Peter (2021-06-13). ""Hirscher hat mich in der Zeit sehr oft angerufen"". Kronen (in German). Retrieved 2024-12-14.
- ^ Weihs, Peter (2024-09-19). "ÖSV-Riesentorläufer entgeht Katastrophe nur knapp". Kronen (in German). Retrieved 2024-12-14.
- ^ "Patrick Feurstein im Skiweltcup.TV-Interview: "Das Einzige was hilft, ist der Glaube an sich selbst!"". Ski Weltcup Saison 2024/25 (in German). Retrieved 2024-12-14.
External links
- Patrick Feurstein at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Patrick Feurstein at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Patrick Feurstein at Ski Austria (in German)
- Patrick Feurstein at Team Austria (in German)
- Patrick Feurstein at Milano Cortina 2026
- Patrick Feurstein at Olympics.com
- Patrick Feurstein at Olympedia
- Patrick Feurstein at InterSportStats
- Official website (in German)