Josef Ferstl (born 29 December 1988) is a German

World Cup A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the concept i ...

alpine ski racer Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing (cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether for ...

, focusing on the speed events of

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Super-G Super giant slalom, or super-G, is a racing discipline of alpine skiing. Along with the faster downhill, it is regarded as a "speed" event, in contrast to the technical events giant slalom and slalom. It debuted as an official World Cup event ...

. He has competed in three

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and the

2018 Winter Olympics The 2018 Winter Olympics ( ko, 2018년 동계 올림픽, Icheon sip-pal nyeon Donggye Ollimpik), officially the XXIII Olympic Winter Games (french: Les XXIIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver; ko, 제23회 동계 올림픽, Jeisipsamhoe Donggye Ollimpi ...

. Ferstl made his World Cup debut in 2007 and has two victories, both His father is West German alpine racer Sepp Ferstl, who won the

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downhill in Kitzbühel in

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. later in

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, the younger Ferstl became the first German to win a Super-G at Kitzbühel, and the trophy was presented to him by

World Cup results

Season standings

Race podiums

* 2 wins – (2 SG) * 2 podiums – (2 SG); 16 top tens – (8 DH, 8 SG)

World Championship results

Olympic results

References

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