Even at a young age, Stefan Luitz regularly secured the top places.
The ski racer has been part of the DSV since he was 15 years old.
Stefan Luitz was born
on
March 26, 1992
.
The
ski racer
grew up in Bolsterlang and consequently made
his first steps towards an athlete career
at
SC Bolsterlang
.
The
slalom
, especially the
giant slalom
, emerged as his favorite discipline.
Even as a child, Luitz secured the top ranks, including at the club championships and the
German championships
.
At the age of 15 he was finally accepted by the
DSV
.
Also in 2007 the young athlete competed in
FIS races
for the first time
.
Shortly after his first appearance at the
European Cup
in January 2009, he celebrated a major international success for the first time.
At the European Youth Olympic Festival in Szczyrk, he came second in the
giant slalom
.
Another
silver medal
followed at the
2010
Junior World
Championships in Les Houches.
Stefan Luitz at the World and European Cup and the World Championship
Thanks to his good performance in preparation for the 2010/2011 season, the
ski racer was
able to qualify
for participation in the
World
Cup.
His first race was on January 8, 2011, but Stefan Luitz was eliminated in the first run.
The season ended for him without a World Cup result, but he nonetheless received a subsequent nomination for the
2011
World Championship
. He traveled to Garmisch-Partenkirchen as a substitute driver for the team competition and also competed in the
giant slalom
.
The ski racer reached 29th place.
Stefan Luitz made it to his first podium in the European Cup in the 2011/2012 season in Trysil.
Just one day later, he achieved a first place.
Overall, Luitz landed on the podium six times and thus secured second place in the overall standings.
The ski racer's first World Cup points and his participation in the Olympics
The first World Cup points were not long in coming after the European Cup.
On February 26, 2012, the
ski racer
qualified
for the second round
in the
giant slalom
in Crans-Montana for the first time and won his first points with a 29th place.
He crowned the season with his second place at the German Ski Championships in the Super
Combined
.
Only 0.18 seconds separated him from the title of
German champion
.
Stefan Luitz
also did not miss the
2014 Winter Olympics
.
In the first run the athlete came second, but made a mistake.
At the last gate, he threaded before the goal and was therefore disqualified.
This major sporting event was followed by the following
World Cup
placements
:
Seventh place in the Giant Slalom World Cup 2016/2017
23rd place in the overall World Cup 2016/2017
33rd place in the Slalom World Cup 2016/2017
Stefan Luitz after an injury break and his disqualification case in 2018
2018 a renewed participation of was
ski racer
in
Olympic
planning, however, he had the event due to a torn ligament stay away.
He suffered this injury in the
giant slalom in
Alta Badia after finishing third and second in the first two rounds.
On December 2, 2018,
Stefan Luitz
reported back
from his injury break.
When
giant slalom
of
Beaver Creek
he made with his victory ahead of Thomas Tumler and Marcel Hirscher for a surprise.
However, there was another disqualification case.
The ski racer was supplied with oxygen.
This did not violate the WADA anti-doping rules, but it did violate those of the
FIS
.
That is why Luitz was
excluded
from the competition in December
.
The
DSV
protested against it and got on March 15
right
.
The victory was officially awarded to Luitz again, because it was decided that the WADA code has
priority
.
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By Sophie Neumärker
