Norbert Farkas (alpine skier)

Norbert Farkas

— Alpine skier —
Disciplines	Slalom, Giant Slalom, Super-G, Super Combined
Born	7 April 1992 Budapest, Hungary
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
World Cup debut	24 Januar 2012 (age 19)
Website	Official website
Olympics
Teams	Hungary

Norbert Farkas (born April 7, 1992^[1] in Budapest^[2]) is an alpine skier from Hungary. He competed for Hungary at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the slalom and giant slalom. He is 11-time Hungarian National Champion, 28-time Hungarian National Junior Champion. A team member of Felix Promotion sport-management agency. He learned to ski at the age of three.^[3] He has been studying International Business at Budapest University of Technology and Economics^[4] and was granted "A Good Student, a Good Athlete" award in 2013.^[5] Coaches are: Armin Brunner, Budai Balázs and Zakariás Zsolt. His role model is Felix Neureuther.^[6]

FIS World Ski Championship participation

Race date	Place	Country	Category	Discipline	Position	Points
15.02.2013	Schladming	Austria	FIS World Ski Championships	Giant Slalom	47	111.28
18.02.2011	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Germany	FIS World Ski Championships	Giant Slalom	63
13.02.2009	Val-d'Isère	France	FIS World Ski Championships	Giant Slalom	BDNF1

Competitive History (Notable results)

2007/2008

• Hungarian University Race, Giant Slalom: 47th place (the best Hungarian)
• FIS points at the end of the season:
  • 93.30 point in Slalom – (5th best Hungarian)
  • 93.95 point in Giant Slalom (2nd best Hungarian)
  • 115.21 point in Super Giant Slalom (2nd best Hungarian)

2008/2009

• FIS Junior World Ski Championship (Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Slalom: 53rd place, 2nd place in Junior I. category
• European Youth Olympic Festival (Szczyrk), Slalom: 34th place (the best Hungarian)
• FIS World Ski Championship (Val d’Isére): qualification races
• Hungarian University Race, Giant Slalom : 41st place (2nd best Hungarian)
• FIS points at the end of the season:
  • 76.79 point in Slalom (4th best Hungarian)
  • 79.65 point in Giant Slalom (3rd best Hungarian)
  • 123.60 point in Super Giant Slalom (3rd best Hungarian)

2009/2010

• Member of the Hungarian Qualification Team for XXI. Winter Olympic Games (Vancouver)
• FIS Junior World Ski Championship, Slalom: 41st place (the best Hungarian)
• Hungarian National Championship, Giant Slalom: 2 gold medals
• Hungarian University Race, Giant Slalom: 33rd place (the best Hungarian)
• FIS points at the end of the season:
  • 62.01 point in Slalom (3rd best Hungarian)
  • 74.20 point in Giant Slalom (the best Hungarian)
  • 88.68 point in Super Giant Slalom (the best Hungarian)

2010/2011

• FIS Junior World Ski Championship (Crans Montana), Giant Slalom: 63rd place (the best Hungarian)
• FIS World Championship (Garmisch-Partenkirchen), Giant Slalom: qualified as 39th (the best Hungarian); race place: 63rd
• Hungarian National Championship, Slalom: gold and silver medals
• FIS points at the end of the season:
  • 59.92 point in Slalom (the best Hungarian)
  • 66.19 point in Giant Slalom (the best Hungarian)
  • 99.75 point in Super Giant Slalom (the best Hungarian)
    

    Norbert Farkas alpine skier, curtsey of Adeloss Photography
  • 125.83 point in Super Combination (the best Hungarian)

2011/2012

• FIS World Cup (Schladming)
• Serbian International Competition (FIS Race ), Giant Slalom: 2nd place
• Hungarian National Championship: 1st in Giant Slalom, Slalom and Combination
• FIS points at the end of the season:
  • 52.32 point in Slalom (the best Hungarian)
  • 61.78 point in Giant Slalom (the best Hungarian)
  • 97.75 point in Super Giant Slalom (the best Hungarian)

2012/2013

• Hungarian National Championship, Slalom: 1st place
• Hungarian National Championship, Giant Slalom: 1st place
• Junior Hungarian Championship, Slalom: 1st place
• Junior Hungarian Championship, Giant Slalom: 1st place
• FIS points at the end of the season:
  • 44.74 point in Slalom
  • 49.72 point in Giant Slalom
  • 112.22 point in Super Giant Slalom

XXII Olympic Winter Games (Sochi)

Norbert Farkas represented Hungary on men's alpine skiing events (slalom and giant slalom) at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.

• Giant slalom^[7]
  • BIB: 79
  • Run 1 rank: 55
  • Run 2 rank: 50
  • Final Rank: 50
• Slalom^[8]
  • BIB: 94
  • Run 1 rank: 58
  • Run 2 rank: DNF

References

1. FIS Biography
2. Sochi 2014 profile
3. "Téli olimpia, pálmafákkal – mit hozhat Szocsi?". Nlcafe.hu. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
4. "Harcban saját kvótáért". Utanpotlassport.hu. 11 December 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
5. "Cseh László: "Nagyon sokat kaptam a BME-től, szeretnék visszaadni valamennyit."". BME.hu. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
6. "Farkas Norbert". MOB.hu. 22 January 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
7. "XXII Olimpic Winter Games official result men's giant slalom" (PDF). fis-ski.com. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
8. "XXII Olimpic Winter Games official result men's slalom" (PDF). fis-ski.com. Retrieved 22 February 2014.

Sources

• Felix Promotion Athlete Profile
• FIS International Ski Fedatation Athlete Profile(biography, results and points)
• Hungarian Ski Association

External links

• Official Facebook Page (Hungarian)
• HAVAZIN Interview on 27 January 2014 (Youtube) (Hungarian)
• Article on Hungarian Wikipedia
• Sochi2014 Profile