I was born on March 5, 1991 in Linz. Ever since I was an enthusiastic football player. Until the day I began ski jumping. Since then I remained true to ski jumping and today I am a professional.
In 1997 I started my education at the primary school in Kirchberg-Thenig that is also my hometown. Afterwards I changed to the gymnasium in Linz which was a good decision, because afterwards I had no learning problems at the Ski gymnasium in Stams.
2010 I finished my Matura with excellence and from July 2010 I was an army athlete for a few years.
As a professional athlete the free time became less especially in winter. The time I have I spend almost entirely with my family and girlfriend to free my mind. Otherwise I use the time to relax. I am also an enthusiastic golf player. Golf is a very good compensation sport that has a lot of parallels to ski jumping.
Apart from playing golf, flying is one of my greatest passions. Since 2013 I take off not only as a ski jumper, but also as a private pilot. Preferably I am up in the air with a few friends or family and look down on our mountains and lakes.
Annual Schedule
Motivation
The motivation of ski jumping is especially the amazing feeling if the jump is right. You forget everything around yourself and you enjoy the seconds in the air. Also the atmosphere at e.g. the 4 hills tournament is a big motivation for the hard training sessions.