1. Johannes Strolz was born on 12 September 1992 and is an Austrian World Cup alpine ski racer.
15 Facts About Johannes Strolz
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Johannes Strolz won the gold medal in the combined at the 2022 Olympics.
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Johannes Strolz specializes in the technical events of slalom and giant slalom.
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Johannes Strolz is the son of Hubert Strolz, the gold medalist in Combined at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.
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Johannes Strolz then began shifting his focus onto the technical competitions of slalom and giant slalom.
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Johannes Strolz debuted on the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup at the giant slalom of Val-d'Isere in December 2013.
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Johannes Strolz then struggled to deliver results and only appeared occasionally on the World Cup.
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At the slalom of Madonna di Campiglio in January 2020, Johannes Strolz reached his best result at that point, tenth place.
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Johannes Strolz failed to win further points at the World Cup and was dismissed from the squad for that reason.
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Johannes Strolz was granted to train with the Austrian team sometimes.
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Johannes Strolz had to pay for everything himself, including preparing his skis.
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At the 2022 Winter Olympics, Johannes Strolz took part in the Alpine combined, Slalom and Team Event.
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Johannes Strolz won a medal in the three events, two gold and one silver medal.
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Thirty-four years after his father became an Olympic champion in Calgary, Johannes Strolz won the Alpine combined, becoming the first father-son duo to win gold in Alpine skiing at the Olympics.
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Johannes Strolz then claimed the silver medal in the slalom, only beaten by French skier Clement Noel, and the gold medal in the team event.