Stefan Brennsteiner (born 3 October 1991) is an Austrian World Cup alpine ski racer, and specializes in giant slalom. He has competed in three Winter Olympics and four World Championships, winning a gold medal in the team event at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Brennsteiner made his World Cup debut at age 21 in October 2012 at Sölden, Austria, and reached his first podium in February 2021 at Bansko, Bulgaria.
Career Brennsteiner began competing as a junior in December 2006. His first win came in 2010, in the giant slalom at the Austrian National Junior Race. He represented Austria in the giant slalom at the 2018 Winter Olympics, however, failed to finish his second run.Final results
Brennsteiner achieved his first World Cup podium in February 2021 in Bansko; after finishing his first run in fifth position, he moved ahead of Alexis Pinturault and Henrik Kristoffersen after his second run, finishing in third position. A month later, he finished in third position at Kranjska Gora, 0.03 seconds behind Loïc Meillard.
Brennsteiner once again represented Austria in the 2022 Winter Olympics. He competed in the mixed team event, in which Austria won the gold medal, Brennsteiner beating Julian Rauchfuss in his final heat. He also competed in the giant slalom, recording the second-fastest time on his first run, however a mistake in his second run caused him to lose his medal position.
In March 2022, Brennsteiner finished in second place in Kranjska Gora, the first time he had finished above third. He recorded the fastest time of the field in his first run; however, he fell behind Henrik Kristoffersen on his second run.
World Cup results Season standings SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiantslalomDownhillCombinedParallel 2014 22 129 — 46 — — — rowspan=6 2015 23 2016 24 149 — 53 — — — 2017 25 2018 26 80 — 25 — — — 2019 27 97 — 29 — — — 2020 28 120 — 34 — — — — 2021 29 28 — 6 — — rowspan=9 — 2022 30 25 — 7 — — 11 2023 31 39 — 11 — — rowspan=7 2024 32 45 — 14 — — 2025 33 30 — 7 — — 2026 34 16 — 4 — —
Race podiums 1 win - (1 GS) 7 podiums - (7 GS); 31 top tens
SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace202127 February 2021 Bansko, Bulgaria Giant slalom 3rd13 March 2021 Kranjska Gora, Slovenia Giant slalom 3rd202213 March 2022 Giant slalom 2nd202515 December 2024 Val d'Isère, France Giant slalom 3rd202628 November 2025 Copper Mountain, United States Giant slalom 1st21 December 2025 Alta Badia, Italy Giant slalom 3rd7 March 2026 Kranjska Gora, Slovenia Giant slalom 3rd
World Championship results YearAgeSlalomGiantslalomDownhillCombinedTeamcombinedParallelTeam event 2019 27 — 9 — — —rowspan=3 — 2021 29 — DNF2 — — —— — 2023 31 — 4 — — —— 4 2025 33 — DNF1 — — — 6
Olympic results YearAgeSlalomGiantslalomDownhillCombinedTeamcombinedTeam event 2018 26 — DNF2 — — — rowspan=2 — 2022 30 — 27 — — —1 2026 34 — 8 — — —
References
External links
Stefan Brennsteiner at Ski Austria (archive) Stefan Brennsteiner at Milano Cortina 2026