Felix LEITNER

Historical Results

Flex

Mountain climbing, skiing, biking, music, video games (Counter Strike)

Athlete, Sports soldier

Graduated in 2016 from the Stams Ski School in Tyrol.

Partner, Anna-Maria Schreder (live together with their dog Mo). Younger brothers, Clemens and Alexander.

German, English

Nordic Team Absam

National: Ricco Gross (GER), Ludwig Gredler (AUT)

Brother Clemens Leitner (Ski jumping): Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games bronze medallist (mixed team). Four-time Junior World Championship medallist with one silver and three bronze. Continental Cup winner in 2020 with five wins. Competed in the World Cup since 2018.

Brother Alexander Leitner (Nordic Combined): Competes at a national-junior level. Participated in two Austrian-based Alpen Cup events in 2020.

Partner Anna-Maria Schreder (Biathlon): Competed at four successive Youth/Junior World Championships (2016-19). Began racing at the IBU Cup in 2019/20.

2015 IBU Cup Ridnaun (Sprint - 29th, Pursuit 26th)
2016 World Cup in Oestersund (Sprint - 45th, Pursuit 43rd)

January 2017: Right index finger surgery due to severe inflammation. Missed the remainder of the season, including his home World Championships in Hochfilzen.

2013

Until age 11, participated primarily in volleyball. Began biathlon in 2008. (tt.com, Mar 2016)

As his brother Clemens participated in ski jumping, he was not allowed to also compete in order to keep the peace. “My parents didn't want competition within the family.” (tt.com, 12 Mar 2016)

"My big goals are to become Olympic and World champion, and also to win the overall World Cup." (www.krone.at, 13 Jan 2017)

"Sometimes you have to slow me down. But sometimes you have to give me a hand. A little speech helps (laughs). Basically, however, I am fully motivated, like to train and do my thing with 110 percent." (www.krone.at, 13 Jan 2017)

First individual World Cup podium in January 2021, a second-place finish at the Oberhof mass start. “What can I say? Unbelievable. I worked very consistently and cleanly at the shooting range today. With four times zero, I'm overjoyed. I am overjoyed that I finished second, I never would have expected that."

Eight-time Olympic biathlon gold medallist Ole Einar Bjoerndalen (NOR), five-time Olympic biathlon gold medallist Martin Fourcade (FRA) and four-time Olympic biathlon medallist Dominik Landertinger (AUT). (tt.com, 12 Mar 2016)

Listens to music for half an hour before departure from the hotel.

"Live your dream." (redbull.com, Jun 2021)

Tiroler Sportlerwahl Rookie of the Year (2016)