Florian NOTZ

Germany

Cross-Country Skiing

Date of Birth: 24 Apr 1992

Age: 29

Gender: Male

Place of birth: DETTINGEN

Birth Country:

Germany

Residence: DETTINGEN

Residence Country:

Germany

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank
Cross-Country Skiing	Men's 15km + 15km Skiathlon	19
	Men's 50km Mass Start Free	26
	Men's 4 x 10km Relay GER Germany	5

Schedule

Location	Event	Status
Zhangjiakou National Cross-Country Skiing Centre	Men's 15km + 15km Skiathlon	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Cross-Country Skiing Centre	Men's 4 x 10km Relay	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Cross-Country Skiing Centre	Men's 50km Mass Start Free	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

World Championship
Rank	Event	Year	Location
6	Rel 4x10 km M Men	2019	Seefeld, AUT
6	Rel 4x10 km M Men	2017	Lathi, FIN
7	Rel 4x10 km M Men	2015	Falun, SWE
16	Skiathlon 15/15km F/C Men	2017	Lathi, FIN
17	Skiathlon 15/15km C/F Men	2019	Seefeld, AUT
22	50 km F Mst Men	2019	Seefeld, AUT
26	15 km F Men	2021	Oberstdorf, GER
35	15 km F Men	2015	Falun, SWE
46	50 km F Mst Men	2017	Lathi, FIN
47	Skiathlon 15/15km F/C Men	2015	Falun, SWE
48	Skiathlon 15/15km C/F Men	2021	Oberstdorf, GER

World Cup Rankings
Season	Distance	All
2021/2022	53	87
2020/2021	23	29
2019/2020	43	65
2018/2019	28	33
2017/2018	43	69

Best performances per season in World Cup events from 2018/2019 - Individual events until 15km
Season	15 km F	15 km F Pursuit	15 km C	15 km C Mst	15 km C Pursuit
2021/2022	1 x 15th	1 x 32nd	1 x 41st
2020/2021	1 x 11th			1 x 42nd
2019/2020	1 x 17th		1 x 18th		1 x 18th
2018/2019	1 x 12th		1 x 33rd

Best performances per season in World Cup events from 2018/2019 - Individual events longer than 15km
Season	15/15 km C/F	50 km F Pursuit	Overall
2020/2021	1 x 12th	1 x 48th	1 x 19th
2019/2020	1 x 14th

Best performances in World Cup races from 2018/2019 - Team events
Season	4x7.5 km Mst R
2020/2021	1 x 4th
2019/2020	1 x 7th
2018/2019	1 x 8th

Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season
Rank	Event	Season	Location
15	15 km F	2021/2022	Davos, SUI
32	15 km F Pursuit	2021/2022	Ruka, FIN
41	15 km C	2021/2022	Ruka, FIN

Nickname:

Flo (floriannotz.de, 10 Jun 2021)

Hobbies:

Sports in general. In one of his interviews, when asked what’s his favourite hobby, he simply said “Laura” (referring to his girlfriend Laura Gimmler). (dailyskier.com, 24 Dec 2019; floriannotz.de, 10 Jun 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete, Customs Officer

Family:

Father, Dieter. Brothers, Lukas and Dominik. Partner, Laura Gimmler.

Languages spoken:

German, English

Club name:

TSV/SZ Boehringen Roemerstein
Customs Ski Team

Coach:

National: Janko Neuber (GER)

Sporting relatives:

Father Dieter Notz (Cross-country skiing): Competed at the Lake Placid 1980 Olympic Winter Games (fourth in 4x10km relay), three-time West German national champion in 10km (1980) and 50km (1978, 1979). Later was a sports teacher and named Regional Chief Coach in Baden-Wuerttemberg for cross-country skiing.

Brother Dominik Notz (Athletics): Distance runner (10,000m, road racing, marathons) with a marathon personal best of 2:18.41 (2019 in Frankfurt).

Partner Laura Gimmler (Cross-country skiing): Competed at two World Championships (2019, 2021), three U23 World Championships (2014-16), and two Junior World Championships (2012-13) winning a relay bronze medal in 2013.

Debut:

2014 World Cup in Lahti, FIN (15km - 7th)

Injuries:

September/October 2019: Had a long training break due to illness. (allgaeuer-zeitung.de, 29 Apr 2020)

National team:

2014

Start:

Began competing in cross-country skiing at age 11. (zoll.de, 10 Jun 2021)

Reason:

His father was an Olympic cross-country skier and his mother was also sporty. "Cross-country skiing is a perfect sport for me. You are always in the fresh air, you need a lot of endurance, strength and technique. I think there are not many sports that create such a balance." (Info 2018)

Ambition:

To compete at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. (dsv-jahrbuch.de)

Memorable:

Finishing eighth at the 2018 Holmenkollen World Cup in Oslo, finishing seventh at the 2014 World Cup in Lahti, and winning gold at the 2015 U23 World Championships in Almaty (15km free). (floriannotz.de, 10 Jun 2021)

Hero:

Cross-country skier Sebastian Eisenlauer (GER), two-time Olympian (2014, 2018), who retired in March 2021. (Instagram, 30 Mar 2021)

General Interest

CUSTOMS SKI TEAM
Member of the German customs ski team since 2011. (zoll.de, 10 Jun 2021)

ROAD TO BEIJING
He is focusing on the 30km and the 50km for the upcoming Olympic season because both distances will be decided in skating. "I am looking forward to the training and the challenges." (Instagram, 13 May 2021)

GERMAN DREAM COUPLE
Met his girlfriend cross-country skier Laura Gimmler when he went to Oberstdorf for training. They are now the German athlete 'dream couple' of cross-country skiing. (reuther-nachrtichten.de, 9 December 2020; allgaeuer-zeitung.de, 12 Apr 2021)

CHARITY CHALLENGE
He is supporting the project #runfortheoceans with the goal to run as many kilometres as possible to save the oceans. (One km = 10 bottles of plastic bottles removed from the ocean.) (Instagram, 30 May 2021)

Milestones

Competed at four World Championships (2015-2), two Junior World Championships (2011-12), and two U23 World Championships, where he won gold in the 15km in 2015 (Almaty) and was fourth in the skiathlon.

Broke into the World Cup top-10 in his 2014 debut finishing seventh in the 15km free (Lahti) and has bests of fourths in the relay in 2016 (Nove Mesto, La Clusaz) and 2021 (Lahti).

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Legend

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