Hungarian alpine skier
Norbert Farkas (born 7 April 1992[1] in Budapest[2]) is an alpine skier from Hungary. He competed for Hungary at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the slalom and giant slalom. He is 11-time Hungarian National Champion, 28-time Hungarian National Junior Champion. A team member of Felix Promotion sport-management agency. He learned to ski at the age of three.[3] He has been studying International Business at Budapest University of Technology and Economics[4] and was granted "A Good Student, a Good Athlete" award in 2013.[5] Coaches are: Armin Brunner, Budai Balázs and Zakariás Zsolt. His role model is Felix Neureuther.[6]
FIS World Ski Championship participation
Competitive History (Notable results)
2007/2008
- Hungarian University Race, giant slalom: 47th place (the best Hungarian)
- FIS points at the end of the season:
- 93.30 point in Slalom – (5th best Hungarian)
- 93.95 point in giant slalom (2nd best Hungarian)
- 115.21 point in Super Giant slalom (2nd best Hungarian)
2008/2009
- FIS Junior World Ski Championship (Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Slalom: 53rd place, 2nd place in Junior I. category
- European Youth Olympic Festival (Szczyrk), Slalom: 34th place (the best Hungarian)
- FIS World Ski Championship (Val d’Isére): qualification races
- Hungarian University Race, giant slalom : 41st place (2nd best Hungarian)
- FIS points at the end of the season:
- 76.79 point in Slalom (4th best Hungarian)
- 79.65 point in giant slalom (3rd best Hungarian)
- 123.60 point in Super Giant slalom (3rd best Hungarian)
2009/2010
- Member of the Hungarian Qualification Team for XXI. Winter Olympic Games (Vancouver)
- FIS Junior World Ski Championship, Slalom: 41st place (the best Hungarian)
- Hungarian National Championship, giant slalom: 2 gold medals
- Hungarian University Race, giant slalom: 33rd place (the best Hungarian)
- FIS points at the end of the season:
- 62.01 point in Slalom (3rd best Hungarian)
- 74.20 point in giant slalom (the best Hungarian)
- 88.68 point in Super Giant slalom (the best Hungarian)
2010/2011
- FIS Junior World Ski Championship (Crans Montana), giant slalom: 63rd place (the best Hungarian)
- FIS World Championship (Garmisch-Partenkirchen), giant slalom: qualified as 39th (the best Hungarian); race place: 63rd
- Hungarian National Championship, Slalom: gold and silver medals
- FIS points at the end of the season:
- 59.92 point in Slalom (the best Hungarian)
- 66.19 point in giant slalom (the best Hungarian)
- 99.75 point in Super Giant slalom (the best Hungarian)
- 125.83 point in Super Combination (the best Hungarian)
2011/2012
- FIS World Cup (Schladming)
- Serbian International Competition (FIS Race ), giant slalom: 2nd place
- Hungarian National Championship: 1st in giant slalom, Slalom and Combination
- FIS points at the end of the season:
- 52.32 point in Slalom (the best Hungarian)
- 61.78 point in giant slalom (the best Hungarian)
- 97.75 point in Super Giant slalom (the best Hungarian)
2012/2013
- Hungarian National Championship, Slalom: 1st place
- Hungarian National Championship, giant slalom: 1st place
- Junior Hungarian Championship, Slalom: 1st place
- Junior Hungarian Championship, giant slalom: 1st place
- FIS points at the end of the season:
- 44.74 point in Slalom
- 49.72 point in giant slalom
- 112.22 point in Super Giant slalom
Norbert Farkas represented Hungary on men's alpine skiing events (slalom and giant slalom) at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.
- Giant slalom[7]
- BIB: 79
- Run 1 rank: 55
- Run 2 rank: 50
- Final Rank: 50
- Slalom[8]
- BIB: 94
- Run 1 rank: 58
- Run 2 rank: DNF
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