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    Thomas MORGENSTERN

    Austria
    • Gender: Male
    • Nationality: Austria
    • Birthday: 30 October 1986
    • Age: 27
    • Height: 1.84 m (6' 0'')
    • Weight: 69 kg / 152 lbs
    • Place of Birth: Austria, SPITTAL / DRAU
    • Place of Residence: -
    Ski Jumping
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    Medals

    • Ski Jumping
    • Men's Team
    • Silver

    Athlete competitions and results

    • 8 February, 20:30 Men's Normal Hill Individual Qualification Round
    • Thomas MORGENSTERN
      Total Points: 118.3
    • Rank: 9
    • 9 February, 21:30 Men's Normal Hill Individual 1st Round
    • Thomas MORGENSTERN
      Total Points: 125.6
    • Rank: 15
    • 9 February, 22:47 Men's Normal Hill Individual Final Round
    • Thomas MORGENSTERN
      Total Points: 251.6
    • Rank: 14
    • 14 February, 21:30 Men's Large Hill Individual Qualification Round
    • Thomas MORGENSTERN
      Total Points: 116.0
    • Rank: 6
    • 15 February, 21:30 Men's Large Hill Individual 1st Round
    • Thomas MORGENSTERN
      Total Points: 106.3
    • Rank: 40
    • 17 February, 21:15 Men's Team 1st Round
    • Team: AUT
      Total Points: 516.5
    • Rank: 2
    • 17 February, 22:26 Men's Team Final Round
    • Team: AUT
      Total Points: 1038.4
    • Rank: 2

    Additional Information

    Highlights

    RankEventYearLocationResult
    Olympic Winter Games
    1Large Hill Team2010Vancouver, BC, CAN1107.9
    1Large Hill Individual2006Torino, ITA276.9
    1Large Hill Team2006Torino, ITA984.0
    5Large Hill Individual2010Vancouver, BC, CAN246.7
    8Normal Hill Individual2010Vancouver, BC, CAN258.5
    9Normal Hill Individual2006Torino, ITA259.5
    World Championships
    1Large Hill Team2013Val di Fiemme, ITA1135.9
    1Normal Hill Individual2011Oslo, NOR269.2
    1Normal Hill Team2011Oslo, NOR1025.5
    1Large Hill Team2011Oslo, NOR500.0
    1Large Hill Team2009Liberec, CZE1034.3
    1Large Hill Team2007Sapporo, JPN1000.2
    1Normal Hill Team2005Oberstdorf, GER970.5
    1Large Hill Team2005Oberstdorf, GER1137.3
    2Mixed Normal Hill Team2013Val di Fiemme, ITA986.7
    2Large Hill Individual2011Oslo, NOR277.2
    3Normal Hill Individual2007Sapporo, JPN254.5
    5Normal Hill Individual2013Val di Fiemme, ITA242.0
    16Large Hill Individual2013Val di Fiemme, ITA271.8

    World Cup Rankings overview - displays all rankings from 2010/11, top three for earlier seasons
    SeasonOverall
    2013/201411
    2012/201325
    2011/20127
    2010/20111
    2009/20103
    2007/20081

    Best performance per season in World Cup events from 2010/2011
    SeasonNH-IndividualLarge Hill IndividualSF-IndividualNH-TeamLH-TeamSF-Team
    2013/20141 x 34th1 x 1st-1 x 2nd1 x 5th-
    2012/20131 x 2nd1 x 3rd--1 x 2nd-
    2011/20121 x 7th1 x 1st1 x 2nd1 x 1st1 x 1st1 x 1st
    2010/2011-6 x 1st1 x 1st-3 x 1st2 x 1st

    RankEventYearLocationResult
    Ten best World Cup performances in current season
    1Large Hill Individual2013/2014Titisee-Neustadt, GER284.1
    2Large Hill Individual2013/2014Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GER285.1
    2Normal Hill Team2013/2014Lillehammer, NOR901.9
    3Large Hill Individual2013/2014Bischofshofen, AUT293.6
    3Large Hill Individual2013/2014Kuusamo, FIN272.3
    5Large Hill Individual2013/2014Oberstdorf, GER296.8
    5Large Hill Individual2013/2014Lillehammer, NOR270.6
    5Large Hill Team2013/2014Klingenthal, GER499.8
    8Large Hill Individual2013/2014Innsbruck, AUT118.8
    15Large Hill Individual2013/2014Klingenthal, GER115.4
    Four Hills Tournament (Ranking)
    1Large Hill Individual2010/2011958.8
    2Large Hill Individual2013/2014994.3
    2Large Hill Individual2011/2012908.0
    2Large Hill Individual2007/20081066.0
    3Large Hill Individual2004/2005985.5
    16Large Hill Individual2012/2013847.7


    Legend
    NH-Normal Hill, LH-Large Hill, SF-Ski Flying, DNS-Did not start, DNQ-Did not qualify for main competition, DSQ-Disqualified
    • Nickname: Morgi (skijumpingworld.com, 03 Feb 2006)
    • Family: Daughter Lilly
    • Coach: Alexander Pointner [national] (AUT) (olympictalk.nbcsports.com, 10 Jan 2014)
    • Debut: 2002 for Austria, World Cup (Oberstdorf) (fis-ski.com, 2013)
    • Previous Olympics: Vancouver 2010, Torino 2006
    • Hobbies: Flying planes, football, motorsports, sport in general, video games. (thomasmorgenstern.com, 2013)
    • Languages Spoken: English, German
    • Sporting Relatives: His uncle Alois Morgenstern competed in alpine skiing for Austria at the 1976 Olympic Winter Games in Innsbruck. (sslk.at, 10 Dec 2004)
    • Injuries: On 10 January 2014 he crashed in training for the World Cup event in Tauplitz, Austria. He briefly lost consciousness and suffered head injuries and a bruised lung. He spent several days in hospital and returned to jumping on 31 January 2014 in Oberstdorf, Germany. (olympictalk.nbcsports.com, 10 Jan 2014; rsport.ru, 31 Jan 2014)

      He suffered facial injuries and damaged his right hand after falling during the World Cup event in Titisee-Neustadt, Germany, in December 2013. (fis-ski.com, 15 Dec 2013)

      In March 2013 he had to take a break for a couple of weeks with a knee injury. (fisskijumping.com, 04 Mar 2013)

      In 2011 he injured his arm after falling during a qualification jump in Oberstdorf, Germany. (heute.at, 30 Dec 2011)

      He tore ligament in his right ankle while training at Ramsau, Austria, in June 2008. (kaerneten.orf, 15 Jun 2008)

      He was hospitalised after losing conciousness when he fell during a World Cup event in Kuusamo, Finland, in November 2003. (ABC 30 Nov 2003, CNN, 29 Nov 2003)

    Additional Information

    Start of sporting career
    He began ski jumping at age nine. (redbull.com, 15 Nov 2004)

    Reason for taking up this sport
    He was participating successfully in alpine ski races but he discovered his love for ski jumping when he took part in an event called the 'Toni-Innauer Festival'. He enjoys the 'hang time' aspect of the sport. "It feels like a gift. I can fly for a short time and I'm as free as a bird. The dream of flying becomes reality for a short period of time." (sslk.at, 10 Dec 2004; redbull.com 15 Nov 2004; redbull.at, 21 Feb 2011)

    Ambitions
    To win a gold medal the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. (berkutschi.com, 01 Sep 2012)

    Most memorable sporting achievement
    Winning three gold medals at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. (redbull.com, 2013)

    Hero
    Ski jumpers Martin Koch and Kazuyoshi Funaki. (sslk.at, skispringen.com.rtl.de, 10 Dec 2004)

    Superstitions / Rituals
    He always performs the same ritual before he jumps. "I slap myself on the thighs twice when I sit on the bar. When you sit at the bar, you see the flags and hear the noise. But when you jump all of that is gone. You'll get some sort of tunnel vision. That's when you reach a state of unconsciousness. Many times I find myself thinking about useless details on the way down, like a car in the parking lot. Those are often the best jumps, when you perform your motions almost unconsciously." (redbull.at, 21 Feb 2011; sport10.at, 19 Oct 2010)

    Sporting philosophy / motto
    "No risk, no fun." (Facebook, 21 Feb 2011)

    Awards
    In 2008 and 2011 he was voted Athlete of the Year by Austrian sports journalists. (berkutschi.com, 09 Nov 2011)

    He was awarded Austria's 'Silver Teapot' in 2004 for being the 'High Flyer of the Year' and the 'Golden Teapot' as the country's most popular Nordic skiing athlete. (redbull.com, 15 Nov 2004)

    General
    DAREDEVIL
    He enjoys extreme activities away from the ski jumping hill as well. In 2008 he attained his pilot's licence. "That has always been one of my biggest dreams, now I've made it come true." In 2009 he drove a rally car at the Erzberg event in Austria. (thomasmorgenstern.com, 21 Feb 2011)

    NO SAFETY JUMP
    He never makes a safety jump. "My colleagues often describe me as 'Mister Self-Confidence'. I want to be up front, even when I'm not in form. And you can't win with a safety jump. A risky jump demands full dedication. Factors like the wind will be hidden. That can be dangerous. It caught me out once. Since then I have more respect for the external conditions." (sport10.at, 19 Oct 2010)

    FORMULA 1 FAN
    He is a big motorsport fan and even had a chance to drive a Red Bull Racing Formula 1 car in 2012. "I won't quickly forget my weekend at the Red Bull Ring. Sampling a Formula 1 car for the first time and then the race in the Scirocco R-Cup: simply fantastic. I fluffed the start a little, but I didn't want to be too aggressive. This was only topped by driving Red Bull's F1 racer. That was just indescribable." (paddocktalk.com, 02 Jun 2012)

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