Johannes Strolz

Johannes Strolz (born 12 September 1992) is an Austrian World Cup alpine ski racer. He won the gold medal in the combined at the 2022 Olympics. He specializes in the technical events of slalom and giant slalom. He is the son of Hubert Strolz, the gold medalist in Combined at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. He and his father became the first father-son duo to win gold in Alpine skiing at the Olympics.

Biography Youth and Europa Cup Strolz was born on 12 September 1992 in Bludenz, Austria. His father, Hubert Strolz, became the Olympic champion in combined at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. After graduating from the famous Schigymnasium Stams, he became a member of the junior squad of the Austrian Skiing Federation. Making his debut in the FIS Alpine Ski Europa Cup, Strolz's first success came at the World Junior Alpine Skiing Championships 2012, where he won the bronze medal in the Super-G, behind Switzerland's Ralph Weber and Nils Mani. At the following championships in Québec, he failed to repeat the win of a medal, still finishing within the top 20. Strolz then began shifting his focus onto the technical competitions of slalom and giant slalom. He became the overall champion of the Europa Cup in the 2017–18 season.

World Cup and Olympic Games Johannes Strolz debuted on the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup at the giant slalom of Val-d’Isère in December 2013. He then struggled to deliver results and only appeared occasionally on the World Cup. In December 2019, he achieved his first world cup points, finishing 30th at Garmisch-Partenkirchen. At the slalom of Madonna di Campiglio in January 2020, Strolz reached his best result at that point, tenth place. He failed to win further points at the World Cup and was dismissed from the squad for that reason. He was granted to train with the Austrian team sometimes. Strolz had to pay for everything himself, including preparing his skis. Two years after his top-ten finish, he unexpectedly won the slalom race of Adelboden on 9 January 2022.

At the 2022 Winter Olympics in China, Strolz took part in the combined, slalom, and team events. He won medals in all three events, two gold and one silver. Thirty-four years after his father became an Olympic champion in Calgary, Strolz won the combined event, becoming the first father-son duo to win gold in alpine skiing at the Olympics. He then claimed the silver medal in the slalom, runner-up to Clement Noel of France, and the gold medal in the team event.

World Cup results Season standings

Top-ten finishes 1 win (1 SL) 1 podium; 7 top tens (7 SL)

World Championship results YearAgeSlalomGiantslalomDownhillCombined 2023 30 — — — — DNF2

Olympic results YearAgeSlalomGiantslalomDownhillCombinedTeam event 2022 29 2 — — – 1 1