Beat Feuz to retire next month from Alpine Skiing after Wengen and Kitzbuhel downhill races

ByNigel Chiu

Updated 21/12/2022 at 15:29 GMT

Beat Feuz has revealed his Alpine Skiing World Cup career will come to an end next month as he has “reached his physical limits”. Feuz, who is 35, has been one of the most successful male skiers on the tour over the last decade, winning four consecutive Downhill globes, becoming world champion on home soil in 2017 and winning Olympic gold earlier this year in Beijing.

Beat Feuz has announced he will retire from Alpine Skiing next month after Kitzbuhel.

Feuz has been one of the most successful skiers over the last 10 years after winning four consecutive Downhill World Cup globes from 2018 to 2021, became world champion on home soil in 2017 and won the Olympic Downhill earlier this year in Beijing.

The 35-year-old has had a clear dip in form this season with a best result of fifth, which came in the Downhill in Lake Louise.

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“Pushing your limits and taking risks have been my passions in skiing for years,” Feuz wrote on Instagram.

“My feeling was often the key to success. Now my feeling tells me: the physical limits have been reached.

“I look forward to spending more time with my family and to the new challenges that will come into my life.

“At the same time, I am incredibly grateful that I was able to pursue my passion for so long and was able to experience many emotional moments.

“After 16 years in the Ski World Cup, I will end my active career as a competitive skier on January 21, 2023. I'm happy to be able to enjoy my favourite races in Wengen and Kitzbuhel for a last time.”

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Feuz will race in Bormio on December 28 in one of the toughest Downhills of the season, before ending his career with the two most historic events on the calendar in Wengen and Kitzbuhel next month.

He will therefore not race at the World Championships in France, which take place from February 7-19.

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His retirement comes as another Swiss skier, Marco Odermatt continues his incredible rise in the world of alpine skiing.

Odermatt is already an Olympic champion and has already built a big lead in the overall World Cup standings after 10 races as he looks to defend his crown from last season.

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