Biography
Felix Neureuther is Germany’s most successful alpine ski racer in World Cup history with five World Championship medals and 15 World Cup victories. His goal is also to inspire young people and contribute to a healthy future.
Since 2020, Neureuther founded his own foundation and has been running the education programme Beweg dich schlau! Ein Programm der [“ English translation”]Felix Neureuther Stiftung, which has reached more than 130,000 children, and the environmental programme Naturhelden ("Nature Heroes").
Neureuther is also one of the four co-initiators of Gesunde Erde. Gesunde Kinder, the first initiative in German-speaking countries to focus specifically on the link between children's health, climate change and environmental protection.
Awards
- Golden Ribbon by the Association of German Sports Journalists
- Bavarian Sports Award for his athletic and humanitarian achievements
- Goldene Henne (Golden Hen) lifetime achievement award from Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk
- The Bavarian Order of the Constitution
- Appointed Official Ambassador of Bavarian Sports by the Bavarian Minister-President
In addition to his social work, Neureuther has published several books, serves as a winter sports TV expert for German broadcaster ARD and is the host of sports and lifestyle podcast Pizza & Pommes.