Richard Freitag

Richard "Richi" Freitag (pronounced [ˈʁɪçaʁt ˈfʁaɪtaːk]; born 14 August 1991) is a German former ski jumper who competed at World Cup level from 2010 to 2022. He was runner-up in the overall 2017–18 Ski Jumping World Cup, and won the bronze medal at the 2018 Ski Flying World Championships.

Richard Freitag
Freitag in 2019
Country	Germany
Born	(1991-08-14) 14 August 1991 Erlabrunn, Germany
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Ski club	SG Nickelhuette Aue
Personal best	243 m (797 ft) Planica, 24 March 2018
World Cup career
Seasons	2010–2022
Indiv. starts	221
Indiv. podiums	23
Indiv. wins	8
Team starts	49
Team podiums	30
Team wins	8
Medal record Men's ski jumping Olympic Games 2018 Pyeongchang Team LH World Championships 2015 Falun Mixed team NH 2019 Seefeld Team LH 2013 Val di Fiemme Team LH 2013 Val di Fiemme Mixed team NH Men's ski flying Ski Flying World Championships 2012 Vikersund Team 2016 Bad Mitterndorf Team 2018 Oberstdorf Individual

Career

His FIS Ski Jumping World Cup debut took place on 29 December 2009 at the Four Hills Tournament in Oberstdorf, having previously gained success in the Continental Cup. On 3 January 2010, he succeeded in Innsbruck with a 30th place-his first World Cup point. At the FIS Ski-Flying World Championships 2010 in Planica he reached the 28th place in the individual event. In his second season, he won the third place with the German team in Oberstdorf in 2011. At the beginning of the 2011/2012 World Cup, he finished 9th in Kuusamo. In Lillehammer on 3 December 2011 he reached the second rank, his first podium placing. A week later he won the competition on the large hill in Harrachov ahead of Thomas Morgenstern and his teammate Severin Freund. At the same jump, his father Holger Freitag celebrated his only World Cup victory on 8 January 1983. On 20 January he clinched 2nd spot in Polish Zakopane, behind home favorite Kamil Stoch, securing his 3rd individual podium of his career.

At the Winter Olympics 2018 in Pyeongchang, together with his German team mates Karl Geiger, Stephan Leyhe, and Andreas Wellinger he won the silver medal in the team large hill competition.

Record

Olympic Games

Year	Place	Normal hill	Large hill	Team
2018	Pyeongchang	9	9

Nordic World Ski Championships

Year	Place	Normal hill	Large hill	Team LH	Mixed team
2011	Oslo	—	15	4	—
2013	Val di Fiemme	6	6
2015	Falun	7	15	5
2017	Lahti	9	19	4	—
2019	Seefeld	5	9		—

Ski Flying World Championships

Year	Place	Individual	Team
2010	Planica	28	7
2012	Vikersund	9
2016	Bad Mitterndorf	8
2018	Oberstdorf		4

World Cup

Standings

Season	Overall	4H	SF	RA	W5	T5	P7	NT
2009/10	90	38	—	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	—
2010/11	38	17	52	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2011/12	6	10	11	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2012/13	8	11	13	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2013/14	24	24	—	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2014/15	12	6	19	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2015/16	9	9	13	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2016/17	13	11	17	15	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2017/18		27	7	7	11	N/A	5	N/A
2018/19	21	14	21	32	9	N/A	18	N/A
2019/20	44	—	—	—	31	—	—	N/A
2020/21	69	45	—	Cnx	—	—	—	N/A
2021/22	59	—	—	—	—	—	—	N/A

Wins

No.	Season	Date	Location	Hill	Size
1	2011/12	11 December 2011	Harrachov	Čerťák HS142	LH
2	2012/13	16 February 2013	Oberstdorf	Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze HS213 (night)	FH
3		10 March 2013	Lahti	Salpausselkä HS130	LH
4	2014/15	20 December 2014	Engelberg	Gross-Titlis-Schanze HS137	LH
5		4 January 2015	Innsbruck	Bergiselschanze HS130	LH
6	2017/18	2 December 2017	Nizhny Tagil	Tramplin Stork HS134 (night)	LH
7		10 December 2017	Titisee-Neustadt	Hochfirstschanze HS142 (night)	LH
8		17 December 2017	Engelberg	Gross-Titlis-Schanze HS140	LH

External links

• Richard Freitag at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
• Richard Freitag at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)