Hermann Reitberger (born 21 September 1958) is a German former freestyle skier, specializing in ski ballet. He is the 1989 World Champion in this now-defunct discipline and won the demonstrational ski ballet event at the 1988 Winter Olympics. Reitberger achieved 44 World Cup victories in his career and won the ski ballet Crystal Globe 5 times, which makes him the most successful male World Cup skier in this discipline.[2] He is also a four-time European Champion in ski ballet, winning the title in 1982, 1985, 1987 and 1990.

Hermann Reitberger
Country Germany
Born (1958-09-21) 21 September 1958 (age 66)
Eggenfelden, West Germany[1]
World Cup career
Seasons12 – (19801991)
Podiums73
Wins44
Overall titles0 – (5th in 1989)
Discipline titles5 – (Ski ballet: 19851989)
Medal record
Freestyle skiing
Representing  West Germany
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1989 Oberjoch Ski ballet

Freestyle skiing results

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World Championships

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  • 1 medal – (1 gold)
Year Age Ski ballet
  1986 Tignes 27 6
  1989 Oberjoch 30 1
  1991 Lake Placid 32 6

World Cup standings

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Season Age Overall Ski ballet
1980 21 42 14
1981 22 26 8
1982 23 16 2
1983 24 17 2
1984 25 14 2
1984–85 26 10 1
1985–86 27 9 1
1986–87 28 7 1
1987–88 29 6 1
1988–89 30 5 1
1989–90 31 11 3
1990–91 32 31 10

References

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  1. ^ "Hermann Reitberger :"Mein Vater hat immer gesagt: 'Naa, Bua, des wird nix, des is a Blödsinn!'"". zeit.de (in German). Die Zeit. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Multi Cup Trophies in Men's Acroski". fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
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