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Men

Alexander Farthofer

flagAUT
  • Date of birth07 Apr 2005
  • HeightN/A
  • ProfessionAthlete/Student
  • HometownWörgl
  • Place of birthN/A
  • Start skatingStarted speed skating at age 10 in his hometown Wörgl (inline) and in Innsbruck (ice)
  • Club SC Lattella Wörgl
  • HobbiesAny kind of sports: Cycling,, Cross Country Skiing,, Hiking, Running, Alpine Skiing (Athlete, December 2025)
  • LanguagesEnglish, German
  • CoachHelmut Dollinger
  • Former CoachN/A
  • General Interest
  • Sport Specific Information
"No risk, no fun" (Athlete, December 2025)
Swedish speed skater Nils van der Poel. (laola1.at, 12 Apr 2023)
"My Grandfather, he got me into cycling and has always been supporting me with everything." (Athlete, December 2025)
To medal at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina. (Athlete, December 2025)
- Won B Division 5000m to get promoted to A Division at World Cup #1 2025-2026

- Won B Division 1500m to get promoted to A Division at World Cup #2 2025-2026

(isu-skating.com/speed-skating December 2025)
He represented Austria in inline speed skating at the 2022 European Championships in L'Aquila, Italy.

He has also competed in road cycling and won a bronze medal at the Austrian National Championships as a junior

(Athlete, December 2025)
He trains for up to 30 hours a week, mostly cycling a bit of gym, and ice training

(Athlete, December 2025)
"I like the feeling of the speed speed and the pressure you feel in the corners, that's what keeps me going" (Athlete, December 2025)
Helmut Dollinger