# Norbert Farkas (alpine skier)

Norbert Farkas (born 7 April 1992 in Budapest) is an alpine skier from Hungary. He competed for Hungary at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the slalom and giant slalom. He is 11-time Hungarian National Champion, 28-time Hungarian National Junior Champion. A team member of Felix Promotion sport-management agency. He learned to ski at the age of three. He has been studying International Business at Budapest University of Technology and Economics and was granted "A Good Student, a Good Athlete" award in 2013. Coaches are: Armin Brunner, Budai Balázs and Zakariás Zsolt. His role model is Felix Neureuther.

## FIS World Ski Championship participation

| Race date | Place | Country | Category | Discipline | Position | Points |
| 15.02.2013 | Schladming | Austria | FIS World Ski Championships | Giant slalom | 47 | 111.28 |
| 18.02.2011 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen | Germany | FIS World Ski Championships | Giant slalom | 63 | |
| 13.02.2009 | Val-d'Isère | France | FIS World Ski Championships | Giant slalom | BDNF1 | |

## Competitive History (Notable results)
### 2007/2008

* Hungarian University Race, giant slalom: 47th place (the best Hungarian)
* FIS points at the end of the season:
** 93.30 point in Slalom – (5th best Hungarian)
** 93.95 point in giant slalom (2nd best Hungarian)
** 115.21 point in Super Giant slalom (2nd best Hungarian)

### 2008/2009

* FIS Junior World Ski Championship (Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Slalom: 53rd place, 2nd place in Junior I. category
* European Youth Olympic Festival (Szczyrk), Slalom: 34th place (the best Hungarian)
* FIS World Ski Championship (Val d’Isére): qualification races
* Hungarian University Race, giant slalom : 41st place (2nd best Hungarian)
* FIS points at the end of the season:
** 76.79 point in Slalom (4th best Hungarian)
** 79.65 point in giant slalom (3rd best Hungarian)
** 123.60 point in Super Giant slalom (3rd best Hungarian)

### 2009/2010

* Member of the Hungarian Qualification Team for XXI. Winter Olympic Games (Vancouver)
* FIS Junior World Ski Championship, Slalom: 41st place (the best Hungarian)
* Hungarian National Championship, giant slalom: 2 gold medals
* Hungarian University Race, giant slalom: 33rd place (the best Hungarian)
* FIS points at the end of the season:
** 62.01 point in Slalom (3rd best Hungarian)
** 74.20 point in giant slalom (the best Hungarian)
** 88.68 point in Super Giant slalom (the best Hungarian)

### 2010/2011

* FIS Junior World Ski Championship (Crans Montana), giant slalom: 63rd place (the best Hungarian)
* FIS World Championship (Garmisch-Partenkirchen), giant slalom: qualified as 39th (the best Hungarian); race place: 63rd
* Hungarian National Championship, Slalom: gold and silver medals
* FIS points at the end of the season:
** 59.92 point in Slalom (the best Hungarian)
** 66.19 point in giant slalom (the best Hungarian)
** 99.75 point in Super Giant slalom (the best Hungarian) Norbert Farkas alpine skier, curtsey of Adeloss Photography
** 125.83 point in Super Combination (the best Hungarian)

### 2011/2012

* FIS World Cup (Schladming)
* Serbian International Competition (FIS Race ), giant slalom: 2nd place
* Hungarian National Championship: 1st in giant slalom, Slalom and Combination
* FIS points at the end of the season:
** 52.32 point in Slalom (the best Hungarian)
** 61.78 point in giant slalom (the best Hungarian)
** 97.75 point in Super Giant slalom (the best Hungarian)

### 2012/2013

* Hungarian National Championship, Slalom: 1st place
* Hungarian National Championship, giant slalom: 1st place
* Junior Hungarian Championship, Slalom: 1st place
* Junior Hungarian Championship, giant slalom: 1st place
* FIS points at the end of the season:
** 44.74 point in Slalom
** 49.72 point in giant slalom
** 112.22 point in Super Giant slalom

### XXII Olympic Winter Games (Sochi)

Norbert Farkas represented Hungary on men's alpine skiing events (slalom and giant slalom) at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.
* Giant slalom
** BIB: 79
** Run 1 rank: 55
** Run 2 rank: 50
** Final Rank: 50
* Slalom
** BIB: 94
** Run 1 rank: 58
** Run 2 rank: DNF