- Gregor Schlierenzauer was born on January 7, 1990 in Austria.
- Is a professional ski jumper.
- Began his senior career in 2005-2006 with one win and 3 additional podiums in the Ski Jumping Grand Prix.
- Resides in Fulpmes, Tyrol.
- Has worn the yellow bib, the symbol of the leader in the overall ranking 44 times.
- Has an older sister, Gloria, and a younger brother, Lukas.
- On his stay in the USA: I was there on vacation. At first I did some sightseeing and then I was relaxing at the beach.
- On the rumors of possible break from ski jumping: This is already yesterday's news. I already denied that last year. After the Olympic Games 2014 I was tired and I thought about taking a year off. But that was over soon and especially due to the new coaching staff I gained new motivation.
- When it comes to World Cup wins, I have had better years, that's right (laughs). But I'm still satisfied with the season. I won two medals at the WSC and now I'm the only ski jumper, who could win an individual medal at all the four WSC he participated in. At the 4-Hills-Tournament I closely missed the podium. I had some problems with the technique and the equipment and then you are simply not able to compete with the best and it adds up during the course of the season. But you have to be realistic, many athletes would be happy about such a season. Of course the expectations are extremely high for me, but that's also a motivation and I want to be among the best consistently again.
- Ski jumping is very sensitive and individual. Everyone has to find a good set-up for himself. And in my case, when everyone is talking only about wins all the time, this set-up not only has to be good, it has to be perfect. That's the task every year and so far I was able to do that very well. But I also have to mention that a lot changed concerning the equipment over the last years and I haven't found the perfect package yet.
- It's human that you can't be on top all the time and that you have a little low at some point. That's part of competitive sports. You learn from all these experiences, positive and negative, and try to gain new motivation and set new goals.
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