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THE COACH

Christian Leitner

Inspiring young athletes to
reach their best

In many years of coaching highly successful athletes like Kalle, Michaela or Sami, I know how to coach athletes to unleash their technical best. A very good coach should be able to do that as well. But what distinguishes a very good coach from an excellent coach? 

An excellent coach provides a guideline and structure for athletes to follow in order to achieve clearly defined goals. An excellent coach looks not only at the athlete, but at the whole person. An excellent coach listens, observes and learns. An excellent coach pays special attention to the relationship level between the athlete and himself. An excellent coach knows how to give feedback.

If you can relate to my understanding of excellent coaching, then we should talk.

Professional Experience

  • Tirol Young Skiers: Runner (5 years)
     

  • Austrian Youth Ski Team: Runner (1 year)
     

  • A-Team Luxemburg: Runner (3 years)
     

  • 1987 to 1988:  accompanying the Austrian World Cup Ski Team on behalf of Kneissl 
     

  • 1988 to 1990: Coach, Skiclub Kitzbühel
     

  • 1990 to 1992: ÖSV (Austrian Ski Union) Youth Coach 
     

  • 1992 to 1997: Ski World Cup events
     

  • Coach for my former wife, Michaela Gerg-Leitner
     

  • 1997 to 2010: Head Coach of the Finnish Ski Union (Men's Team)
     

  • Coach of the overall winner of the World Cup SL and World Champion in SL Vail 1999
    Kalle Palander, as well as Sami Uotila and Marcus Sandell
     

  • 2010 to 2015: Men's Head Coach of the Ski Association of Japan
     

  • Best WM result in Japan with Yuasa Naoki, podium with Yuasa
     

  • From 2015 to 2016: Men's Head Coach of the Spanish Ski Association

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  • Best FIS ranking with Joachim Salarich after 30 years.
     

  • 2017: Ski Sport Finland / academy 
     

  • From 2018 to 2020: Head Coach Men, Polish Ski Association
     

  • International A license diploma coach 

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