Our heros
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Joachim Posanz
TFA European and World Champion2014
TFA European championships in the age category of the competition Toughest Firefighter Alive (overall: 3. place) + German champion, Germany, Mönchengladbach
2013
TFA European Champion in the overall ranking of the Toughest Firefighter Alive competition + German Champion. (Triple TFA-title holder: World Champion + European Champion + German Champion), age category M 40, Mönchengladbach, Germany
2012
TFA World Champion (at the World Firefighter Games – defending champion) in the overall rankings of the Toughest Firefighter Alive competition, age category M 40, Sydney, Australia
2010
TFA World Champion (at the World Firefighter Games) in the overall rankings of the Toughest Firefighter Alive Competition, age category M 35 Daegu, South Korea
2008
TFA Vice-World Champion in his age category (at the World Firefighter Games) – 5th overall, age category M 40 Liverpool, UKESKA®´s toughest brand ambassadors
ESKA® brand ambassadors are of a world-class standard, especially the two Göttingen-based firefighters Joachim Posanz and Alexander Meyer. The two Toughest Firefighters Alive regularly push their bodies to the limit both at work and in competitions. They embody and convey the ESKA® values at international competitions and in the media – both as a team and as individual competitors. -
Alexander Meyer
TFA European and World Champion2015
Firefighter Stairrun (2nd place overall), age category over 80, Germany, Berlin
2013
TFA European Champion in his age category (3rd overall), TFA European Championship, Mönchengladbach, Germany
2012
TFA Vice-World Champion (6th overall), age category M 35, Sydney, Australia
2011
TFA European Champion + German Champion (2nd overall), age category M 35, Mönchengladbach, Germany
2010
TFA World Champion (3rd overall), World Firefighters Games, age category M 35, Daegu, South KoreaESKA®´s toughest brand ambassadors
ESKA® brand ambassadors are of a world-class standard, especially the two Göttingen-based firefighters Joachim Posanz and Alexander Meyer. The two Toughest Firefighters Alive regularly push their bodies to the limit both at work and in competitions. They embody and convey the ESKA® values at international competitions and in the media – both as a team and as individual competitors. -
Marc Horper
TFA firefighterMarc Horper – 26 years old
- Since the age of 10, Marc is at the fire department
- Professional firefighter at the airport in Luxembourg
- TFA competitor since 2016
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TFA Team Puchkirchen
TFA FirefightersCurrent team: 7 Men & 1 Woman
Biggest singles success:
– European Championships in the FCC relay competition mixed
– State champion at TFA 2018
Top places in the team:
– Top 10 at TFA 2016
– Top 5 at FCC relay competition mixed 2017 & 2018
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Sören Warzok
TFA CompetitorAge: 24
Combat Challenge Düsseldorf 2017
Einzellauf: 3. Platz / Altersklasse 2. Platz
Tandem 1:33 Platz 5
Mix Tandem 1:48 Platz 2
Staffel Platz 1
Europas Challenge Hardegsen 2017
Gesamtzeit: 2. Platz / Altersklasse 1. Platz
Combat Challenge Berlin 2017
Einzelzeit: 3. Platz / 1. Platz Altersklasse
Tandem: 2. Platz
Mix-Tandem: 3. Platz
Staffel 2. Platz
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Manuel Gößler
Firefighter and Austrian Champion2015 – 2nd best Austrian fire fighter, 16th place in the age category, 47th place of 500 overall standings
2014 – 12th place TFA European championships in Mönchengladbach, 3rd place at the TFA Austrian championships in Siegendorf
2013 – 11th place at the TFA European championships in Mönchengladbach
2012 – 1st place (Austrian champion) in the age category 18-30 years, 2nd place (Vice-Austrian champion), 3rd place in the overall rankings of the Toughest Fire Fighter Alive Competition
Austrian championships in Siegendorf
4th place at the TFAWorld championships in Sydney
-World championship in the age category- – 2nd place
(Vice-Austrian champion) at the Firefighter Combat Challenge Austria in Wels, 15th place at the TFA European championships in Mönchengladbach, 3rd place at the TFA Austrian championships in Siegendorf -
Firefighter Team 59
Champion d'Europe TFAFollowing participation in the international Firefighter Challenge in Interlaken (Switzerland) and the Firefighter Combat Challenge (FCC) in Strasbourg, four firefighters from the SDIS 59 formed a team with the aim of taking part in the national and international competitions of the Firefighter Combat Challenges, and representing France. The team for the 2016 season comprised seven firefighters from the central fire department and from the Lille-Bouvines, Roubaix, Vieux-Condé, Denain and Saint-Amand fire services.
Season 2016:
FCC Straßburg Euro Finals
RFA in Torun (Poland)
Season 2015:
FCC Strasbourg
FCC Mösel
Season 2014:
FCC Val de Moselle
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Oliver Andorfer
Free skier and Trainer (Olympic centre Salzburg)Event History:
Champ of the ramp: Red Bull White Rush World Heli Challenge 02 (New Zealand), Rookie Challenge (Qualifier Freeride WM Verbier), Planet X-Games 02 (Perisher Blue, AUS), European Championship Skier-X (Westendorf), Euro Slopestyle Cup (Kleinwalsertal), Red Bull Snowthrill Monterosa, New Zealand Freeski Open (Wanaka, NZL), O´neill Rookie Quest (AUT, FRA, USA) -
Valentin Werner-Tutschku
FreeriderBiography
- Freerider and Filmmaker at Mountain Tribe
- Riders Alliance at Protect Our Winters
- Sportmanagement Student Innsbruck University
- Skiinstructor
Results Freeride World Qualifier
- 2nd Open Faces Gastein
- 3rdOpen Faces FJT Alpbachtal
- 11thOpen Faces Montafon
- 11thNendaz Freeride
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Philipp Fuchs
Passionate Snowboarder / MountainbikerSport activities/hobbys:
- Snowboarding
- Mountainbiking (Enduro / Downhill)
- Surfing
I ride snowboards since i am a young boy. In the last years snowboarding has become one of my main issues of my life.
No matter whether Powder or Park, or sometimes a Urban Session in the city, the central issue for me is going out with friends and have fun.
I try to spend the most time of my life in the beautiful mountains for snowboarding and mountain biking.
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Robin Matzke
Winter sportsman and trainer of passion-
Ski instructor and tennis coach (DSLV & WTV)
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Member of the ‘Ski Alpin’ teaching team in the sports faculty at the University of Münster
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Favourite spots: Whistler Blackcomb, B.C. Canada, Les Portes du Soleil (France|Switzerland), Zillertal (Austria), Hachi Kita Kogen (Japan)
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Education: Sport sciences and English Language and Literature
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Free time: Outdoor sports (skiing, snowboarding, hiking), tennis and fitness sports, cooking and music
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Janine Tschanhenz
Freeride SkierResidence: Montafon & Innsbruck, Austria
Date of Birth: 1990
Profession: Social Education Worker, Ski Instructor
Homespot: Silvretta Montafon
Sports: Freeride Skiing, Rock climbing, Surfing
Sponsors: Vaude, Early Bird Skis, Silvretta Montafon, Eska
Favourites: Skiing, Travelling, Mountains
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Martin Ponweiser
Ski and snowboard teacher- State-certified snowboarding instructor and snowboarding guide
- Since 2002, instructor at the University Sport Institute of Vienna
- Since 2005, chief snowboarding instructor at the Vienna ski and snowboarding instructors’ association
- Since 2011, instructor for the state snowboarding instructor’s qualification
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Ski school Hermann Maier Flachau
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ÖSV Speedski Austria Team
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Stefan Moser
Passionate freeriderPassionate freerider
9th Big Mountain Fieberbrunn AUT 2007
2nd Big Mountain Fieberbrunn Open AUT 2008 (no final that year!)
1st Scott Big Mountain Fieberbrunn Open AUT 2009
13th Scott Big Mountain Fieberbrunn AUT 2009
3rd Quiksilver Freeridebattle SLO 2009
4th Nendaz Freeride Qualification CH 2009
23rd Nendaz Freeride CH 2009 (tore my ACL in the final!)
47th in the Freeride World Tour rankings
3rd Scott Big Mountain Fieberbrunn AUT 2010
8th Winter Mystic Experience Monte Rosa ITA 2010
5th Kanin Freeride Battle SLO 2010
12th in the Freeride World Qualifier Ranking 2010 -
Mag. Dr. Thomas Stöggl
- 14 times Austrian cross-country skiing champion
- 4 times national champion in cross-country skiing individual sprint German/Austrian champion in sprint and team sprint, Munich 2006
- 5 times World Cup points in cross-country skiing sprint: (Best position: 17th in the WC in Düsseldorf 2006/07)
- World Championship participant: 2005 Oberstdorf and 2007 Sapporo: Ranked
27th in the sprint - 12 times Salzburg state champion Austrian record holder over the marathon distance for inline speed skating (53:41.0) July 18, 2002
- 1st place Koasalauf 50 km classical technique, 2003
- 2nd place Vuokatti Hiihto 2010 60 km, classical technique
- 4 times winner of the international Ganghoferlauf, classic long distance
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Skiclub ESKA Wels
Skiing ClubThe Wels skiing club has been one of the biggest and most tradition-steeped skiing clubs in Austria since 2003. In 2005, the club celebrated its 60th anniversary. As is to be expected, the club’s activities are mainly focused on skiing. General training, starting with beginner courses for little ones through advanced courses to one-day and multi-day trips, as well as week-long vacations form the basis of the activities. Races in all areas of the country also form fixed items on the club’s calendar. Here, the key focus is on supporting young people. Yet the program is not only restricted to winter. Preparative skiing-based gym sessions, Nordic walking, hiking, and mountain bike tours are also offered in the summer months.