Personnel Changes At German Ski Federation

After completion of the head coaches' retreat, which took place from 08.-10.4.2018 in the Panorama Hotel Oberjoch in Bad Hindelang-Oberjoch, the sports management of the DSV announced personnel changes. Possible further personnel and structural decisions will be announced in the coming weeks according to the respective coaching practices of the individual disciplines.

Bernd Brunner becomes the new discipline coach of the World Cup team Slalom / Giant Slalom. Albert Doppelhofer, who was responsible for the last nine years as the leading discipline coach for the World Cup team led by Felix Neureuther and Fritz Dopfer, will take over the management of the newly created perspective cadre and will ensure the transfer of know-how in the system in the future.

Bernd Brunner takes over the leadership of the World Cup team in his place. The 47-year-old coach from Tyrol has worked in the US ski team for the past six years. From 2012 to 2016, he led the team around Bode Miller and Ted Ligety. For the past two years, Brunner has been responsible for the interdisciplinary European Cup team.

Before joining the US ski team, the two-time family man Brunner worked in various positions in the Austrian Ski Association, where he also completed his training as a licensed trainer.

"I am looking forward to the new challenge in the German Ski Association and would like to contribute my experience and my know-how to the alpine men's team," says Bernd Brunner. "My predecessor Albert Doppelhofer has done an excellent job in recent years and our entire coaching team is highly motivated to continue this success story."

Wolfgang Maier, Sports Director Alpine said "With the replacement of these two key positions, we want to ensure optimal support and care for our athletes in all cadres and thus create the conditions for a further positive development in alpine men,"

"Albert Doppelhofer, who has been leading the World Cup team at the highest level over the past few years, will be responsible for ensuring the transfer of know-how at a central point in the system and leading our junior riders to the top of the world, and with Bernd Brunner We are convinced that Bernd Brunner will sustainably advance the development of the technology group and provide new impetus. "