Dominik Landertinger Wiki: 5 Facts To Know About 2018 Olympics Bronze Medalist Biathlete

Dominik Landertinger was born in 1988. He is an Austrian biathlete nicknamed Landi by his friends and family. He enjoys Sports, fishing, and spending time with friends during his spare time. He can speak both both English and German, fluently. He trained in the club HSV Hochfilzen in Austria under coach Reinhard Gosweiner who is a national level coach. He has competed in ski jumping for Austrian club HSV Hochfilzen and made his World Cup Debut - 2007 in Pokljuka, Slovenia. In September 2017 he underwent surgery to repair a herniated disc and was ruled out of the 2017 Austrian Championships in Obertilliach. He suffered a herniated disc in September 2016 but was able to return to competition in time for the first World Cup event of the 2016/17 season. In May 2012 he damaged the meniscus in his right knee while playing beach volleyball at an Austrian team training camp in Mallorca, Spain. He underwent surgery on the injury in June 2012. He took up biathlon in 1999 because one of his neighbors was interested in the sport and encouraged him to try it too. Landertinger has a lucky pig mascot that he received from his sister Marion. He keeps the mascot with him always. His philosophy in life is, "My philosophy of life is to enjoy skiing, as it is everything to me. It is my life."

Landertinger debuted in the 2007–08 season, and this season was also his big breakthrough, where he, as of March 22,2015, has fourteen podium finishes, including a gold medal in the 15 km mass start at the 2009 World Championships in Pyeongchang and a win in the 15 km mass start in Khanty-Mansiysk at the last round of the 2009–10 season. He also finished in second place in the men's relay in the same World Championships, alongside Daniel Mesotitsch, Simon Eder and Christoph Sumann. He represented Austria at the 2010 Olympic Winter games, the 2014 Olympic Winter games and the 2018 Olympic Winter Games. He won 4 medals: A silver medal in the Men's relay in 2010, a silver and a bronze medal in the Men's sprint and in the Men's relay in 2014, and a bronze medal in the Men's individual in 2018. In both of the relays he completes together with Daniel Mesotitsch, Simon Eder and Christoph Sumann. He still has to win a gold in his career and day by day, his performance is only getting better.

The net worth of the biathlete is currently unknown.

Dominik Landertinger was interviewed just before his recent stint at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in South Korea. Starting on a relatively milder note, the interviewer asked him about his experience at race that day to which he replied by saying "That the race was good although he did not feel 100% like running. He instead focused on shooting and did it really fast." He added that the weather was great for the race and was happy that Pyeongchang has shown its most beautiful side during the Olympic games. The interviewer was curious whether that after his spinal injury, Landertinger could achieve such a success to which Landertinger replied, "It was a very, very difficult time the last year and a half, I had surgery in September last year, I had a lot of training loss, I could not train for two and a half months, so I ran into the first World Cups in Oberhof and Ruhpolding This is still very difficult for me, it still hangs on to me, but things have gotten better and better step by step now, and I'm overjoyed to have been able to make a really good comeback on the podium right there today. " Next, Landertinger was asked whether his victory has synced in or does he still feel like a fairy tale. Landertinger smiled and replied that it did feel like a fairy tale. He added, "When I was running in early today, the whole Pyeongchang was kinda pinned to me, I have to say it was cold and the wind was gone and the shape did not fit. That it will work out today is only possible in sports. " Landertinger was asked to speak a little more about what his race like and how he felt about all of the pressure on him to which he replied: "I went through a good pace for the initial four laps and realized that I had a good move and therefore focused on shooting." He found it very horrible in the last lap and realized then that he would have to run his very best and finally managed to get ahead Boe. The interviewer asked him whether he felt a special love connection to Pyeongchang to which he replied that he had thought the same thing during the 2009 World Championships when the weather was really bad but he had managed to become the World Champion. He felt that the same thing happened again. He thought the circumstances would not suit him there but then again he won the bronze medal. He added that he likes the place a lot but at times, he did find the conditions a little difficult. Lastly, the interviewer asked him about his thoughts when he realized that he had won a medal. Landertinger replied, "Obviously, I was very emotional, it was a brutal relief that you get confirmation, that you're there and, of course, that you get rewarded for the hard work, it's just happiness watery eyes. "