Beat Feuz (German pronunciation: [ˈbe.at ˈfɔɪts]; born 11 February 1987) is a Swiss former World Cup alpine ski racer, specializing in the speed events of downhill and super-G.

[1] Born in Schangnau in the canton of Bern, Feuz made his World Cup debut at age 19 in December 2006 but missed all of the 2008 and 2009 seasons due to torn ligaments in his left knee.

Feuz attained two podiums in Beaver Creek and then back in Europe, won his second World Cup event and his first in super-G at Val Gardena (Gröden), Italy.

[3] In February, he won the pre-Olympic downhill in Russia at Rosa Khutor, the alpine racing venue for the 2014 Winter Olympics.

[8] Feuz returned to the World Cup circuit for the 2014 season and claimed sixth place in the downhill at Beaver Creek in his third race back.

Feuz backed up his result in Beaver Creek with a second runner-up placing, this time at his home downhill in Wengen.

Feuz gave what was to turn out to be a sign of things to come, as he claimed victory in the downhill and the win in the Super-G the following day.

Feuz didn't produce amazing results to start the year, not helped by the cancellation of two of his favourite races at Beaver Creek and Wengen.

A 3rd place in the Super-G was followed the next day in the downhill by a fall on the Traverse, with Feuz having led eventual winner Dominik Paris by 0.72 seconds entering the section.

Fortunately, Feuz escaped from the netting unharmed and claimed another podium at Garmisch in his final race before the World Championships.

Feuz came 12th in the Super-G but, like the rest of the athletes, was forced to wait an extra day for the downhill to take place thanks to the weather.

Feuz began the Olympic year in the best possible way by claiming victory in the opening downhill in Lake Louise, his first win on the course and his first podium there since 2011.

[1] Feuz won a downhill gold medal at the Winter Olympics in Beijing after the race was delayed for a day due to strong winds at the Yanqing venue.