When Werner won an amateur race against young skiers of his own age he was complimented by his father who gave him newer and better skiing equipment as a present.

[1] Finally, during the 1999-2000 season Franz won his first World Cup race by finishing in front of all his opponents except Fritz Strobl in the Super G race in Sankt Anton; Strobl and Franz finished in exactly the same time and shared the victory.

[4] This result and a fourth place later in the same weekend earned him the fifth position in the overall Super G World Cup of that season.

[1] Due to his recuperation program, hard training and mental strength he was able to fight himself back into the Austrian team for the 2003-04 season.

[1] Later in the season, during the downhill of Val-d'Isère he finished in first position and claimed his second career World Cup win.