27th International Matteo Baumgarten Award

For the 27th time, the Baumgarten family is inviting young athletes to apply for the International Matteo Baumgarten Award, an annual prize that commemorates the life of their son Matteo Baumgarten by recognizing young athletes who are completing their studies and education while competing at high level in FIS Olympic disciplines.

All FIS member National Ski Associations have been invited to enter up to three athletes (male or female) between 18 and 24 years-old, competing in Alpine skiing, Para Alpine skiing, Snowboard, Para Snowboard, Freestyle, Cross-Country, Para Cross-Country, Ski Jumping or Nordic Combined to be considered for the award.

Applications must be sent to the FIS Development Department at development@fis-ski.com by 29th February 2024.

The award will be presented on 7th April 2024 Grand Hotel Bagni Nuovi di Bormio, Italy.

About the award

In 1996, the Baumgarten family suffered the tragic loss of their son Matteo Baumgarten in a car accident. He had shown great promise as a future Alpine World Cup skier and balanced his training regime with a determination to succeed in his education. The loss of beloved son motivated the Baumgarten family to remember him by recognizing those athletes that share his life’s path.

Previous winners include Martina Vozza (ITA) (vision impaired alpine skier, medalist of the 2021 Paralympic Alpine Ski World Championships and winner of the 26th International Matteo Baumgarten Award), Tanja Poutiainen (FIN), Tina Maze (SLO), Bernadette Schild (AUT), Marco Odermatt (SUI), Ramon Zenhäusern (SUI) or Ester Ledecka (CZE).