By Manfred Werner - Tsui - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=44620039
Yesterday, 19 February, Prince Hubertus von Hohenlohe-Langenburg was the oldest alpinist ever in the world championship when he participated for the 19th time. The 62-year-old Prince is a television show host, actor, singer and very fond of attention.
Prince Hubertus von Hohenlohe-Langenburg made his World Cup debut in Schladming in 1982. When he qualified for the Alpine skiing race in Cortina on Thursday, it was World Cup number 19 in a row that he will be attending. With his 75
th place in the race, he was 43 seconds behind the winner, but that was enough to qualify. Hubertus von Hohenlohe started Friday’s race with start number 99. At that time, he was the oldest participant at the start in World Cup history and will race against stars such as Alexis Pinturault, Henrik Kristoffersen and Luca De Aliprandini.