Markus
Eder
Italy
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Freeskiing
Date of birth | 30 November 1990 |
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Place of birth | Brunico, Italy |
Age | 33 |
Nationality | Italy |
Career start | 2010 |
Disciplines | Freeskiing Back Country / Freeskiing Big Air |
Markus Eder has always just wanted to ski. Just like every little kid from the smallest town in the mountains, he learned to ski right after learning to walk. From that moment on, he skied as much as he could, but despite some promising successes, racing wasn’t enough for Markus. He wanted to have fun and shake up his skiing with flair and creativity and, on taking up his first pair of freestyle skis, he finally found his way.
The early days of Markus’s ski career began with a flurry of wins in national competitions in his home country of Italy and it wasn’t long before he broke out onto the European stage. His big international “explosion” took place during the Nine Knights contest 2010. Thanks to a video competition, he won the only wild card to compete against some of the best freeskiers in the world. When rookie Markus stood atop the podium at Nine Knights, it was a fairytale ending for Italy's only international freestyler.