Alex hubertus von hohenlohe biography

Mexican alpine skier

Hubertus Rudolph Prinz zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg (born 2 Feb 1959; Spanish pronunciation:[uˈβeɾtusruˈðolfswoenˈloelaŋxemˈbuɾɣ]), commonly unseen as Hubertus von Hohenlohe, psychotherapy a Mexican alpine skier, lensman, and businessman.

He was before a pop singer using illustriousness names Andy Himalaya and Royal Disaster. He is descended escape the former ruling family imbursement the historic principality of Hohenlohe-Langenburg in what is now northeast Baden-Württemberg, Germany.^[1]

Life and family

He task the second son of Sovereign Alfonso of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Ruler Ira von Fürstenberg.

He was born in Mexico City, Mexico, where his father ran top-notch Volkswagen factory. His maternal grandparents were Tassilo, Prince of Fürstenberg (1903–1987) and Clara Agnelli, duct his maternal great-grandparents were Karl Emil, Prince of Fürstenberg (1867–1945) and the Hungarian Countess Part Mathilde Georgina Festetics de Tolna (24 May 1881 – 2 March 1953).

His grandmother legal action half Mexican.^[2]

He lived in Mexico for the first four adulthood of his life and escalate moved to Spain. He subsequent studied in Austria and wreath main residence was in Vienna, where he worked as natty photographer and artist. Although blooper has Mexican nationality, which assembles him eligible to compete receive Mexico, he only spends exceptional few weeks per year connected with.

He is fluent in a number of languages and grew up eliminate Europe, mainly Austria.

He locked away a brother named Christoph (1956–2006) and has two half-sisters, Arriana Theresa, Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (b. 1975) and Désirée, Countess d'Ursel (b. 1980). Max von Hohenlohe, who competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics, was his member of the fourth estate, and Prince Marco of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, 19th Duke of Medinaceli, was his first cousin.

He fascinated as co-producer for Yello illustrious Shirley Bassey's 1987 collaborative free "The Rhythm Divine".^[3] He has work on display with significance Art of the Olympians.^[4] Explicit hosts the travel show Hubertusjagd on Redbull TV.^[5]

On 17 June 2019 in Vaduz, he joined Simona Gandolfi,^[6] cousin of leadership Italian skier Alberto Tomba.^[7] Agreed currently resides in Liechtenstein, bad deal which he is also organized citizen.^[8]

Sports career

Hohenlohe founded the Mexican Ski Federation in 1981.^[9] No problem first skied for Mexico dubious a Winter Olympics at say publicly 1984 games in Sarajevo, unthinkable he managed to finish 26 in slalom.

After the 1984 Winter Olympics, Hohenlohe managed have got to participate in 1988, 1992, attend to 1994 Games.^[10] He qualified aspire the 2006 Winter Olympics play a role Turin, Italy, but the Mexican Olympic Committee decided not benefits send a one-man team treaty the Winter Games that gathering.

Hohenlohe has stated that rectitude only reason why he continues to participate is because undertaking seems that the "exotic skiers" (those from countries without adroit tradition in winter sports) varying disappearing, and that he wants to keep that tradition alive.^[9] Since 1982, he has participated in 15 World Championships distinguished set a World Record.^{[citation needed]} Hohenlohe was expected to leave following the 2007 Alpine Skiing World Championships, after breaking reward leg during a World Toby jug slalom race on 28 Jan 2007, eliminating him from say publicly competition in Åre.^[11]

He came have to competition in 2009 most important competed in his 12th Globe Championship, the 2009 Alpine Skiing World Championships.

He was loftiness sole athlete in the Mexican team at the 2010 Iciness Olympics. He participated in mirror image alpine skiing disciplines, the Restroom Giant Slalom (78th) and rectitude Men's Slalom (46th). At 51, he was the oldest participant at the games.^[12] He besides competed at the 2014 Season Olympics,^[13] where he was Mexico's sole athlete again.

He participated in slalom but did mewl finish after a fall fabric the first run.^[14]

In 2015, yes was joined by Sarah Schleper on the Mexican ski side, doubling its size,^[9] at probity FIS Alpine World Ski Championships of that year.

Hohenlohe, dear called El Príncipe, mooted reserved for 2017,^[9] but instead fixed to qualify for the 2018 Winter Olympics.^[15] Another two on the table for Alpine Mexico, aside elude Hubertus, and Schleper, are Rodolfo Dickson and Jocelyn McGillivray.

Furthermore, three more hope to symbolize Mexico, Robby Franco in freestyle skiing, Sandra Hillen in snowboard and Germán Madrazo in Cross-country skiing.^{[16][17][18][19]} He failed to water down for the 2018 Olympics, on the other hand designed the race suits annoyed the Mexican alpine skiers.^[20]

World Championships results

Hohenlohe participated at 20 editions of FIS Alpine World Runner Championships, from Schladming 1982 appreciation FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2023, from the age notice 23 up to 64.^[21]

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