Ski boarding school Oberstdorf
The ski boarding school Oberstdorf is located in Oberstdorf at the foot of the Allgäu Alps . In 1980 it was initially the boarding school of the Federal Competence Center for Figure Skating , but later it was also opened for winter sports such as alpine skiing, ski jumping, Nordic combined and cross-country skiing.
A tense financial situation and an impending closure led to the establishment of the “Skiinternat Oberstdorf GmbH” at the end of 2007 under the leadership of the German Ski Association together with the Markt Oberstdorf, the Bavarian and the Swabian Ski Association, which is now the director of the boarding school. The commitment of the federal professional association, state ski associations and the municipality in the form of an operator GmbH to ensure the maintenance of a boarding school for competitive sports is unique in Germany.
Currently (as of August 16, 2017) 36 athletes are permanently accommodated.
The aim of the ski boarding school Oberstdorf is to optimally combine school and competitive sport.
On December 28, 2008, the network of schools and competitive sports in Oberstdorf was awarded the title “ Elite School of Sports ” by the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB). The central point of contact here is the Skiinternat Oberstdorf GmbH, which, in addition to providing accommodation and food, also acts as a link between school and competitive sports.
Well-known athletes of the ski boarding school in Oberstdorf
- Ski jumping: Katharina Althaus
- Nordic combined: Johannes Rydzek
- Alpine skiing: Andreas Sander , Stefan Luitz , Jessica Hilzinger
- Cross-country skiing: Hanna Kolb
School supervision
The cooperation with the partner schools for winter sports enables the athletes to receive an individual school education. Due to the proximity of the school facilities and the infrastructure of the local transport network, travel to the schools is very short. The cooperation schools of the ski boarding school are:
- The Gertrud-von-le-Fort-Gymnasium Oberstdorf offers the training course of the scientific-technological and the linguistic high school
- the Staatliche Realschule Sonthofen with the three main branches of mathematics and science, economics and business and music, social and craft
- the Oberstdorf middle school with a secondary school leaving certificate, which enables entry into the FOS and thus a technical diploma
- the Sonthofen middle school with the secondary school leaving certificate, which enables entry into the FOS and thus a technical diploma
- the Sonthofen State Technical College with the branches economics, social affairs and technology
- the private commercial school Merkur Immenstadt with an intermediate educational qualification, which also enables entry into the FOS and thus a technical diploma
- the state vocational school Immenstadt currently in the construction and wood department
Sports support
At the federal base in Oberstdorf, 36 full-time trainers in the disciplines of alpine skiing , Nordic combined , cross-country skiing , ski jumping and snowboard cross look after the athletes. Various training facilities in the region are available to you:
- the ski jumping stadium Schattenbergschanze in the Audi Arena Oberstdorf with jumps from HS 20m to HS 137m. The Four Hills Tournament is also opened here
- the Heini-Klopfer ski jumping hill in Oberstdorf, HS 225m
- the cross-country stadium in Ried with the trails of the Nordic World Ski Championships 2005
- the Ried roller ski run with a length of 6.8 km, training area for inline skates , Nordic blades or roller skis
- the Alpine Training Center at Oberjoch (ATA) of the Allgäu Ski Association with snow-making equipment and floodlights
- the snowboard route on Grasgehren with snow-making equipment
- the "Kraftalp" , the OSP Bavaria's weight room at the federal base
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Coordinates: 47 ° 24 ′ 21.9 ″ N , 10 ° 17 ′ 14.9 ″ E