Winter Olympics: Who Is Barnabas Szollos? Details On The Israeli Alpine Ski Racer
Barnabas Szollos is a Hungarian-born Israeli alpinist from Budapest, Hungary, chosen to represent Israel in the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Barnabas and his sister Noa have been selected to represent Israel in the 2022 Olympics. They will compete in all five individual alpine skiing events, including downhill and slalom races.
Though the men and women compete separately, each hopes to beat the other and take home bragging rights. Noa, 19, had held the bragging rights for more than a year after surpassing Barnabas seventh-place finish at the Youth Olympics by winning bronze and silver medals in 2020.
Winter Olympics: Who Is Barnabas Szollos? What Is His Age?
Barnabas Szollos is an Israeli alpinist skier who moved to Hungary at a very young age with his family.
He was born in 1998, the year the film Titanic became the first movie to gross $1 billion, making him 23 years of age.
As soon as he and his siblings could walk, his father put them on skis. Noa, his younger sister, was two years old when she tried skiing for the first time.
His father, Peter Szollos, relocated the entire family to Austria when they were children to be closer to the slopes.
Who Are Barnabas Szollos Parents? Does He Have Siblings?
Barnabas Szollos was born to parents Peter Szollos and Dora Szollos in the year 1998. Barnabas has two siblings, an older brother and a younger sister, both alpine ski racer.
Benjamin Szollos, his older brother, competed in five World Championships, finishing 21st in Alpine combined in 2021 at Cortina d’Ampezzo.
Barnabas Szollos and his sister, alpine ski racer Noa Szollos, were chosen to compete for Israel in the 2022 Winter Olympics by the Israeli Olympic Committee.
The three siblings were raised in Austria and trained by their Hungarian-Israeli father Peter Szollos. Their father is a former Alpine ski racer who finished 37th in slalom at the 1993 World Championships in Moriola/Shizukuishi.
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Insight On Barnabas Szollos – Wikipedia Details And Instagram
Barnabas Szollos has a Wikipedia page dedicated to him even though it is only a few sentences long.
Although Barnabas Szollos was born in Budapest, Hungary, he moved to Austria to learn the art of ski racing. He has over 25 podium finishes in Fis over the last few years, and he was ranked on the top 10 athletes in Slalom at the 2016 Youth Olympic Games.
In 2018 and 2019, he finished in the top twenty at the Junior World Championships in downhill skiing. When not skiing, Barnabas can be found in mountain climbing, hiking, or mountain biking. He trained in South Tiro to prepare for the 2022 Olympic Games.
He is on Instagram under the username @barni_szollos. He keeps his 789 followers updated on his training and his journey to Beijing 2022 Olympics.
