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Hubertus of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Personal information
Born (1959-02-02) February 2, 1959 (age 65)
Mexico City, Mexico
OccupationAlpine skier
Sport
CountryMexico Mexico
Skiing career
DisciplinesDH, SG, GS, SL, combined
World Cup debutDecember 12, 1981
Websitewww.hubertushohenlohe.com
Olympics
Teams5 (1984, 1988, 1992, 1994, 2010)
Medals0 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams15 (1982, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2013)
Medals0 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons13
Wins0
Podiums0
Overall titles0
Discipline titles0

Prince Hubertus of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (born 2 February 1959 in Mexico City) is a Mexican Alpine skier, photographer, businessman, and a pop singer known as Andy Himalaya and Royal Disaster. He is descended from the reigning dynasty of a former principality in what is now Germany.

Biography

A son of Prince Alfonso of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Princess Ira of Fürstenberg, Hubertus was born in Mexico when his father worked at a Volkswagen factory. His grandmother is half Mexican, according to a story in Time magazine.[1] He lived in Mexico the first four years of his life and then moved to Spain. He later studied in Austria and his main residence was in Vienna, where he works as a photographer and artist. He only spends a few weeks in Mexico a year, in Cabo San Lucas, but he has Mexican nationality which makes him eligible to compete for Mexico. He is fluent in several languages and grew up in Europe, mainly Austria, of which he is also a citizen. Hohenlohe had a brother named Christoph (1956-2006) and has 2 half-sisters (Arriana Mara and Désirée). He currently resides in Liechtenstein.

Sports career

Hohenlohe founded the Mexican Ski Federation in 1981 and first skied for Mexico at a Winter Olympics at the 1984 games in Sarajevo. After the 1984 Winter Olympics, Hohenlohe managed to participate in three more Olympic Games. He qualified for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, but the Mexican Olympic Committee decided not to send a one-man team to the Winter Games that year.

Hohenlohe has stated that the only reason why he continues to participate is because it seems that the "exotic skiers" (those from countries without a tradition in winter sports) are disappearing, and that he wants to keep that tradition alive.[citation needed] Since 1982, he has participated in 15 World Championships and set a World Record.[citation needed] Hohenlohe was expected to retire following the 2007 Alpine Skiing World Championships, after breaking his leg during a World Cup slalom race on January 28, 2007, eliminating him from the competition in Åre.[2]

He came back to competition in 2009 and competed in his 12th World Championship, the 2009 Alpine Skiing World Championships.

Hubertus was the sole athlete in the Mexican team at the 2010 Winter Olympics. He participated in two alpine skiing disciplines, the Men's Giant Slalom (78th) and the Men's Slalom (46th).[3] At 51, he was the oldest athlete at the games.[4] He will also compete at the 2014 Winter Olympics.[5]

Ancestry

Family of Hubertus von Hohenlohe
16. Prince Louis of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
8. Prince Gottfried of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
17. Countess Gabriele of Trauttmansdorff- Weinsberg
4. Prince Max Egon of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
18. Erwin, Count von Schönborn-Buchheim
9. Countess Anna von Schönborn-Buchheim
19. Countess Franziska of Trauttmansdorff- Weinsberg
2. Prince Alfonso of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
20. Francisco-María de Yturbe y Anciola
10. Manuel de Yturbe y del Villar
21. Cipriana del Villar y Baquero
5. María de la Piedad de Yturbe y von Scholtz-Hersmendorff, Marchioness of Belvís de las Navas
22. Enrique von Scholtz-Hermensdorff y Caravaca, Marquess of Belvís de las Navas
11. María de la Trinidad von Scholtz-Hermensdorff y Caravaca, Marchioness of Belvís de las Navas
23. Maria Carlota de Behr y Grund
1. Prince Hubertus of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
24. Maximilian Egon I, Prince of Fürstenberg
12. Prince Carl Emil of Fürstenberg
25. Countess Leontine of Khevenhüller-Metsch
6. Prince Tassilo of Fürstenberg
26. Count Tassilo Festetics von Tolna
13. Countess Maria Festetics von Tolna
27. Mary Victoria Hamilton
3. Princess Ira of Fürstenberg
28. Giovanni Agnelli
14. Edoardo Agnelli
29. Clara Boselli
7. Clara Jeanne Agnelli
30. Carlo Bourbon del Monte, Prince of San Faustino
15. Donna Virginia Bourbon del Monte
31. Jane Allen Campbell

References

  1. ^ "Why Is a German Prince Skiing For Mexico?". Time. 2010-02-13. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
  2. ^ [1]
  3. ^ http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-alpine-skiing/athletes/hubertus-von-hohenlohe_ath1056076cr.html
  4. ^ http://www.vecernji.hr/sport/vijesti/ivan-sola-je-sa-47-godina-medu-starcima-igara-clanak-99893
  5. ^ Zaccardi, Nick. "Prince Hubertus von Hohenlohe of Mexico will be second oldest Winter Olympian ever". NBC Olympic Talk. Retrieved 2 January 2014.

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