Prince Hubertus of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

Hubertus of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

— Alpine skier —
File:Hubertus von Hohenlohe - Amadeus Awards 2013.jpg
Disciplines	DH, SG, GS, SL, combined
Born	(1959-02-02) February 2, 1959 Mexico City, Mexico
World Cup debut	December 12, 1981
Website	www.hubertushohenlohe.com
Olympics
Teams	6 (1984, 1988, 1992, 1994, 2010, 2014)
Medals	0 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams	16 (1982, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015)
Medals	0 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	13
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Overall titles	0
Discipline titles	0

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 the northeastern of Baden-Württemberg in Germany. Under Mexican law nobility titles are not recognized, even in those cases of dual citizenship.

Life

A son of Prince Alfonso of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Princess Ira of Fürstenberg, Hubertus was born in Mexico City, Mexico where his father ran a Volkswagen factory. His grandmother is half Mexican. He lived in Mexico for 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. Although he has Mexican nationality, which makes him eligible to compete for Mexico, he only spends a few weeks a year there. He is fluent in several languages and grew up in Europe, mainly Austria. Hohenlohe had a brother named Christoph (1956–2006) and has two half-sisters (Arriana Mara and Désirée). He currently resides in Liechtenstein, of which he is also a citizen. His uncle Max von Hohenlohe competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics. He is first cousins with Prince Marco of Hohenlohe-Langenburg.

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. Since 1982, he has participated in 15 World Championships and set a World Record. 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.

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). At 51, he was the oldest athlete at the games. He also competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics, where he was Mexico's sole athlete again. He participated in slalom but did not finish after a fall during the first run.

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External links

• Hubertus Hohenlohe's home page/music site

Family of Prince Hubertus of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

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

Olympic Games
Preceded by Roberto Tamés	Flagbearer for Mexico Vancouver 2010 Sochi 2014	Succeeded by Incumbent