Alpine Skiing
Jana Fritz
- Slalom
- Giant Slalom
- Nationality
- Germany
- Hometown
- Eningen unter Achalm, Germany
- Born
- 20 July 2005
- Turned pro
- 2024
- Primary discipline
- Slalom
About Jana Fritz
German World Cup alpine ski racer and technical specialist (slalom and giant slalom), born 20 July 2005 in Eningen unter Achalm; races for TSG Reutlingen and attends the Skiinternat Oberstdorf ski boarding school. Her father Dirk, a former snowboard racer, taught Jana and her sister Anelie to ski. Finished 4th in slalom and 8th in giant slalom (second-best German behind Emma Aicher) at the 2023 European Youth Olympic Festival/Junior World Championships. Swept both the slalom and giant slalom at her home FIS races in Bischofswiesen in 2023-24. Earned her first Europa Cup podium (2nd, giant slalom, Zinal) on 3 December 2024 and made her World Cup debut in giant slalom at Semmering on 28 December 2024 (did not qualify for run two). Scored her first World Cup points a year later, finishing 24th in the Semmering giant slalom on 27 December 2025.
FIS Code 207023. 2023 EYOF: 4th (SL), 8th (GS). 2023-24: double home-race win (SL+GS) at Bischofswiesen. First Europa Cup podium 3 Dec 2024 (2nd, GS, Zinal). WC debut 28 Dec 2024 (Semmering GS); first WC points 27 Dec 2025 (24th, Semmering GS).
Sponsors: Nordica (skis, boots); Leki (poles); Uvex (goggles); Ziener (gloves) - per the DSV (German Ski Federation) official Jahrbuch athlete profile (dsv-jahrbuch.de/profile/person/1004), which also credits Ortema for her forearm/back protectors and Leki for her shin guard
Setup
6 items
Skis
Nordica Dobermann WC Dept FIS GS
- Giant Slalom
Nordica confirmed as Fritz's ski brand via the DSV official Jahrbuch athlete profile ('Ski: Nordica') and FIS official athlete biography.
FIS race-stock World Cup giant slalom ski from Nordica's Race Department; full wood core with two sheets of Titanal metal over the edges, 10mm Marker Piston Plate
Nordica Dobermann WC Dept FIS SL
- Slalom
Nordica confirmed as Fritz's ski brand via the same sources.
FIS race-stock World Cup slalom ski from Nordica's Race Department; full wood core with Titanal metal layers over the edges (slalom-specific counterpart to the existing GS model)
Boots
Nordica
Nordica confirmed as Fritz's boot brand via the DSV official Jahrbuch athlete profile ('Schuhe: Nordica').
Nordica race-stock alpine boot line
Poles
Leki
Leki confirmed as Fritz's pole brand via the DSV official Jahrbuch athlete profile ('Stoecke: Leki'). The same profile also credits Leki as her shin-guard supplier and Ortema as her forearm/back-protector supplier (not separately tracked here, outside this schema).
Race-stock alpine pole used by Leki-sponsored World Cup athletes
Goggles
Uvex
Uvex confirmed as Fritz's goggle brand via the DSV official Jahrbuch athlete profile ('Brille: Uvex').
Uvex race-line ski goggle
Gloves
Ziener
Ziener confirmed as Fritz's glove brand via the DSV official Jahrbuch athlete profile ('Alpinhandschuhe: Ziener').
Alpine race glove line developed with the German Ski Association (DSV); some styles feature Ortema knuckle protectors
Setup verified 9 July 2026