Born in Austria in 1993, Michael is the younger brother of Mario and Andreas, both high-level skiers and world champions, in slalom and ski cross respectively.
Michael made his debut in a World Cup race, in slalom like his brother, at the age of twenty, while in 2017 he won his first race, in the same discipline. He boasts two silver world championship medals and two Olympic medals, one silver and one bronze, won in PyeongChang in 2018. Passionate about outdoor sports, his summer training also involves mountain biking and motorcycle trials riding in the beautiful Tyrolean mountains where he lives.