| As the world’s elite winter athletes prepare for the sport’s biggest stage, Winter Heroes – a new Red Bull TV documentary series released today — looks inside their lives to reveal what truly defines greatness. Beyond medals and podiums, it shows how resilience, purpose, and the courage to keep evolving shape performance long before the starting line. The series follows 16 elite Red Bull athletes across freeskiing, snowboarding, alpine skiing, ski jumping, speed skating and ski mountaineering – from record-breaking champions to rising prodigies – exploring the discipline, mental strength, and growth that drive them when no one is watching. Among them: Eileen Gu, Marcel Hirscher, Anna Gasser, Ryōyū Kobayashi, Kjeld Nuis, and a new generation of winter-sports talent redefining what it means to compete at the highest level. Filmed across homes, training grounds and competition venues, Winter Heroes captures candid moments with family, friends and coaches – blending unseen personal footage with rare competition clips. Through the voices of these athletes, the series explores how they stay grounded, motivated and human in a world that demands perfection. Watch the stories of the world’s most inspiring winter athletes in Winter Heroes Red Bull TV HERE. Key Facts Series Title: Winter Heroes Concept: Behind-the-scenes stories of Red Bull winter athletes as they prepare for the world’s biggest winter stage Athletes Featured (Initial Release): -
- Eileen Gu (CHN) – Freeskiing | 2× Olympic gold medalist & world champion
- Marcel Hirscher (NED) – Alpine Skiing | 8× World Cup Overall Champion, 2× Olympic gold
- Kjeld Nuis (NED) – Speed Skating | Multiple Olympic gold medalist
- Queralt Castellet (ESP) – Snowboarding
- Anna Gasser (AUT) – Snowboarding | 2× Olympic gold medalist (featured later 2025)
- Ryōyū Kobayashi (JPN) – Ski Jumping | World Cup Overall Champion
- Daniel Tschofenig (AUT) – Ski Jumping | Four Hills Winner 2025
- Hiroto Ogiwara (JPN) – Snowboarding
- Alice Robinson (NZL) – Alpine Skiing
- Paul Verbnjak (AUT) – Ski Mountaineering
- Zrinka Ljutić (CRO) – Alpine Skiing
Produced by: Red Bull Media House Episode Length: 10–15 minutes each Languages: Original narration in athletes’ native languages with English subtitles + localised versions (FR, DE, IT, JP, PL, ES, ZH) Premiere Date: 27 October 2025 on Red Bull TV Later Releases: Anna Gasser (AUT), Jesper Tjäder (SWE), Iivo Niskanen (FIN) Eileen Gu: Power Without Compromise At just 22, Eileen Gu has already redefined her sport. A prodigious talent, two-time Olympic gold medalist, world champion, model and Stanford University Physics student, she pairs technical precision with fearless self-expression. Yet in Winter Heroes, her focus is on empowerment, not podiums. “Growing into my femininity in a meaningful way was super impactful for me,” she says. “You don’t have to look a certain way to be powerful, or compromise how you express yourself, even in a male-dominated space. We should all strive to create something bigger than ourselves – leave a legacy, leave a movement.” Marcel Hirscher: Rediscovering the Joy of Competition Few names command more respect in alpine skiing than Marcel Hirscher – eight-time World Cup Overall Champion, two-time Olympic gold medalist, now racing for the Netherlands. After years of injury and pressure, his story is one of rediscovering purpose. “For the past five years of my career, I was hardly ever fully healthy,” he says. “There was some joy along the way, but this year it felt much deeper. I started testing skis again and realised how much I genuinely enjoy it. So I thought, why not compete in a few races myself?” Daniel Tschofenig: Learning from Pressure Austrian ski jumper Daniel Tschofenig (23) embodies the mental resilience required to perform on the world’s biggest stage. Reflecting on his 2025 season, when he claimed the World Cup Overall and Four Hills titles despite an injury, he says: “There was pressure from start to finish,” he reflects. “You don’t want second or third. You want to win… and realising you’re now part of that history was surreal.” United by Grit, Divided by Disciplin Across snowboarding, ski jumping, speed skating, alpine skiing and ski mountaineering, Winter Heroes features Anna Gasser, Queralt Castellet, Ryōyū Kobayashi, Kjeld Nuis and Hiroto Ogiwara as they refine every detail ahead of their next defining moment. Filmed in their homes, gyms and mountains around the world, each story reveals the unseen side of preparation – early mornings, small rituals and the quiet belief that separates good from legendary. Why It Matters As the world turns its focus to winter sports’ grandest stage, Winter Heroes offers unprecedented access to the human stories behind it – stories of preparation, vulnerability and conviction that define a generation of athletes rewriting what greatness looks like today. Quick Questions: Winter Heroes Who are the Winter Heroes? Sixteen Red Bull athletes across freeskiing, alpine skiing, snowboarding, ski jumping, speed skating and ski mountaineering – from household names like Eileen Gu and Marcel Hirscher to rising stars including Daniel Tschofenig and Hiroto Ogiwara. What makes the stories unique? Each episode goes beyond results to explore identity, motivation and mental strength as athletes prepare for the world’s biggest winter stage. How is the series filmed? Shot across multiple countries, blending home footage, behind-the-scenes training and candid conversations with family and coaches. When and where can audiences watch? All episodes stream worldwide from 27 October 2025 on Red Bull TV. Why now? With the world’s biggest winter stage approaching, Winter Heroes offers rare, timely access to the personal journeys driving sport’s most dominant athletes. Watch the stories of the world’s most inspiring winter athletes in Winter Heroes Red Bull TV HERE. | 
