Career
Despite his success at ski jumping, Goldberger preferred ski flying—a more extreme version of normal ski jumping, in which distances are far greater. In 1994, during training for the Ski Flying World Championships in Planica, he recorded a jump of 202 metres. This made him the first man to ever to jump over 200 metres, but he touched the snow upon landing, thus making the jump invalid as an official world record (Finland"s Toni Nieminen would later land a 203 m jump at the same event).
In 2000, also at Planica, he jumped 225 m and set a world record which stood until 2003.
Standings
Wins
In 1997 Goldberger admitted to the use of cocaine, and was given a six-month ban from the Austrian Ski Association. As a result of that ban, in November 1997, he even declared he would, from that moment on, compete under the flag of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
Yet, after reaching an agreement with the Austrian Ski Association, he continued competing for his native Austria. Goldberger last appearance as a ski jumper was in Lahti on 6 March 2005 (49 place).
Goldberger officially retired and ended his career with his final jump as a V-jumper on 13 January 2006 at flying hill in Kulm, Austria.
He jumps at competition as a V-jumper with helmet cam for Austrian national television station ORF, where he works as a co-commentator.
