His
FIS Ski Jumping World Cup debut took place on 29 December 2009 at the
Four Hills Tournament in
Oberstdorf, having previously gained success in the
Continental Cup. On 3 January 2010, he succeeded in
Innsbruck with a 30th place-his first World Cup point. At the
FIS Ski-Flying World Championships 2010 in
Planica he reached the 28th place in the individual event. In his second season, he won the third place with the German team in Oberstdorf in 2011. At the beginning of the
2011/2012 World Cup, he finished 9th in
Kuusamo. In
Lillehammer on 3 December 2011 he reached the second rank, his first podium placing. A week later he won the competition on the large hill in
Harrachov ahead of
Thomas Morgenstern and his teammate
Severin Freund. At the same jump, his father
Holger Freitag celebrated his only World Cup victory on 8 January 1983. On 20 January he clinched 2nd spot in Polish
Zakopane, behind home favorite
Kamil Stoch, securing his 3rd individual podium of his career. At the
Winter Olympics 2018 in
Pyeongchang, together with his German team mates
Karl Geiger,
Stephan Leyhe, and
Andreas Wellinger he won the silver medal in the team
large hill competition. ==Record==