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Hermann Maier (born 7 December 1972) is an Austrian former World Cup champion alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist. Nicknamed the " Herminator ", Maier ranks among the greatest alpine ski racers in history, with four overall World Cup titles ( 1998 , 2000 , 2001 , 2004 ), two Olympic gold medals (both in 1998 ), and three World ...
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Biography. Hermann Maier's parents managed a ski school in Flachau, Austria, and Hermann began entering ski races at the age of five. When he was fifteen, a growth disorder forced him to give up the sport temporarily, during which time he worked as a bricklayer. He began representing Austria internationally in 1996 and achieved immediate success.
May 1, 2024 · Hermann Maier is an Austrian skier who won two gold medals at the 1998 Olympic Winter Games in Nagano, Japan, and one silver at the 2006 Games in Turin, Italy. As a child Maier idolized the great World Cup skiers of the day, including fellow countryman Franz Klammer.
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Feb 13, 2020 · Hermann Maier Nagano 1998 (Getty Images). The giant slalom, held on 19 February, saw a change of location to Mount Higashidate in the resort of Shiga Kogen. Although the leading racer at the time in this event was Switzerland’s Michael von Grünigen, Maier overtook him that season, with three wins and six podium finishes in the seven World Cup races before the Games.
May 8, 2018 · Hermann Maier. 1972-. Austrian skier. A ustrian Alpine skier Hermann Maier burst from obscurity at the relatively old age of 25 to win three World Cup titles and two Olympic gold medals in 1998, despite a death-defying fall in an Olympic downhill race that season. He dominating the skiing world for the next three seasons, until a severe ...
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A force of nature on the racecourse, Hermann Maier now enjoys a slower way of life. By Patrick Lang.
"Hermann Maier nicknamed ""The Herminator"", became an Olympic legend in 1998. Going down the mountain in a windy day at 70 mph, Maier lost control... and flew off course, landing on his head, flipping and crashing through two fences.
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