Hermann Maier (born 7 December 1972) is an Austrian former

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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 (

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), two Olympic gold medals (both in

), and three

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titles (

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: 2, and

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). His 54 World Cup race victories – 24 super-G, 15 downhills, 14 giant slaloms, and 1 combined – rank third on the men's all-time list behind Ingemar Stenmark's 86 victories and

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's 67 victories. Until 2023 he held the record for the most points in one season by a male alpine skier, with 2000 points from the 2000 season. From 2000–2013 he also held the title of most points in one season by any alpine skier, until

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scored 2414 points in the 2013 season.

Early years

Maier did not initially enjoy much success in ski racing. As a 15-year-old at the

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ski academy, he was sent home after being told he would not succeed because of his slight build, caused by growth impairments. He returned home to his hometown of Flachau and his father's ski school, which remains Maier's home. He took up work as a bricklayer in the summer and a ski instructor in the winter. Participating in local races, Maier became a multiple regional champion in

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and

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, but still was not able to gain a spot in the strong Austrian

ski team. Putting that behind him, his outstanding talent was recognized for the first time by Austrian coaches on 6 January

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, when he was timed with the 12th fastest time in a World Cup giant slalom in Flachau, although only starting as a forerunner, not participating in the actual competition. This would become the starting point of his international career. Through his result in Flachau he gained the attention of the ÖSV (Austrian Ski Federation) and only two days later he started in his first Europa Cup race in Les Arcs and finished in second place. He won his next race at the same location the day after. Although the Europa Cup season started in mid December and he joined late, so he wasn't starting in all races, he won the overall Europa Cup title, as well as the season title in giant slalom.

Ski career

Maier made his

debut at age 23 on 10 February

, and finished 26th in the

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, Austria. A year later in February

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, he won his first World Cup event – a

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race in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. He quickly established himself as an explosive and dynamic racer, well known for his strength, willingness to take risks, and strong work ethic. Maier soon dominated alpine ski racing, winning the gold medal in the

and

at the

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in Nagano, only a few days after a dramatic crash in the downhill race where he flew spectacularly off the sunlit course, landed partially on his head, tumbled head over heels several times, and crashed through two layers of B-netting. Despite the horrible look of the crash, Maier was able to walk out under his own power. That put him on the cover of ''

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'' magazine and made him a well known sportsman around the globe. Maier won the overall World Cup title in

, as well as the super-G and giant slalom season titles, and placed second in the downhill standings. In

he won the overall World Cup title, as well as the season titles in downhill, super-G, and giant slalom. He had a dominating performance, setting the then most point garnered by an alpine skier, of 2000 points. This record stood until

scored 2,414 points in 2013.New York Daily News
"Tina Maze is the Slovenian beauty who'll be Lindsey Vonn's biggest adversary at the Sochi Winter Olympics in 2014"
Nathaniel Vinton, 16 March 2013 He won the overall World Cup title in

, as well as that season's titles in downhill, super-G, and giant slalom. He won 13 World Cup races, but settled for two medals (silver and bronze) in the speed events at the 2001 World Championships in St. Anton. He was the reigning world champion in both events, won in

at Beaver Creek,

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. His racing career nearly ended following a near-fatal motorcycle accident on August 24, 2001; he collided with a car on his way home from a summer training session in Austria. Doctors nearly amputated his lower right leg, but instead Maier underwent massive

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. Most believed his racing career was over, and he had to sit out the

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season, missing the

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. He returned to international competition in January

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in Adelboden, Switzerland, and two weeks later won a

title in the skiing-mecca of

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, Austria. In

, his first full season back, he reclaimed both the super-G and overall titles — the latter being his fourth — and received the Laureus World Sports Award for the "Comeback of the Year". Reflecting his apparently indestructible nature, he is sometimes jocularly known as "The Herminator." After his 1998 Olympic gold medals in Nagano he also appeared on ''

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'' on

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– together with Austrian-born actor

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, who is known worldwide as "

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In 2004, Maier wrote an autobiography with his friend and former publicity agent, Knut Okresek. The book, ''Hermann Maier: Das Rennen Meines Lebens'' (in German), dealt mainly with his recovery from the 2001 motorcycle accident. In 2005, VeloPress, a

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-based publisher affiliated with ''Ski Racing'' magazine, acquired the worldwide English language rights to the book, which was published in time for the 2006 Olympics in

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, Italy, as ''Hermann Maier: The Race of My Life''. In October

, he won the opening giant slalom in

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to amass 51 victories in the

. This placed him fifth on the career victory list, behind Ingemar Stenmark,

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, Annemarie Moser-Pröll, and Vreni Schneider. On 20 June 2007, Maier announced he was switching to

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as his equipment sponsor, ending his long affiliation with Atomic. Also switching from Atomic to Head at this time were champions

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of the U.S. and Didier Cuche of Switzerland. On 18 January

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, Maier finished second in the

's super-G, behind Marco Büchel and in front of Didier Cuche for a total podium age of 104 years. His career results in the super-G races at Kitzbühel are the best in history (7 races: 5 wins and 2 second places). The following day, Maier finished fifth in the downhill. These were his best results of the 2008 season. Maier won the first super-G of the 2009 season, held in Lake Louise, for his 24th super-G win. It was his 54th World Cup victory, but the first in nearly three years, and came a week before his 36th birthday. It was Maier's fourth victory in the super-G at Lake Louise, the last coming five years earlier. Maier announced his retirement in 2009 after thirteen years of competing in the World Cup circuit.

World Cup results

Season titles

*14 total: 4 overall, 2 downhill, 5 super-G, 3 giant slalom

Season standings

Race victories

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Downhill

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Giant slalom

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Super-G

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Combined

*1 win *4 podiums {, class="wikitable" ! Season ! Date ! Location , - , align=center rowspan=1,

, , align=18 Jan 1998 , , Veysonnaz, Switzerland

World Championship results

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Olympic results

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, , ''33'' , , — , , style="background:#cc9966;", 3 , , style="background:silver;", 2 , , 6 , , —

Besides skiing

Maier also won an all-around sports competition, the 2001 edition of the American Superstars competition and he frequently acts in TV adverts for his sponsor bank Raiffeisen. His brother, Alexander Maier, also represented Austria at the Winter Olympics. Maier rode the

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of the 2003 Tour de France ahead of the main field, completing the 6.5 km

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in 8 minutes 44 seconds, compared to 7 minutes 26 seconds for stage winner Bradley McGee and 8 minutes 26 seconds for the last cyclist.

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(full course) – 9th place – 24 Jan 2004
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– 1998 Olympics – Nagano downhill (crash) & giant slalom (2nd run) – gold medal

References

External links

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''Sports Illustrated''
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