Olympic Alpine ski gold medallist Hermann Maier announces retirement - Austrian Alpine skiing champion and former Olympic gold medallist Hermann Maier has announced his retirement from the sport after seriously injuring his knee in March.
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Neil English for the Daily Mail writes ‘Just watching them gave me a tremendous buzz. Through gates, especially during the faster giant slalom and super-G events, these athletes display all the grace, fluidity, dynamism and flair that make for a thrilling show.’
‘It was the same tingling feeling I had when I first witnessed really top class Telemark skiers perform their graceful art at speed, seemingly taming the difficulty of the terrain with their immense skill.’