Hermann Maier

Hermann Maier , born the December 7th 1972, is a alpine skier Austrian.

He made his semi-official beginnings in world cup in 1996 on the track of his village with Flachau where he acted as opener. Author of a good time not communicated, it is then selected for the giant slalom of Hinterstoder where it marked his first points by finishing 26e. Winner this season of the Cut of Europe, it is then qualified in the national team what was worth to him to run World cup 1996/97. Victim of a fall with Chamonix at the time of its first descent World cup, it broke a hand what prevented it from running the World ones of Sestrières. But in February, it carried out a comeback impressive at the time of Super-G, its discipline of predilection, with Garmisch-Partenkirchen which it finished in the 2nd place before triumphing in the second disputed test the same weekend in the Bavarian station.

It dominated of all its class the following season, triumphing sometimes with advances impressive in descent, Super-G or giant slalom, which was worth to him to be soon called Herminator by its pars.

At the time of its first OJ with Nagano, it is victim of a spectacular fall at the time of the descent, gained by the French Jean-Luc Crétier. It was wounded fortunately only slightly and succeeded in a few days later gaining two gold medals, one into Super-G and one in giant slalom.

It accumulated the triumphs in the following years, establishing a record of 2000 points marked at the time of its championship victory of the World in March 2000. It removed also thirteen races at the time of the season 2000-2001, thus equalizing on the occasion large the Ingemar Stenmark.

Unfortunately, the August 24th 2001, Maier was victim of a terrible accident of motor bike which failed to cost him a leg. After months of doubt and keen work and multiple complications, old the Herminator returned finally to the competition in January 2003 and took part in the championships of the world to St Moritz in Suisse where it gained a money medal into Super-G. In 2004, it gained its fourth World cup at the end one season superb. It gained one year later, in 2005, its first world title in giant slalom at the time of the Championships of the world of Bormio in Italy.

In spite of a severe cooling, it shone again at the time of the Olympic Games of Turin, finishing 2nd into Super-G behind the Norwegian Kjetil Aamodt and 3rd of the giant slalom gained by its compatriot Benjamin Raich. He was the only skier this winter to be triumphed in descent, Super-G and giant slalom out of World cup.

Its season 2007 is much duller. Only one place of honor to its credit before the World ones of Are (3rd place in the Superone of Hinterstoder gained by the American Bode Miller) and no medal to be put under the teeth in Sweden where he suffers in addition to one cold big toe. It must observe one period of rest forced to look after itself after two disappointing descents with Garmisch-Partenkirchen where it finished very far from the first.

Prize list

Olympic Games

Championships of the world

World cup

  • Victorious of general classification in 1998, 2000, 2001 and 2004.
  • Victorious of the classification of Super G in 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2004.
  • Victorious of the classification of Giant slalom in 1998, 2000 and 2001.
  • Victorious of the classification of Descent in 2000 and 2001.
  • 53 successes in race (23 in super G, 15 in descent, 14 as a giant, 1 out of compound).

Season per season

(State at March 18th, 2006)

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