Hermann Maier
Hermann Maier
Hermann Maier, known as the Herminator, is a former World Cup champion alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist from Austria...
NationalityAustrian
ProfessionSkier
Date of Birth7 December 1972
CountryAustria
club fan special thousand win
It was special for me-a lot of for my fan club there, more than a thousand people. It's very important for me to win this race, especially in Austria.
winning thinking race
If I remain healthy, I can win more races, but I don't think so much about setting new records. I'm already proud to have become the leading Austrian World Cup racer.
fun winning race
It's good to ski for fun, but I still want to win races as often as possible.
winning very-happy ifs
I like to win. If I lose, I'm not very happy.
winning race rivals
I lost races because I wanted too much to win them in beating my rivals.
strong winning proud
I have a strong lead so far, and I would be proud to win it because it remains the summit for a skier. I also aim to collect several smaller crystal trophies at Are, especially the GS Cup.
fun mark points pressure record
It would be fun to be the first to set the record of 2000 points to mark the new millenium, but I don't want to put too much pressure on myself.
mostly present training
The training is going very, very well. I think I've got just the right formula. At the present time, I'm working mostly on the thighs.
attended huge moved quite
I was quite moved to see this huge crowd which attended the ceremony in the middle of the town.
result score skiing snow soft
To score a Top-3 result will not be so easy. I'm skiing better on soft snow now than in the past, but other racers do it better than me.
busy coming downhill fun races racing remaining ski three
There are three downhill races left, so I'm pretty busy in the coming week, remaining focused. Fortunately, ski racing is still fun for me.
stood took
This time, I took it easier. I stood up before it so as not to crash again.
final gave giant great japan last momentum won
I won a great giant slalom in Japan last week, and it gave me momentum for this final part of the season.
activity bad lose ski
Ski racing, especially downhill, is a dangerous activity and there are many accidents. It would be really too bad to lose everything because of a crash.