It was all the more emotional for him. “I have close ties to my homeland and the people here,” said the 22-year-old, who has lived in Innsbruck since 2020 and has been training at the Olympic Center. “I didn’t think that so many people would come.”
Has he received more fan mail and love letters since winning the European Championship? “Fan mail, yes. But no more declarations of love than before,” the likeable Rosentaler replied with a laugh.