Bang in the ski circus! Matthias Mayer ends his career. Completely surprisingly, the three-time Olympic champion announced his resignation in an ORF interview on Thursday morning. He “no longer has the bite,” explained “Mothl” after inspecting the route for the Bormio Super G, which was “my last”.
On Wednesday it was still said that he had to skip the descent due to illness. Then on Thursday the bomb. Totally abruptly the retreat. One of the most successful Austrian athletes retires. “It’s time for me,” said the Carinthian. The last season was a “huge” “with the third gold medal”. Even if he “started well this year” in the season, he came to the conclusion: “It’s enough.” Also ÖSV probably surprised Mayer thanked his sponsors and the ÖSV – who was apparently also surprised by the resignation. Neither an official broadcast nor a social media posting has been released so far.
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