The end of an Era: skier Felix Neureuther finished with the last season’s Slalom on Sunday for his career. The 34-year-old partenkirchner at the world Cup finals in Soldeu/Andorra announced.
“My heart and my body have given me in the last number of months that it is time to end this beautiful Chapter of ski racing,” – said in a social media disseminated the statement.
Since 2003 in the world Cup
Neureuther is the most successful German alpine Athlete with a total of 13 Victories in the world Cup, where he died on may 4. January 2003, in the Slovenian city of Kranjska Gora debuted. The big single title is missing the slalom specialists, even if he may be called since the Team Gold in 2005 world champion. In his parade discipline Neureuther world Cup-silver (2013) and twice Bronze (2015/2017), won a bronze medal with the team (2013).
The German sports loses in Neureuther, one of its most colorful characters and one of the most popular representatives of winter sports. Due to his impish character, flew to the native of Munich, the sympathies. However, he was also sloppy Ski genius, to physical problems such as chronic back pain, a torn cruciate ligament in November 2017, and finally a nut Allergy cut him off again and again.
Neureuther has been married for 2017 with the former cross-country skier and biathlete Miriam Gössner. Both have a daughter (Matilda, 1).
Praise and nostalgia from the top management
The head of the German Olympic sports Confederation (DOSB), Alfons Hörmann said: “Felix Neureuther has helped to shape in the past 15 years, the Alpine skiing in Germany, but also internationally. He has not only achieved power in a sporty great heights, but also many injury-related setbacks, with a great deal mastered strength.”
Felix Neureuther collected as the “eternal Lausbub” on and off-Piste a lot of sympathy
Mathias Berthold. Head coach of the German ski Federation (DSV), said: “I had him congratulated on his decision, he is happy with it, then it is also right. He knew deep inside, he has the Motivation. But it is a bit sad, if you know what he has for options. It was a really cool time, I guess Felix is first and foremost for his personality away from the sport, but to us he was also as a victory for drivers is important.”
haz/nob (sid, dpa)