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Matthias Mayer: "It's time I resigned from the Alpine World Cup"
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The Austrian ski star and three-time Olympic champion Matthias Mayer surprisingly announced the end of his career.
The 32-year-old wants to retire from active racing with immediate effect.
"I've been thinking for the last few days and I have to say it's time for me to retire from the Alpine World Cup," Mayer told the Austrian TV station ORF immediately before the Super-G in Bormio.
The Austrian skipped the race: "That was my last inspection, that's enough for me."
With his Olympic victory in Super-G in February in Beijing, the eleven-time World Cup winner achieved something historic.
He was the first alpine skier to win a gold medal in three consecutive games.
Mayer had won the downhill in Sochi in 2014 and also in the Super-G in Pyeongchang in 2018.
So far this winter, Mayer hasn't won, but has at least been on the podium twice.
»I got off to a good start this year and am satisfied.
But it's enough.
I would like to say a big thank you to my sponsors and the ÖSV, everyone did a great job, I'm excited to see how it goes," said the speed specialist.
bka/dpa