27,000 letters to Rosi Mittermaier: The poor postman "has become totally crazy"

Created: 2023-01-08 13:13

By: Alexander Kaindl

Rosi Mittermaier passed away on January 4, 2023.

But her successes and her style will remain forever - just like her anecdotes.

Garmisch-Partenkirchen – The death of Rosi Mittermaier hit Germany and especially all winter sports enthusiasts hard.

The double Olympic champion died on January 4, 2023 at the age of 72.

The "Gold-Rosi" suffered from cancer.

She spent Christmas with her family.

That's where she finally fell asleep.

Husband Christian Neureuther and their children Ameli and Felix are in deep mourning.

Rosi Mittermaier was not only an exceptional athlete, but also a kind-hearted person.

All companions reacted dismayed to her death.

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Ameli Neureuther recently sent an Instagram message to commemorate her mother.

Felix Neureuther has now also shared an emotional post that is supposed to remind of his mom.

The sympathy of the fans knows no bounds.

With all the mourning for Rosi Mittermaier, many stories from her life are currently being told that show what she has achieved and what role model status she had in this country.

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Something that people in the Mittermaier-Neureuther family can be extremely proud of, for example, is the picture book marriage between Rosi and Christian.

The fact that mom didn't tell Felix at first that she herself was once a top skier makes her even more likeable - Rosi Mittermaier never wanted to be the center of attention, never wanted to be a big star.

She just had fun skiing alive.

This is how the winter sports world will always remember her.

And of course Rosi Mittermaier was also a person with whom you could laugh a lot.

Some of their anecdotes from their successful skiing career will provide amusement for a long time, for example the following.

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Rosi Mittermaier with her Olympic medals in 1976. © Sammy Minkoff / Imago

27,000 letters to Rosi Mittermaier: The poor postman "has become totally crazy"

After Mittermaier won two golds and one silver at the 1976 Olympics, she was the star par excellence.

“In the Olympic village I got bathtubs full of flowers.

It was only later that I realized what had happened there," Mittermaier said in 2020.

After her great success, she was suddenly recognized everywhere.

Everyone wanted to be very close to Rosi.

It even went so far "that people drove their cars up to the house, that there was no more grass growing" and "that the laundry was taken off the line as a souvenir".

And further: "In my parents' house there was a whole room full of mail and packages.

The postman told us that 27,000 letters came in one month, he became totally crazy,” said “Gold-Rosi” two and a half years ago on the occasion of her 70th birthday.

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Rosi Mittermaier: Your successes and your style will be remembered forever

After the flood of letters, it wasn't long before Rosi Mittermaier ended her active career.

It ended in 1976, carefree skiing was simply no longer possible.

Her successes, her style, her nature - all of that remains forever, even after her death.