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Ski ace Linus Straßer raved about Gold-Rosi shortly after his podium place on the ZDF microphone

2023-01-08T14:24:37.560Z


Ski ace Linus Straßer raved about Gold-Rosi shortly after his podium place on the ZDF microphone Created: 2023-01-08 15:17 By: Marc Dimitriu, Momir Takac Linus Straßer live on ZDF-Mirko about the death of Rosi Mittermaier shortly after his podium finish. © ZDF Screenshot The grief over the death of ski legend Rosi Mittermaier is great. Many companions share their memories of the Upper Bavarian


Ski ace Linus Straßer raved about Gold-Rosi shortly after his podium place on the ZDF microphone

Created: 2023-01-08 15:17

By: Marc Dimitriu, Momir Takac

Linus Straßer live on ZDF-Mirko about the death of Rosi Mittermaier shortly after his podium finish.

© ZDF Screenshot

The grief over the death of ski legend Rosi Mittermaier is great.

Many companions share their memories of the Upper Bavarian.

  • Death of Rosi Mittermaier: Maria Höfl-Riesch makes an emotional statement.

  • Markus Wasmeier mourns the loss of his girlfriend: the double Olympic champion pays tribute to Rosi Mittermaier.

  • Rosi Mittermaier is dead: The German ski legend died at the age of 72.

  • This news ticker is continuously updated.

Update from January 8, 3:06 p.m

.: Ski racer Linus Straßer has again reached the podium in his favorite slalom in Adelboden and confirmed his good form a month before the World Cup in France.

The 30-year-old, who traveled to the Chuenisbärgli after suffering from flu, finished third on Sunday, 0.92 seconds behind the Norwegian winner Lucas Braathen.

Second was Braathen's compatriot Atle Lie Mcgrath (+0.71). 

"It's the best race on the World Cup calendar," enthused Straßer, who has already been on the podium in Adelboden twice in his career.

"Anyone who wants to see a great World Cup must have been here."

For the athlete from TSV 1860 Munich it was the seventh slalom podium in his career, the second this winter.

After the death of alpine icon Rosi Mittermaier, Straßer started with a black ribbon.

“Rosi laid the foundation for where we are today.

None of us can even imagine the ski boom that it triggered back then.

She was just a really great woman," said Straßer on ZDF. 

Straßer reacted shortly after Rosi Mittermaier's death

Update from January 8, 10:31 a.m .:

Germany’s slalom ace Linus Straßer reacted to the death of Rosi Mittermaier.

The skier wrote on Instagram: "Pfiat di Rosi.

You will always be remembered as an incredible skier and above all as a kind-hearted person.

My thoughts are with her family and of course especially with my former teammate and friend Felix.

I wish him and the whole family a lot of strength in these difficult hours.”

Update from January 5, 7:07 p.m .:

FC Bayern legend Sepp Maier thought with an anecdote about the deceased ex-ski racer Rosi Mittermaier.

In February 1976, Mittermaier's home town of Reit im Winkl gave her a celebratory reception on the occasion of her phenomenal performance at the Olympic Games in Innsbruck with two gold and one silver medals.

Thousands of people were waiting for their idol back then.

Upon her arrival, Mittermaier was chauffeured to the main square, where she was made an honorary citizen by the mayor.

Then there was a big ball in a hotel in Reit im Winkl. "I danced a waltz with Rosi," Maier recalls in the

picture

.

It was a "huge fun".

"It's a shame that people like that have to die and that others who deserve it live on."

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Update from January 5, 6:34 p.m.:

“All of Bavaria mourns the gold Rosi.” Prime Minister Markus Söder paid tribute to the deceased ski idol Rosi Mittermaier on Twitter.

“Rosi Mittermaier was a prime example of how to remain down-to-earth despite breathtaking success.

She stood in an exemplary way for love of homeland, sportsmanship, tolerance and fair play.

Our thoughts are with her family," Söder tweeted.

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In another article that he published shortly thereafter, the CSU boss described Mittermaier as an "ambassador of our country in the world", whose "dedication to her fellow human beings, her big heart and her unforgettable devotion" will be missed.

"The many beautiful personal encounters and their warmth of heart will remain unforgotten."

Death of Rosi Mittermaier: Emotional statement by Marie Höfl-Riesch – "a huge shock"

Update from January 5, 4:36 p.m .:

The former ski racer Maria Höfl-Riesch reacted very emotionally to the death of Rosi Mittermaier.

"It's a huge shock.

Of course 72 is way too early and I'm incredibly sad.

I've known Rosi my whole life.

For me she was always Felix's mom (Neureuther, ed.).

I went to kindergarten with Felix, to elementary school.

I thank her for everything," said the 38-year-old of the German Press Agency.

Mittermaier made sure that women's sport was perceived differently.

"She's always stayed normal, so humble.

You could only love them,” said Höfl-Riesch, acknowledging her down-to-earth attitude.

Sven Hannawald on the death of Rosi Mittermaier: "Messages like today make me extremely sad"

Ex-ski jumper Sven Hannawald expressed his sadness on Instagram.

“News like today makes me extremely sad.

Our last meeting describes you as you were from a young age, but also after all your big successes.

A sunshine and role model for all.

Rest in peace dear Rosi,” wrote the 48-year-old.

Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann: Death of Rosi Mittermaier "a great loss for the Bavarian sports world"

Update from January 5, 3:48 p.m .:

The death of Rosi Mittermaiers also affected the delegation from Bavaria, who attended the funeral of Pope Benedict XVI in Rome.

attended, caused consternation.

"The death of Rosi Mittermaier hit me very hard as Minister of Sport and especially personally.

This is a great loss for the Bavarian sports world,” said the Bavarian Minister of the Interior, Joachim Herrmann.

"We not only mourn the loss of an outstanding Bavarian ski legend and great athlete, but also a wonderful personality and a great figure.

Fairness was always at the top of Rosi's agenda," Herrmann continued.

The president of the Catholic aid organization missio Munich was particularly shocked by Mittermaier's death.

"I'm shocked because I didn't know that she was apparently ill," said Wolfgang Huber, who was born in Mittermaier's hometown of Reit im Winkl in the Traunstein district, the Catholic News Agency.

He always met him as "sporty and healthy", said Huber, who also attested to the former ski racer's "down-to-earth faith".

FC Bayern boss Herbert Hainer was there live at Mittermaier's biggest moment

Update from January 5, 12:50 p.m .:

Herbert Hainer, the President of FC Bayern, also commemorates the deceased Olympic champion: “Rosi Mittermaier was one of the greatest German athletes and a unique Bavarian figurehead.

She moved and inspired people.

I was able to experience this myself, among other things, in 1976 when she won her second Olympic gold in the slalom in Innsbruck on the ski slope.

FC Bayern mourns alongside her family, relatives and friends.”

Update from January 5, 12:10 p.m .:

Bavaria’s Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) was shocked by the death of Rosi Mittermaier.

"All over Bavaria we mourn our Gold-Rosi, an ambassador of our country in the world.

Not only was she a successful athlete, she was a role model for all of us.

We will all miss her commitment to her fellow human beings, her big heart and her unforgettable devotion," Söder wrote on Thursday.

For Bavaria's Prime Minister, the two-time Olympic champion was a prime example of "how you can remain down-to-earth and approachable despite breathtaking successes.

She stood in an exemplary way for love of homeland, sportsmanship, tolerance and fair play.

Our thoughts are with her family.

Bavaria will always keep her in honorable memory, ”explained Söder.

Rosi Mittermaier died: companions mourn – "You won't find a person like that again"

First report from January 5, 2023:

Garmisch-Partenkirchen – Germany's former world-class ski racer Rosi Mittermaier died in Garmisch-Partenkirchen at the age of 72.

The family of the two-time Olympic champion confirmed this to SID on Thursday.

Mittermaier fell asleep peacefully with the family on Wednesday after a serious illness.

Mittermaier leaves behind her husband Christian Neureuther (73), also a former ski racer, as well as four grandchildren of their children Ameli (41) and Felix Neureuther (38).

Her son Felix was also a ski racer and won several world championship medals.

On the day of her death, he even commented on the night slalom in Garmisch as an expert on ARD.

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Mourning for Rosi Mittermaier: Friends and companions commemorate the ski legend

The death of the German ski legend shocked many fans across the country, and companions of the native of Upper Bavaria were also worried about their Rosi.

DSV President Dr.

Franz Steinle said in a statement: "With Rosi Mittermaier, the ski family loses an extraordinary personality who rightly enjoyed great popularity beyond the sport." Rosi Mittermaier was always friendly, modest and helpful.

“She was a soul of man.

Sport taught her values ​​like friendship and fairness, and she upheld those values ​​throughout her life.

We mourn the loss of a great role model and our sympathy and thoughts are with her family at this difficult time.”

"Have lost a fantastic person": Markus Wasmeier pays tribute to the deceased Rosi Mittermaier

Markus Wasmeier, double Olympic champion from 1994 and family friend, told SID: “We have lost a fantastic person.

Rosi had a heart as big as a bus, she was always there for everyone - that was unique.

You won't find someone like that again, she leaves a huge gap."

The Bavarian state parliament also recognized the deceased skiing icon Rosi Mittermaier as an exceptional personality.

“Rosi Mittermaier was an exceptional ski racer.

Even after her skiing career, she was an exceptional personality and popular figure - always active, always committed, both sportingly and socially," said Ilse Aigner (CSU), President of the State Parliament, on Thursday.

(md with dpa and SID)

Source: merkur

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