As of: January 20, 2024, 9:43 a.m
By: Sascha Mehr
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The three-time Olympic ski champion Matthias Mayer causes a scandal in a Kitzbühel hotel and has to be taken away by the police.
Kitzbühel – At the Hahnenkamm race in Kitzbühel every year there are dramas on the slopes and new heroes are born.
The “Streif” is considered a myth in skiing, the event attracts large crowds.
Even before the actual races (here in the live ticker), there are numerous events in Kitzbühel and at one of them the three-time Olympic champion Matthias Mayer caused a scandal.
Uproar caused by Olympic ski champion in Kitzbühel hotel
As the Austrian press agency
Apa
reports, the 33-year-old attracted unpleasant attention at a reception at the Hotel Kitzhof.
Mayer apparently suddenly stood on a chair and began to bawl loudly.
The security had to intervene and expel him from the hall.
The Austrian was then taken away by the police.
Police spokesman Stefan Eder confirmed that there was a police operation in a hotel in Kitzbühel because a person was “rioting”.
The person concerned was then taken away and was still in police custody on Thursday evening.
However, the police did not provide any further information about the person.
Matthias Mayer caused a scandal at a reception shortly before the Hahnenkamm race.
© Avalon.red/Eibner Europa/Imago
The ÖSV later published a statement about the incident in the hotel.
“Today we had to note with regret that Matthias Mayer has not yet overcome the health problems with which he has been struggling for a long time.
As the Ski Austria family, together with all athletes, colleagues and partners, we always gave him support,” the letter says.
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“We wish Matthias all the best and hope that he can return to his passion, skiing, as soon as possible.
“Even in consultation with his family, we ask for your respect and understanding that we cannot provide any further information,” the association’s statement continued.
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In December 2022, Mayer surprisingly resigned in Bormio.
The Austrian Ski Association then hired him as a consultant for the speed skiers, where he is also responsible for looking after the youngsters.
The 33-year-old won Olympic gold in Sochi in 2014, Pyeongchang in 2018 and Beijing in 2022 - once in the downhill and twice in the super-G.
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