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Hermann Maier: “The World Championships are a huge opportunity for everyone”

The "Herminator" at the home World Championships in St. Anton 2001(Bild: GEPA)

Before the skiing spectacle in Saalbach, Hermann Maier looks back on the home World Championships in St. Anton in 2001. And despite the lack of success, the Salzburg native sees anything but gloom for the red-white-red athletes.

Austria's men's skiers came to the 2001 home World Championships in St. Anton with 13 (!) victories to their name. Hermann Maier alone took first place in the World Cup six times in the run-up to the gold medal hunt. Our "miracle team" was practically at its zenith, with Stephan Eberharter, Michi Walchhofer, Benni Raich, Fritz Strobl, Hannes Trinkl, Rainer Schönfelder and Mario Matt, among others, standing in the starting gate alongside the "Herminator".