Ulrike Maier

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ulrike Maier
Occupation	Alpine Skier
Date Of Birth	Oct 22, 1967(1967-10-22)
Age	57
Date Of Death	29 January 1994
Birthplace	Rauris
Country	Austria
Horoscope	Capricorn

Ulrike Maier Biography

Ulrike Maier is one of the most popular and richest Alpine Skier who was born on October 22, 1967 in Rauris, Austria. Ulrike Maier (22 October 1967 – 29 January 1994) was a World Cup alpine ski racer from Austria, a two-time World Champion in Super-G. She competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics and the 1992 Winter Olympics.

Initially it was claimed that her death was caused by hitting a wooden timing post. Based on that claim, Maier’s fiancé Hubert Schweighhofer criticized the organizers of the race and filed suit against them. However, several months later the court found that Maier actually did not hit the timing post with her head, but probably broke her neck by crashing into a pile of snow on the border of the race course. The court did not find any negligence from the organizers and dismissed the suit. Manslaughter charges against two FIS race officials were dropped after a settlement was reached in 1996.

Two weeks prior to the 1994 Winter Olympics, the women’s World Cup was in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, in late January. The downhill on the classic Kandahar course at Garmisch Classic was held on Saturday, January 29, following an overnight snowfall. In a narrow part of the lower course less than twenty seconds from the finish, Maier’s right ski caught an inside edge at 105 km/h (65 mph), possibly from a patch of soft snow, and caused a violent crash which broke her neck. She died of her injuries shortly after being evacuated to the hospital in nearby Murnau. At the age of 26, she had considered retirement at the end of the 1994 season, due to a dip in form that resulted in disappointing performances at the 1992 Olympic Games in France and the 1993 World Championships in Japan. However, she had bounced back by winning two giant slaloms during the 1994 season and claiming podium finishes in the two Super Gs of Cortina. Following these results, she was reconsidering her decision in the days before the fateful downhill run, planning to continue until the 1995 World Championships in Spain.

Ulrike Maier Net Worth

Ulrike Maier is one of the richest Alpine Skier from Austria. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ulrike Maier 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Unlike most other fatal skiing accidents, her crash happened during a live television broadcast. Maier was survived by her daughter Melanie (b. 1989) and was buried in her home village of Rauris, where thousands attended her funeral. Teammate and close friend Anita Wachter wore Maier’s world championship medals in the procession.

Born in Rauris, Salzburg, where her father ran a ski school, Maier won the Super-G gold medal at the World Championships in both 1989 and 1991. She also took home the giant slalom silver medal in the 1991 event. Her first of five World Cup wins came in November 1992 and she attained 21 podiums and 59 top ten finishes in her World Cup career.

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Facts & Trivia

Nicholson Ranked on the list of most popular Alpine Skier. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Austria. Ulrike Maier celebrates birthday on October 22 of every year.

What happened Ulrike Maier?

In a narrow part of the lower course less than twenty seconds from the finish, Maier’s right ski caught an inside edge at 105 km/h (65 mph), possibly from a patch of soft snow, and caused a violent crash which broke her neck. She died of her injuries shortly after being evacuated to the hospital in nearby Murnau.

What happened to German skier in downhill?

German skier Dominik Schwaiger has been taken away in a toboggan after falling during the men’s downhill at the Beijing Olympics. He was the second starter and his fall caused a delay in the race. Schwaiger lost control and fell on his back, then slid down the mountain and grazed the safety nets.

Who was the female skier who died?

Personal information
Birth name| Sarah Jean Burke
Born| September 3, 1982 Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Died| January 19, 2012 (aged 29) Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Spouse(s)| Rory Bushfield (2010–2012; her death)

Why is Hermann Maier famous?

Hermann Maier, (born December 7, 1972, Flachau, Austria), Austrian skier who won two gold medals at the 1998 Olympic Winter Games in Nagano, Japan, and one silver at the 2006 Games in Turin, Italy. As a child Maier idolized the great World Cup skiers of the day, including fellow countryman Franz Klammer.

What happened to Sarah Burke?

His wife, Sarah Burke, the pioneering halfpipe skier, had fallen on a routine trick during some work in a halfpipe in the nearby mountains, which caused a cascade of disaster, a ruptured vertebral artery, a brain hemorrhage, cardiac arrest, a cessation of oxygen to the brain. Nine days later, she died, on Jan.