Hermann Maier
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"Hermann Maier", known as the "Herminator", is a former FIS Alpine Ski World Cup/World Cup champion Alpine skiing/alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist from Austria. Born in Altenmarkt im Pongau in Salzburg (state)/Salzburg, Maier ranks among the finest alpine ski racers in history, with four overall World Cup titles (1998 Alpine Skiing World Cup/1998, 2000 Alpine Skiing World Cup/2000, 2001 Alpine Skiing World Cup/2001, 2004 Alpine Skiing World Cup/2004), two Alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics/Olympic gold medals (both in Alpine skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics/1998), and three FIS Alpine World Ski Championships/World Championship titles (FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1999/1999: 2, and FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2005/2005). His 54 World Cup race victories – 24 super-G, 15 downhills, 14 giant slaloms, and 1 combined – rank second on the men's all-time list behind Ingemar Stenmark's 86 victories. He is nicknamed the "Herminator". , he holds the record for the most points in one season by a male alpine skier, from 2000–2013, he also held the title of most points in one season by any alpine skier, with 2000 points from the 2000 season.

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This is a big joy for me.

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When I saw Bode's time in red.

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I just found it overpowering - I guess the tension at the start of the season is a lot more than you feel later on. It's also been five years since I last won a giant slalom so I was just overfilled with joy.

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[After the race, Maier praised the skier he had passed on the career list, Alberto Tomba of Italy.] He was a great skier, ... He was a perfect skier.

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I didn't expect it. I was totally surprised myself.

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Those days are gone.

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Coming into the race I really had no idea how I would do and I certainly never thought that I could win again on such a difficult course.

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I never thought I could win again here on such a difficult course, which is why it means so much to me. I was not sure about coming here, how well I'd be skiing and able to handle it.

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If it's possible to do some charity, I'm always there, ... A lot of people, they are thinking that only in other countries there are problems, but we have people in need in Austria, too.

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