Mayer dares to return: Skistar plans to appear at Ski-WM 2025!

Mayer dares to return: Skistar plans to appear at Ski-WM 2025!

Saalbach, Österreich - Matthias Mayer, the three-time Olympic champion, is planning a comeback in ski racing, albeit initially in the role of the forerunner. According to Kleine Zeitung , the 34-year-old stated that at the 2025 Ski World Cup in Saalbach go. After his unexpected resignation during the Bormio race 2022 and due to health challenges that became public last year, Mayer surprised with this return. However, he emphasized that he has continued to work in training and prepared intensively for the upcoming races.

like OE24 , Mayer sees his project in Saalbach as a personal challenge. He is aware that the comeback on the racing slope is a big decision and emphasizes that it is not enough to simply catch the skis. "As a forerunner, I am more of a 'pleasure skier' who likes to drive down quickly. I have no competition, my opponent is the mountain," explains Mayer. This is reminiscent of the return of other racing legends such as Marcel Hirscher and Lindsey Vonn, who also planned a comeback and want to intervene again in Saalbach.

While Mayer cannot make reliable statements about a complete comeback, he would like to make the slopes unsafe as a forerunner and continue to experience his fun skiing. "I never ruled out a racing comeback-but never agreed," added Mayer. In his function as an ambassador for the World Cup in Saalbach and as a supervisor for the ÖSV Speed team, he also remains an important figure in Austrian skiing.