1. Rosi Mittermaier was the overall World Cup champion in 1976 and a double gold medalist at the 1976 Winter Olympics.
14 Facts About Rosi Mittermaier
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Rosi Mittermaier competed in alpine skiing from 1967 to 1976, retiring after a highly successful season in which she finished with two Olympic gold medals and ranked first in the World Cup.
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Rosi Mittermaier remained popular, advertising for sports and as a non-fiction writer.
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Rosi Mittermaier was known as Gold-Rosi, and she was inducted into Germany's Sports Hall of Fame in April 2006 when it was initiated.
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Rosi Mittermaier was born in Munich and grew up in Reit im Winkl on the Winklmoos-Alm.
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Rosi Mittermaier made her World Cup debut in the inaugural season of 1967, and won her first World Cup race two seasons later.
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Rosi Mittermaier won two gold medals and one silver at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.
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Rosi Mittermaier wrote non-fiction books, often together with her husband.
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Rosi Mittermaier worked for several charities and occasionally as a commentator for German television for major sporting events.
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Rosi Mittermaier established a charitable foundation to aid children with rheumatism in 2000.
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Rosi Mittermaier was born with a twin sister who died at birth.
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Rosi Mittermaier died because of cancer in Garmisch-Partenkirchen on 4 January 2023, at the age of 72 years.
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Rosi Mittermaier's mortal remains were cremated and the urn was buried at the cemetery of Garmisch.
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Rosi Mittermaier was an honorary citizen's of Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Reit im Winkl.