Evi Mittermaier

Evi Mittermaier (born 16 February 1953 in Munich) is a German former alpine skier who competed in the 1976 Winter Olympics and 1980 Winter Olympics. She won two World Cup races and attained 7 podiums. She is the younger sister of double Olympic Champion, World Champion and World Cup winning alpine skier Rosi Mittermaier, sister in law of slalom specialist Christian Neureuther and aunt of world gold medalist Felix Neureuther.[1][2] According to David Coleman who was commentating her sister Rosi's entry in the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, she used to live in a hotel.

Evi Mittermaier
Alpine skier ♀
Disciplinesdownhill, giant slalom, combined
Born (1953-02-16) 16 February 1953
Munich
Height5.35 ft (163 cm)
Retired1980
Olympics
Teams2 (1976, 1980)
World Cup
Wins2
Podiums7

Career

Evi was a speed specialist and won two World Cup downhill races, one on 16. December 1975 in Cortina d’Ampezzo and one on 18. January 1978 in Bad Gastein. She also had finished seven times on the podium.

Music career

The sisters recorded two albums of Bavarian folk music together.[2]

References
  1. Scott, Ronald B. (7 March 1977). "Rosi Mittermaier Parlays Olympic Gold into Fame and Wealth". People. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  2. Cazeneuve, BrianCazeneuve (18 February 2012). "2002 Winter Olympics - SI Daily: Where are they now? Rosi Mittermaier". CNNSI. Retrieved 28 December 2013.


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