US EditionAlpine Skiing-Austrian Venier Bows Out as a World Champion Ahead of Olympics
AUSTRIA, AUG 7 – Stephanie Venier, 31, retires to protect her health after winning her first senior world championship gold and ahead of the 2026 Milano-Cortina Olympics.
- Stephanie Venier, the Austrian Super-G world champion, announced on Thursday that she is retiring immediately, just half a year ahead of the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics.
- Venier explained that she made the decision after realizing over recent months that she no longer possessed the strong motivation and commitment she expects from herself to compete at an elite level.
- She avoided major injuries but decided not to risk recurring knee problems or her long-term health by continuing to compete.
- Venier, 31, debuted in the World Cup in 2013, earned three World Cup wins and 12 podiums, and won her first senior gold at last February's Saalbach world championships on home snow.
- Venier expressed satisfaction with retiring at her peak, stating, "the best time to retire is at the top," and prioritized her health over future competitions.
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Austrian Stephanie Venier, who was crowned this year's super giant slalom world champion, unexpectedly decided to end her career six months before the Milan-Cortina Olympic Games.
Stephanie Venier, 31, won her first senior world championship title in Super-G in February. Now the alpine skier announces that she is ending her career. – Tanka
This year she celebrated one of her greatest successes. Now Stephanie Venier thanks – at the height of her career.
"If I'm not 100 percent ready, then I don't need to start on a descent and do not start any more in a ski race. Then that's just no point," the ÖSV lady explains her step. The 31-year-old announced her resignation on Thursday at an alpine hut above her home town of Oberperfuss. With gold in the Super-G and bronze in the team-combi, Venier had caused a stir last winter in Saalbach-Hinterglemm – despite persistent knee pain. "Who can say that you …
World super-G champion Stephanie Venier decided to end her career six months away from the Milan-Cortina Olympic Games.
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