These ski stars said “Hello” this year

The most well-known “career enders”, which have already been reported in detail in the past, are certainly Felix Neureuther , Axel Lund Svindal and Lindsey Vonn . Two South Tyroleans have also broken up: Werner Heel will be the same as Anna Hofer no longer be part of the ski circus.

But numerous other stars also said “Hello” after the winter.

Frida Hansdotter (SWE, 1985) © AFP / JAVIER SORIANO

The Swede was one of the best slalom runners of the last decade. She has won three World Cup medals (one silver, two bronze), four World Cup victories and celebrated the greatest success of her career in 2018: She won Olympic gold in the slalom in Pyeongchang. Chiara Costazza (ITA, 1984) © APA/afp / JAVIER SORIANO

The woman from Fassan put her skis away at the age of 34. Her only World Cup victory was more than 11 years ago (slalom in Lienz in 2007), but no “Azzurra” has won a slalom since then. She also used to be Manuela Mölgg's roommate. Mattias Hargin (SWE, 1985) © APA/epa / ANTONIO BAT

In 2015, the slalom specialist from Sweden celebrated his only World Cup victory - in Kitzbühel, of all places. He has a total of 6 podium places in the World Cup. Hargin suffered a severe blow in his career when his wife died in an avalanche. Thomas Fanara (FRA, 1981) © APA/afp / JAVIER SORIANO

The Frenchman often struggled with injuries during his career. He suffered three cruciate ligament tears. This is one of the reasons why, despite his enormous talent, he was denied the big leap to the top. In 2016 he won his first and only World Cup race in St. Moritz. Steve Missillier WIFE, 1984) © APA/afp / OLIVIER MORIN

The career of Fanara's compatriot Steve Missillier was also marked by many injuries. He has been particularly unlucky in recent years: in 2016, a collateral ligament in his knee tore, he missed the 2017/18 season due to back injuries - and when he celebrated his comeback in December 2018, he tore his Achilles tendon. Missillier's greatest achievement was second place in the Olympic giant slalom in Sochi 2014. Erik Guay (CAN, 1981) © APA/afp / FABRICE COFFRINI

Erik Guay chose an unusual time for his retirement: the day before the first World Cup race of the season in Lake Louise, the Canadian ended his career. The reason for this was, among other things, the serious fall in training of his teammate Manuel Osborne-Paradis, who suffered a fractured tibia and fibula. The speed specialist Guay has 5 World Cup victories and two world championship titles as his greatest successes. Sandro Viletta (SUI, 1986) © Pentaphoto

The Swiss was a great talent, but he didn't manage to break through to the top - even though he had two major successes to his name. In 2011 he won the Super-G in Beaver Creek and in 2014 he was crowned Olympic combined champion in Sochi. Patrick Küng (SUI, 1984) © APA/epa / HANS KLAUS TECHT

For a long time, the Swiss had the reputation of being eternally talented and unfinished. Then he won his home race, the Lauberhorn downhill run, in 2014 and was crowned downhill world champion in Beaver Creek in 2015. Before the Kitzbühel races this year he announced his retirement. Kristine Gjelsten Haugen (NOR, 1992) © Pentaphoto

The Norwegian ended her career at just 26 years old. The reason: persistent back pain. A 10th place in the Sölden giant slalom 2018 was her best result in 29 World Cup starts. Thomas Mermillod Blondin (FRA, 1984) © APA/afp / PHILIPPE DESMAZES

The Frenchman competed 179 times in the World Cup, achieving 6 podium finishes. He took five of them as third place in the combination, but his best career result came in the Lenzerheide Super-G 2014 with second place.

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These ski stars said “Hello” this year

Numerous ski stars have ended their careers in recent months. SportNews provides an overview.

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