Austrian former ski champion Hermann Maier arrives to attend Niki Lauda's funeral ceremony at St Stephen's cathedral in Vienna, Austria May 29, 2019. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger 

Austrian former ski champion Hermann Maier arrives to attend Niki Lauda's funeral ceremony at St Stephen's cathedral in Vienna, Austria May 29, 2019. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger 

Austrian former overall ski World Cup champion Hermann Maier looks at compatriot Marcel Hirscher's trophies during a news conference in Vienna, Austria, March 23, 2016. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger 

Austrian overall ski World Cup champion Marcel Hirscher and former champion Hermann Maier pose with Hirscher's trophies after a news conference in Vienna, Austria, March 23, 2016. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger 

Austrian and U.S. actor Arnold Schwarzenegger (L), former Governor of California, holds up riding boots next to former Austrian alpine skiier Hermann Maier during the opening ceremony of the World Alpine Skiing Championships in Schladming February 4, 2013. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (AUSTRIA - Tags: SPORT SKIING ENTERTAINMENT)

World Cup and double Olympic ski champion Hermann Maier of Austria listens during a news conference in Vienna October 1, 2010. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner (AUSTRIA - Tags: SPORT SKIING HEADSHOT) 

World Cup and double Olympic ski champion Hermann Maier of Austria smiles during a news conference in Vienna October 1, 2010. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner (AUSTRIA - Tags: SPORT SKIING HEADSHOT) 

World Cup and double Olympic ski champion Hermann Maier of Austria smiles during a news conference in Vienna October 1, 2010. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner (AUSTRIA - Tags: SPORT SKIING) 

World Cup and double Olympic ski champion Hermann Maier of Austria gestures during a news conference in Vienna October 1, 2010. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner (AUSTRIA - Tags: SPORT SKIING HEADSHOT) 

World Cup and double Olympic ski champion Hermann Maier of Austria cries during a news conference in Vienna in this October 13, 2009 file photo. Maier was never likely to take things easy in retirement so it comes as no surprise that, after a career spent racing downhill at high speed, the former Olympic and world champion is off to the South Pole. Picture taken October 13, 2009. To match feature ALPINE-SKIING-MAIER/ REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/Files (AUSTRIA - Tags: SPORT SKIING OLYMPICS HEADSHOT) 

World Cup and double Olympic ski champion Hermann Maier of Austria cries during a news conference in Vienna in this October 13, 2009 file photo. Maier was never likely to take things easy in retirement so it comes as no surprise that, after a career spent racing downhill at high speed, the former Olympic and world champion is off to the South Pole. Picture taken October 13, 2009. To match feature ALPINE-SKIING-MAIER/ REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/Files (AUSTRIA - Tags: SPORT SKIING HEADSHOT OLYMPICS) 

Hermann Maier of Austria skis during the practice for the men's Alpine Skiing World Cup Downhill race on the new Kandahar slope in Garmich-Partenkirchen in this January 30, 2009 file photo. Maier was never likely to take things easy in retirement so it comes as no surprise that, after a career spent racing downhill at high speed, the former Olympic and world champion is off to the South Pole. To match feature ALPINE-SKIING-MAIER/ REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/Files (GERMANY - Tags: SPORT SKIING OLYMPICS) 

Austrian former skiers Hermann Maier and Renate Goetschl pose with their Austrian lifetime achievement award in Vienna November 4, 2009. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (AUSTRIA SPORT) 

Austrian former skiers Hermann Maier and Renate Goetschl pose with their Austrian lifetime achievement award in Vienna November 4, 2009. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (AUSTRIA SPORT) 

Austrian former skiers Hermann Maier and Renate Goetschl pose with her Austrian lifetime achievement award in Vienna November 4, 2009. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (AUSTRIA SPORT) 

World Cup and double Olympic ski champion Hermann Maier of Austria holds a news conference in Vienna October 13, 2009. Maier announced his retirement from professional skiing on Tuesday. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader (AUSTRIA SPORT SKIING HEADSHOT) 

World Cup and double Olympic ski champion Hermann Maier of Austria listens to the President of Austria's Ski Federation Peter Schroecksnadel (R) during a news conference in Vienna October 13, 2009. Maier announced his retirement from professional skiing on Tuesday. Maier, 36, won 54 World Cup races and four overall World Cup titles, his last in 2004. He won two gold medals at the 1998 Winter Olympics and three world championship gold medals. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (AUSTRIA SPORT SKIING) 

World Cup and double Olympic ski champion Hermann Maier of Austria smiles during a news conference in Vienna October 13, 2009. Maier announced his retirement from professional skiing on Tuesday. Maier, 36, won 54 World Cup races and four overall World Cup titles, his last in 2004. He won two gold medals at the 1998 Winter Olympics and three world championship gold medals. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (AUSTRIA) 

World Cup and double Olympic ski champion Hermann Maier of Austria smiles during a news conference in Vienna October 13, 2009. Maier announced his retirement from professional skiing on Tuesday. Maier, 36, won 54 World Cup races and four overall World Cup titles, his last in 2004. He won two gold medals at the 1998 Winter Olympics and three world championship gold medals. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (AUSTRIA) 

World Cup and double Olympic ski champion Hermann Maier of Austria gestures during a news conference in Vienna October 13, 2009. Maier announced his retirement from professional skiing on Tuesday. Maier, 36, won 54 World Cup races and four overall World Cup titles, his last in 2004. He won two gold medals at the 1998 Winter Olympics and three world championship gold medals. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (AUSTRIA SPORT SKIING HEADSHOT) 

World Cup and double Olympic ski champion Hermann Maier of Austria holds a news conference in Vienna October 13, 2009. Maier announced his retirement from professional skiing on Tuesday. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader (AUSTRIA) 

World Cup and double Olympic ski champion Hermann Maier of Austria gestures during a news conference in Vienna October 13, 2009. Maier announced his retirement from professional skiing on Tuesday. Maier, 36, won 54 World Cup races and four overall World Cup titles, his last in 2004. He won two gold medals at the 1998 Winter Olympics and three world championship gold medals. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader (AUSTRIA) 

World Cup and double Olympic ski champion Hermann Maier of Austria cries during a news conference in Vienna October 13, 2009. Maier announced his retirement from professional skiing on Tuesday. Maier, 36, won 54 World Cup races and four overall World Cup titles, his last in 2004. He won two gold medals at the 1998 Winter Olympics and three world championship gold medals. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader (AUSTRIA) 

World Cup and double Olympic ski champion Hermann Maier of Austria cries during a news conference in Vienna October 13, 2009. Maier announced his retirement from professional skiing on Tuesday. Maier, 36, won 54 World Cup races and four overall World Cup titles, his last in 2004. He won two gold medals at the 1998 Winter Olympics and three world championship gold medals. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader (AUSTRIA) 

World Cup and double Olympic ski champion Hermann Maier of Austria cries during a news conference in Vienna October 13, 2009. Maier announced his retirement from professional skiing on Tuesday. Maier, 36, won 54 World Cup races and four overall World Cup titles, his last in 2004. He won two gold medals at the 1998 Winter Olympics and three world championship gold medals. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (AUSTRIA) 

World Cup and double Olympic ski champion Hermann Maier of Austria cries during a news conference in Vienna October 13, 2009. Maier announced his retirement from professional skiing on Tuesday. Maier, 36, won 54 World Cup races and four overall World Cup titles, his last in 2004. He won two gold medals at the 1998 Winter Olympics and three world championship gold medals. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (AUSTRIA) 

World Cup and double Olympic ski champion Hermann Maier of Austria cries during a news conference in Vienna October 13, 2009. Maier announced his retirement from professional skiing on Tuesday. Maier, 36, won 54 World Cup races and four overall World Cup titles, his last in 2004. He won two gold medals at the 1998 Winter Olympics and three world championship gold medals. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (AUSTRIA) 

World Cup and double Olympic ski champion Hermann Maier of Austria cries during a news conference in Vienna October 13, 2009. Maier announced his retirement from professional skiing on Tuesday. Maier, 36, won 54 World Cup races and four overall World Cup titles, his last in 2004. He won two gold medals at the 1998 Winter Olympics and three world championship gold medals. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (AUSTRIA) 

World Cup and double Olympic ski champion Hermann Maier of Austria holds a news conference in Vienna October 13, 2009. Maier announced his retirement from professional skiing on Tuesday. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (AUSTRIA) 

World Cup and double Olympic ski champion Hermann Maier of Austria holds a news conference in Vienna October 13, 2009. Maier announced his retirement from professional skiing on Tuesday. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader (AUSTRIA) 

World Cup and double Olympic ski champion Hermann Maier of Austria holds a news conference in Vienna October 13, 2009. Maier announced his retirement from professional skiing on Tuesday. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader (AUSTRIA) 

World Cup and double Olympic ski champion Hermann Maier of Austria (L) arrives for a news conference in Vienna October 13, 2009. Maier announced his retirement from professional skiing on Tuesday. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader (AUSTRIA) 

World Cup and double Olympic ski champion Hermann Maier of Austria arrives for a news conference in Vienna October 13, 2009. Maier announced his retirement from professional skiing on Tuesday. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader (AUSTRIA) 

World Cup and double Olympic ski champion Hermann Maier of Austria holds a news conference in Vienna October 13, 2009. Maier announced his retirement from professional skiing on Tuesday. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (AUSTRIA) 

World Cup and double Olympic ski champion Hermann Maier of Austria holds a news conference in Vienna October 13, 2009. Maier announced his retirement from professional skiing on Tuesday. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (AUSTRIA) 

World Cup and double Olympic ski champion Hermann Maier of Austria arrives for a news conference in Vienna October 13, 2009. Maier announced his retirement from professional skiing on Tuesday. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (AUSTRIA) 

World Cup and double Olympic ski champion Hermann Maier of Austria arrives for a news conference in Vienna October 13, 2009. Maier announced his retirement from professional skiing on Tuesday. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (AUSTRIA) 

Austrian skier Hermann Maier stands in front of the coffin of Austrian ski great Toni Sailer during Sailer's funeral at the Kitzbuehel cemetery August 29, 2009. REUTERS/Kerstin Joensson/Pool (AUSTRIA SPORT SKIING OBITUARY) 

Hermann Maier of Austria rides in a chair lift before the men's Downhill practice at the Alpine Skiing World Cup Finals in Are March 10, 2009. REUTERS/Pascal Lauener (SWEDEN SPORT SKIING) 

Hermann Maier of Austria jumps while skiing to take 28th place in the men's Alpine Skiing World Cup Downhill race on the Lillehammer 1994 Olympic piste in Kvitfjell March 7, 2009. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (NORWAY SPORT SKIING) 

Hermann Maier of Austria takes a curve during the men's Downhill race at the Alpine Skiing World Championships 2009 in the French resort of Val d'Isere February 7, 2009. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (FRANCE) 

Hermann Maier of Austria reacts at the finish line at the Alpine Skiing World Championships 2009 in the French resort of Val d'Isere February 7, 2009 REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth (FRANCE) 

Hermann Maier of Austria reacts after finishing the men's Downhill race at the Alpine Skiing World Championships 2009 in the French resort of Val d'Isere February 7, 2009. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth (FRANCE) 

Hermann Maier of Austria takes a curve during the men's Downhill race at the Alpine Skiing World Championships 2009 in the French resort of Val d'Isere February 7, 2009. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (FRANCE) 

Hermann Maier of Austria skis down during the men's Downhill race at the Alpine Skiing World Championships 2009 in the French resort of Val d'Isere February 7, 2009. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini (FRANCE) 

Hermann Maier of Austria casts a shadow during the men's Downhill race at the Alpine Skiing World Championships 2009 in the French resort of Val d'Isere February 7, 2009. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich (FRANCE) 

Hermann Maier of Austria takes a curve during the men's downhill training at the Alpine Skiing World Championships 2009 in the French resort of Val d'Isere February 5, 2009. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini (FRANCE) 

Hermann Maier of Austria reacts during the men's downhill training at the Alpine Skiing World Championships in the French resort of Val d'Isere February 5, 2009. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth (FRANCE) 

Hermann Maier of Austria reacts during the men's downhill training at the Alpine Skiing World Championships in the French resort of Val d'Isere February 5, 2009. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth (FRANCE) 

Hermann Maier of Austria leans into a gate on his way to take the 18th place during the men's Super G race at the Alpine Skiing World Championships in the French resort of Val d'Isere February 4, 2009. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth (FRANCE) 

Austrian ski legend Hermann Maier reacts after finishing 18th during the men's Super G race at the Alpine Skiing World Championships in the French resort of Val d'Isere February 4, 2009. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini (FRANCE) 

Austria's ski legend Hermann Maier reacts after finishing 18th during the men's Super G race at the Alpine Skiing World Championships in the French resort of Val d'Isere February 4, 2009. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini (FRANCE) 

Austrian ski legend Hermann Maier leans into the snow during the men's Super G race at the Alpine Skiing World Championships 2009 in the French resort of Val d'Isere February 4, 2009. REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler (FRANCE) 

Austrian ski legend Hermann Maier leans into a gate during the men's Super G race at the Alpine Skiing World Championships 2009 in the French resort of Val d'Isere February 4, 2009. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich (FRANCE) 

Hermann Maier of Austria skis during the practice for the men's Alpine Skiing World Cup Downhill race on the new Kandahar slope in Garmisch-Partenkirchen January 30, 2009. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (GERMANY) 

Hermann Maier of Austria skis during the practice for the men's Alpine Skiing World Cup Downhill race on the new Kandahar slope in Garmisch-Partenkirchen January 30, 2009. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (GERMANY) 

Hermann Maier of Austria skis during the practice for the men's Alpine Skiing World Cup Downhill race on the new Kandahar slope in Garmich-Partenkirchen January 30, 2009. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (GERMANY) 

Hermann Maier of Austria reacts after the first practice for the men's Alpine Skiing World Cup Downhill race on the new Kandahar slope in Garmisch-Partenkirchen January 29, 2009. REUTERS/Michael Dalder (GERMANY) 

Hermann Maier of Austria reacts after the first practice for the men's Alpine Skiing World Cup Downhill race on the new Kandahar slope in Garmisch-Partenkirchen January 29, 2009. REUTERS/Michael Dalder (GERMANY)