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)