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)