Hermann Maier Platz

Hermann Maier Platz

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Hermann Maier Platz

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Location: Flachau, Salzburg, Austria

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October 3, 2023

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The Hermann Maier statue, which his home community dedicated to the former ski racer in 2000, was originally intended to show the "hero" in a different pose.

Fall of the century in Nagano
"All the men in the community wanted to have Hermann depicted in his famous 'flying pose' during the fall of the century in Nagano," says local leader Thomas Oberreiter. "But the women vehemently opposed it. Something negative and dramatic should not be glorified, according to their opinion. In the end, the men agreed with them and Hermann was immortalized when he scored."

Source: meinviertel.at/lungau/c-machen/wussten-sie-das-schon-ueber-flachau_a1168707

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June 25, 2020

Alpine skiing

famous citizen of Flachau: Hermann Maier

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July 25, 2025

Mountain biking

The Hermann Maier statue, which his hometown dedicated to the former ski racer in 2000, was originally intended to depict the "hero" in a different pose.
Fall of the Century in Nagano

"All the men in the community wanted to have Hermann depicted in his famous 'flying pose' during the fall of the century in Nagano," recalls local mayor Thomas Oberreiter. "But the women vehemently opposed it. They felt that something negative and dramatic shouldn't be glorified. In the end, the men agreed, and Hermann was immortalized swinging at the goal."

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