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On the morning of Easter Monday the thirty-two of Thuringia luger David Moeller announced via a video message posted on his Facebook page the decision to hang the sled to the nail.
Tuesday 22 April 2014 3 minutes reading time
The two-time world champion and Olympic silver medalist at Vancouver 2010 in the specialty the individual has motivated their choice by explaining that once completed the Sochi Olympics has A period of reflection with their families and eventually come to the conclusion that at this time it was right to quit with competitions. In choosing Möller probably played a decisive role the birth of their daughter, born at the end of December 2012 that prompted the athlete to devote more time to his family.
"Twenty-two years in the world of luge gave me great emotions and unforgettable moments. The pinnacle of my career I think I handled the double world victory in 2004 and 2007 and the Olympic silver medalist in Vancouver but also successes in the 10 World Cup I remain in your heart - Möller said via video message - must be added to these fantastic moments too big disappointment not least that of Sochi where they failed to reach the Olympic podium. "
The athlete born in Sonneberg turned in a career-high ranking marked by 57 podiums in World Cup (10 victories, the last of which in Winterberg'' in January 2013), although he has never been able to play the role of athlete tip of Germany as the dawn is was crushed by the charisma and palmares of Georg Hackl and subsequently by Bavarian Felix Loch phenomenon that just at the moment when Möller could drive the German national team is literally exploded stealing the scene.
The withdrawal of Möller is the third major abandonment in the world of artificial luge this season. Previously they had decided to hang up the slide to nail the Latvian Martins Rubenis and Austrian brothers Andreas and Wolfgang Linger.
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