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A few days from start of pre-season'', the'' Austrian Nina Reithmayer has announced his retirement from'' activities competitive.
Monday 26 May 2014 4 minutes reading time
The twenty nine year old Tyrolean decided to hang the sled to the nail after a season marked by constant injuries. Reithmayer Vancouver 2010 Olympic silver medalist, during the last summer suffered an ankle sprain that prevented him from training as he wanted, once solved this problem by the'' Austrian physicist seemed to have returned high levels of proof are the two fifth places obtained in the first two races of the season, then Koenigssee in the first race of 2014 is came the cold shower. The red and white is been the victim of a nasty accident during testing individual who brought the twist of the medial ligament in his left knee that put at great risk its Olympic participation.
Thanks to his strong will, Nina managed to get in the sixth to take part in his third Olympics although of course the state of the form was not the best of times. So once completed the Olympic Games in twentieth place, Reithmayer began to think about retirement, "Immediately after the Olympics, I realized that I no longer had the passion that bound me to this sport - said the Austrian'' - some looking I have many memories of the past, some less beautiful but more memorable, I will definitely company for all my life. "
In addition to'' Olympic silver Vancuver, Nina Reithmayer scored 3 podiums at the individual level by closing twice to fourth place in the overall standings of the World Cup. Most great satisfaction for Nina, however, are coming from the relay, specialty who gave her three world championship medals (2 silver and a bronze) and 2 wins and 22 podium finishes in the World Cup.
In the future of twenty-nine of Innsbruck c'' is now training as a nutritionist to Vitalakademie of Innsbruck.
The withdrawal of Nina Reithmayer is the first year'' s illustrious abandonment within the female. Before then they hung up the slide to the nail, his countrymen Linger-Linger, Latvian Martins Rubenis, the Swiss and German Carigiet Gregory David Moeller.
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