ɪn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪntiːn, æt ðɪ ˈoʊbɚhˌɑːf wˈɜːld kˈʌp mˈiːɾɪŋ, ɹˈɜːʃ ɐnˈaʊnst ðæt hiː wʊd ɹᵻtˈaɪɚ fɹʌm kˌɑːmpətˈɪʃən ˈæftɚ ðə nˈɛkst wˈiːkɛndz fˈɑːloʊɪŋ wˈɜːld kˈʌp ɹˈaʊnd ɪn ɹˈuːpoʊldɪŋ, ɛksplˈeɪnɪŋ ðæt hiː fˈɛlt ɪt wʌzðə ɹˈaɪt tˈaɪm tə ɹᵻtˈaɪɚɹ æz hiː wʌz ɛkspˈɛktɪŋ tə bɪkˌʌm ɐ fˈɑːðɚ fɚðə fˈɜːst tˈaɪm, wɪð hɪz ɡˈɜːlfɹɛnd bˌiːɪŋ dˈuː tə ɡˈɪv bˈɜːθ ɪn mˈɑːɹtʃ.
In January 2019, at the Oberhof World Cup meeting, Rösch announced that he would retire from competition after the next weekend's following World Cup round in Ruhpolding, explaining that he felt it was the right time to retire as he was expecting to become a father for the first time, with his girlfriend being due to give birth in March.