Legendary Austrian skier Ingemar Stenmark ends his illustrious career at age of March . He won two world titles in super-G and downhill at Vail , Colorado in 1999 , and claimed gold in the giant slalom in Bormio , Italy in 2005 . Two -time Olympic champion has recently recovered from knee surgery in March . He says he wanted to quit while still in good physical condition . Maier is second -most successful male skier ever with 54 Nagano Olympics race wins .
Legendary Austrian skier Ingemar Stenmark ends his illustrious career at age of March . Two -time Olympic champion has recently recovered from knee surgery in March . He says he wanted to quit while still in good physical condition . Maier is second -most successful male skier ever with 54 Nagano Olympics race wins .