The decision about a comeback of the three-time ski Olympic champion Matthias Mayer has been made. The 34-year-old Carinthian will not return to the World Cup slopes, as stated by the Austrian Ski Federation on Thursday. "He realized for himself that the final spark isn't there for the effort he would have to put in," said ÖSV head coach Marko Pfeifer.

Mayer Will Not Make a Comeback

"He says he is sometimes positive, sometimes not. He doesn't know that from his career at all. If he does something, he does it with 120 percent," Pfeifer recounted on the sidelines of the World Cup in Kvitfjell from a previous conversation with Mayer. "He said, I've actually achieved everything, I don't have to do this at all costs anymore."

The decision is said to have nothing to do with psychological issues, which were a significant factor in Mayer's abruptly announced career end in December 2022. "He is in very, very good health," said Pfeifer. At the Ski World Championships in Saalbach-Hinterglemm in January, Mayer appeared as a forerunner and had not ruled out a comeback.

(APA/Red)

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