Maria Riesch

05.07.2010

Training days in Zermatt

With the warm temperatures the conditions are not very good in Zermatt. But the ski girls start the training already at 07.00 o’clock in the morning with better conditions. After 4 days on the ski, now 2 other training days are planned. The focus will be based on slalom and super-g.

After her return on Thursday Maria will visit on Friday her project "Herz für Kinder".

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01.07.2010

Training camp in Zermatt

After the successful appearance in "Waldis WM-Club" the training everyday life starts for Maria again. For one week Maria will take part in the training camp in Zermatt (Wallis).

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28.06.2010

Fan club evening in Garmisch

On the last Friday the annual fan club evening took place in Garmisch. Maria and her whole family as well as about 150 fans spent a funny and amusing evening. Maria was happy to meet the numerous fans. Before the next training in Zermatt will start, Maria will be part in the broadcast "Waldis WM-Club" in Munich.

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24.06.2010

Fan club evening

Maria is now in Ottobeuren and works hardly for her condition. Tomorrow ends the training camp and Maria will participate in the fan club evening in Garmisch.

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16.06.2010

Back to the everyday life

After vacation and the first training camp on Cyprus this year, Maria is back in the everyday life of an professional ski racer again. Cycling, running, force training - that is what Maria is doing most of the time right now.

But of course there are also some highlights , which Maria can enjoy while she’s in the training process: Friday started with a Fotoshooting for Milka and afterwards she joined an event for Rodenstock on the german island Sylt.

And of course Maria will keep her fingers crossed for our national team in South Africa.
After the impressing match against Australia, Maria is excited about what will happen next!

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12.04.2010

Back to the everyday life

On Friday evening Maria was the guest of honor at the AMI, the automobile fair in Leipzig. Tomorrow she is invited to join the Sportsman of the Year 2010 Award together with other athletes like Magdalena Neuner, Felix Neureuther and the follball player Phillip Lahm. The Bavarian Prime Minister Horst Seehofer will hold the reception.

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08.04.2010

Maria versus Franzi at Kerner's tv show

Tonight Maria and Franziska van Almsick are Johannes B. Kerner's guests in his TV show on SAT.1 (23.30h CET). The two sportswomen don't only tell the story of their GOLDEN friendship but also challange each other in the disciplines swimming and skiing on the game console. Who will win? Watch the show and see for yourselves...

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07.04.2010

FC Bayern versus Manchester United

Maria spent the Easter Holidays with her family and enjoyed her training free time a lot. Today she is on her way to England to support her favorite football club FC Bayern at the Champions League return game in Manchester. She is looking foward to the match and crosses her fingers.

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26.03.2010

Maria in Mozart's beautiful Salzburg on Saturday night

Tomorrow evening at 20.15h Maria will join Thomas Gottschalk's and Michelle Hunziker's famous show called "Wetten, dass...?" which takes place for the third time this year.
Many stars will come together in Mozart's beautiful city of Salzburg. Expected are next to Maria Lena Meyer-Landrut, Stefan Raab, Anna Netrebko, Shakira, Emma Thompson, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Gossip, die Scorpions und Hansi Hinterseer.

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25.03.2010

Today Maria is visiting talkmaster Johannes B. Kerner together with the former swimmer and Olympic silver medal winner Franziska van Almsick. The show will go on air on 8th April on SAT.1 tv.

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24.03.2010

Maria, the busy bee

After Maria gave an exclusive interview to BILD in Berlin yesterday (see "interviews") she now is standing in front of the camera in Kaunerthal, the Tyrolean Alps, shooting a spot for the German TV channel ZDF under clear blue sky and beautiful spring temperatures. Tomorrow Maria is invited together with Franziska van Alsmick to Johannes B. Kerner's talk show studio.

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16.03.2010

"Zoll WM" Slalom race on Wednesday

Maria will participate at the „Zoll WM“ Slalom in Garmisch-Partenkirchen this Wednesday. This will be the last official race of the 09/10 season. We wish Maria all the best and keep the fingers crossed.

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15.03.2010

Season is almost over

After winning the Slalom World Cup last weekend in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Maria will take the advantage to do some training runs at the official 2011 World Championship track there. Also she will participate at the so called “Zoll-Ski-WM” at Garmisch-Partenkirchen this Wednesday.

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13.03.10

Slalom World Cup for Maria

Maria is the best Slalom racer of this year’s World Cup. After her two gold medals in Vancouver she finished an amazing season in her hometown Garmisch-Partenkirchen with winning the Slalom World Cup. The third place of Marias last Slalom race this season was enough to win the title. Thank you Maria for this amazing season.

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12.03.2010

Today Maria did not finish first at the race on the the Kandahar slope in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Lindesy Von made the race in 1:19,3 minutes followed by Elisabeth Görgl who was only 0,16 seconds behind her. Nadia Styger completed the third place on the podium.
The last race of this season's world cup is a slalom. Tomorrow Maria is fighting for the final points and it looks good as she is reaching out for victory. It will be exciting!

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10.03.2010

Home victory for Maria

Maria won her last downhill race of the current season 2009/2010 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. She was ahead by 0,48 seconds to Lindsey (USA) and 1,13 seconds to Anja Pärson (SWE). With this victory Maria moved 20 points closer to Lindsey in the ranking of the overall FIS world cup. Congratulations and we keep our fingers crossed for the upcoming races!

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09.03.2010

World Cup Final in front of Maria's door steps

Maria was quite satisfied with her training today. After having won Gold twice during the Winter Olympics in Vancouverit would be fantastic to finish off with a World Cup cristall in front of her own home.
"I want to to make some good races, have fun, enjoy the whole thing and hopefully win the Slalom World Cup" said Maria who is ranked second after Lindsey Vonn by 245 points. We cross our fingers for the final World Cup Finale which starts tomorrow as of 09.15 CET with the Downhill race.

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08.03.2010

A great celebration with the fans in Garmisch

Past weekend Maria experienced together with the other skiing girls a great and warm welcome by her fans in Garmisch. After the welcome ceremony Maria signed the Golden Book of the Garmisch community and was appointed honorary member of the SCP club.
Today, Maria takes a little break and relaxes from the races in Crans Montana. After being 8th in the Dowhnhill as well as Super-G discipline, Maria finished on second place in the overall world cup ranking. On Wednesday the final training sessions for the World Cup Final beginn.

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05.03.2010

Super Combined in Crans Montana

The Super Combined race was postponed to tomorrow due to heavy wind in Crans Montana. Maria was only on 22th place at yesterday's training but it is to be expected that Maria, being an Olympic GOLD medal winner in this very discipline, will make a good race. We keep our fingers crossed!

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04.03.2010

Training in Crans Montana for the final races

In Crans Montana Maria was training hard today for the last races of this year's winter season. The training went well for Maria even though the slope conditions were not the best. Tomorrow as of 10.00 CET we are expecting another exciting race in super combined, the discipline where Maria got her first Olympic GOLD in Vacnouver.

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03.03.2010

Maria flew with helicopter to Crans Montana

After the great celebration in Munich yesterday, Maria was picked up by a helicopter which brought her directly to the next race location - Crans Montana in Switzerland. There she is focusing on her next and final races of this winter season. Super combined, Marias GOLD discipline, is scheduled for Friday (5th March), followed by Downhill (6th March) and Super-G (7th March).

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02.03.2010

Munich's great Olympic celebration

Maria together with other athletes who brought home many medals from the Winter Olympics in Vancouver are expected down town Munich at 16.00 CET today. A shuttle will bring the sports celebrities from the Munich airport to the city hall at Marienplatz (central square) where they will sign the Golden Book of the city. After this historic moment the athletes will step on the balcony to greet their fans.

The city of Munich wants touse this celebration to also promote its application for the Omlympic Games in 2018.

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01.03.2010

Maria is back home!

After Maria has won a Golden medal in downhill combined she got her second GOLD in her favorite discipline slalom last Friday. "It's like dreaming with open eyes! Maria comented her double Gold from Vancouver.

Yesterday, Maria landed safely in Munich, Germany where she was welcomed by many of her fans from her hometown Garmisch. The celebration went on in the skiing club in the Alpine village (about 130 Km away from Munich).

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26.02.2010

Great expectations for tonight

After Viktoria Rebensburg's victory yesterday the German female skiing team is looking forward to a golden final of the Olympics. Maria and Susanne, the fast Riesch sisters, together with the strongest team and a kangaroo as a lucky charm, are racing for another medal in slalom as of 19.00 CET tonight.

Two times GOLD are with the German team already but another medal would be a great final turn.

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25.02.2010

Fog in Whister - Giant Slalom postponed

Maria, the Olimpic golden medal winner, together with the German skiing team had to postpone their race for new medals as the giant slalom race was interrupted due to heavy fog over "Franz's Run". Tonight as of 18.30 CET we are expecting to view the second run of the giant slalom.

After the first run Maria is on 7th place (+0,48 sec). The German world cup winner Kathrin Hölz is on 10th place (+0,69 sec) whereas the youngster Viktoria Rebensburg (+0,35 sec) is leading in the German team.

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02/24/2010

Germany is ranked on 1st place

The German Athletes have managed to be number 1 in the medal ranking. Altogether the German team won 7 golden, 9 silver and 5 bronze medals during the Winter Olympics in Vancouver. USA is on spot 2, followed by Norway and Canada.

Maria contributed one GOLD and we hope that she will get some more medals in the next races to come. Maria's chances for today's giant slalom race are not the best but the final race on Friday is in Maria's favorite discipline slalom so we can expect some great and exciting moments.
Support Maria and watch the giant slalom race tonight as of 19.00 CET.

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2/18/2010

GOLD for Maria!

What a race for Maria! Only 18 seconds after the start of the downhill race seemed out of balance when Maria moved in a slightly wrong position into a jump. All of a sudden the dreams of winnig a medal seemed to faid away but Maria fought herself into an excellent sencond position - only 0,33 seconds behind Lidsey Vonn. From there she had good cards for the slalom run where she would show all her gift. Maria won her first Olympic Gold.

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02/18/2010

A new chance to win GOLD

Tonight as of 18.30h Maria has a new chance to win an Olympic medal.
Maria managed the first race yesterday, under the given circumstances, in a very sporty manner and reached a very good eighth position

The numerous drop outs and crashes as well as Maria's late starting number had a strong and negative influence on her concentration.
For tonight, we keep our fingers crossed again and wish lots of luck and success!

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02/17/2010

Waiting for the races to start

Finally we made it - tonight as of 20.00 CET we can watch the first female alpine downhill race. Maria was able to train a bit yesterday but the bad weather conditions let the slope continue to be in a rather dissatisfying shape. We hope that there has been enough snow fall over night so that the preparation of the race slope will hopefully be much better.

To bridge this very nerve wracking time, Maria got together with Franziska van Almsick (former swimmer who won several medals at Olympic Games) and her manager Marcus Hoefl. Togehter they visited the town of Whistler.

Tonight is the "Maria night"! So please, cross your fingers!

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15.02.2010

The spring-like temperatures create chaos for the alpine agenda. Maria's first race in Super combined, where she could have won her first Olympic Gold, unfortuantely did not take place due to rain. This on the other hand meant that Maria was able to join the Opening Ceremony where she walked in the first row into the BC Place Stadium.

The duel between Maria and Lindsey now is planned for Thursday. For Lindsey the postponement means that she can recover from her injury and we can all look forward to a fair race between the two ladies. Let's hope that it will snow until then.

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11.02.2010

1 Day - Countdown for Maria!

Only one more day until the beginning of the Olympic Games in Canadian Vancouver. This morning Maria spoke with Bayern3 Radio about her last day of training and what is on her agenda before it gets really serious.

Unfortunately, Maria will not be able to attend the opening ceremony tomorrow as it takes place exactly during two test-runns. Maria is moving closer to reaching her dream of winning a medal however. Her best friend Lindsey, who at the same time is her biggest competitor on skis, is having trouble with an injury. But as Maria says - in order to win a medal it needs also a little portion of luck and a well balanced situation.

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10.02.2010

2 Days - Countdown for Maria!

Maria was welcomed in Whistler (Canada), the official Olympic Games village, together with all other 152 German athletes on this beautiful day. The welcome ceremony was held under clear blue sky which made Maria become even more excited about her first Olympic Games ever.

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02/09/2010

3 Days - Countdown for Maria!

Whistler, a beautiful ski resort with more than 10 meters of snow and -5°C, is the Olympic Game village where the Olympic torch creates the right spirit for the countdown.

Yesterday, Maria together with her team landed safely in Vancouver at 13.55h local time. After the long journey Maria checked in, unpacked and relaxed to get quickly rid of the jet lag. Today, Maria is fully focused again and on the slope for final training sessions. The countdown is on!

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