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Maria HOEFL-RIESCH

Aug 31, 2018·Alpine Skiing
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Maria from A to Z

Ambassador – I’m Ambassador for „Laureus“ and "Franz Beckenbauer Stiftung"

Blue & Gold – My favorite colors

CM – I’m exactly 182 centimeters tall

Dolce & Gabbana, "The One" – My favourite fragrance

Escada, Georg et Arend – My most beautiful evening dresses

Family – My parents Monika and Sigi and my siblings Susanna and Matthias are most important to me. And my husband of course, but he deserves an extra entry

Garmisch Partenkirchen – The town where I was born on November 24, 1984

Hotel – My favorite hotspots: The London NYC (151 West, 54th), Fregate Island (Seychelles)

Italy – Our house in Gardone on Lake Garda is my retreat

John Grisham, Charlotte Link – Some of my favorite writers

Kitzbühel – My new home. Stanglwirt in Going, my traning base, is just around the corner

Landhäusl (Kitzbühel), Enzo (GAP), Schuhbecks (Munich) – My favorite restaurants

Marcus – The man of my dreams and the love of my life

New York – The ultimate metropolis! Tip: shopping at SAKS 5th Avenue (8th Floor) followed by dinner at LAVO (39 East, 58th)

Oma Josta – My Granny. Her bread pudding is to die for!

Profession – I was still in school when I became a professional skier in 2000. (I graduated from high school in 2003)

Quo vadis? – Victories are great and important but at the end we have to remain loyal to our values at all times and learn through defeats

Running, Hiking, Mountain Biking, Tennis, Backgammon – My hobbies when I find the time

Snow Leopard – My favorite animal. A beautiful cat and superior fighter, but it doesn’t roar

Tiffany & friends – What could that be?

URL – www.net-a-porter.com - the browser home page on my computer

Vancouver 2010 – two Olympic gold medals and a “world record”: I placed in the top ten in all five races, a feat no other ski racer has managed before

World Cup & World Championships: Overall World Cup Winner in 2011, World Champion in 2009, two World Cup bronze medals in 2011, four World Cup Discipline titles, 24 world cup race wins

X-mas – The most beautiful and romantic festival of the year

Yves Saint Laurent, Jimmy Choo, Louboutin, Rupert Sanderson – Shoes, shoes, shoes …

Zucchero, Gianna Nannini, Elton John – Music I really like

Courtesy: www.maria.com.de/

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