FILE - In this Feb. 6, 1998 file picture, Austria's Hermann Maier flies past a gate during his training run in the Men's Downhill in Hakuba during the Nagano Winter Olympics. Austrian ski star Hermann Maier has announced his retirement. The 36-year-old Maier on Tuesday Oct. 13, 2009 cited physical problems after a kee injury in the offseason as the main reason for quitting the sport. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)