FILE - In this Feb. 16, 1998 file picture, Gold medalist Hermann Maier, of Austria, holds up his medal for men's alpine skiing Super-G, during a Winter Olympics awards ceremony in downtown Nagano, Japan. 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/Alexander Zemlianichenko)