Word: maier
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...been for Austrian skier Stephan Eberharter, who must be heartily fed up with taking silver to Hermann Maier's golds. But Maier put himself out of action last summer, so maybe Eberharter's time has come. Again...
Unfortunately for Eberharter that was the season that fellow Austrian Hermann Maier, who had turned professional only in 1994, won his first World Cup event. From then on Eberharter was the eternal bridesmaid. At the Nagano Games in 1998 he won giant slalom silver to Maier's gold. In the 1999 super-G World Cup standings he finished second, as he did in the 2000-2001 downhill and overall placings. By the end of 2000-2001 Eberharter had finished second to Maier, dubbed the Herminator by countryman Arnold Schwarzenegger, in 11 out of 13 World Cup races...
...fortune has deserted Maier, who had a motorcycle accident in August, leaving him with compound fractures in his lower right leg and keeping him off his skis until December. Though he worked hard in the gym to make the team for Salt Lake City, last week he had to admit defeat. Which leaves Eberharter as top tip for Olympic honors. With four downhill victories this season, as well as super-Gs at Val d'Isère and Kitzbühel, Eberharter is brimming with confidence. "He's an inspiration," says American slalom specialist Bode Miller...
After his Val d'Is d'Isère victories Eberharter received a congratulatory phone call from Maier and then had to endure a flurry of press demands to reveal details of the conversation, as well as suggestions that he'd won only because of Maier's absence. "I don't let myself be put under any pressure from anyone," he said. "I just do my thing. Let's see what comes of it." What comes of it could be a handful of long sought-after gold medals...
...addition to Miller, Schlopy will have to contend with Hermann (the Herminator) Maier, the coolly intimidating Austrian who won two golds in Nagano. Maier is recovering from a broken leg suffered in an August motorcycle crash, but he's notoriously tough, and, at least in the world's eyes, he's the favorite until proved otherwise. Schlopy is hardly quaking in fear. "Skiing was difficult before Herman was there, and it'll be difficult after he leaves," he says. "And you can quote me on that." Done...