Rosi Mittermaier
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Rosi Mittermaier (born August 5, 1950 in Reit im Winkl, Bavaria) is a former West German alpine skiing champion who won two gold medals and one silver in the 1976 Olympic Winter Games in Innsbruck, Austria, earning her the nickname of Gold-Rosi within Germany. Today, she works for several charities and occasionally as a commentator for German television for major sporting events. She is married to the Alpine ski champion Christian Neureuther and mother of Felix Neureuther who is a competitor at the 2006 Winter Olympics.
| Olympic Champions in Women's Downhill |
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| 1948: Hedy Schlunegger | 1952: Trude Beiser-Jochum | 1956: Madeleine Berthod | 1960: Heidi Biebl | 1972: Marie-Theres Nadig | 1976: Rosi Mittermaier | 1980: Annemarie Moser-Pröll | 1984: Michela Figini | 1988: Marina Kiehl | 1992: Kerrin Lee-Gartner | 1994: Katja Seizinger | 1998: Katja Seizinger | 2002: Carole Montillet | 2006: Michaela Dorfmeister |
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