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{{Short description|Austrian alpine skier (born  1972)}}
{{Redirect|Herminator|other uses|Hermanator (disambiguation){{!}}Hermanator}}
{{BLP sources|date=April 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2014}}
{{Infobox alpine ski racer
| name           = Hermann Maier
| image          = Hermann Maier (Gala-Nacht des Sports 2009).jpg
| caption        = Hermann Maier during the Austrian Sportspersonalities of the Year awards in November 2009.
| disciplines    = [[Downhill (ski competition)|Downhill]], [[super-G]], [[giant slalom]], [[Alpine skiing combined|combined]]
| club           = USC [[Flachau]] – [[Salzburg (state)|Salzburg]]
| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|1972|12|7|df=y}}
| birth_place    = [[Altenmarkt im Pongau]], [[Salzburg (state)|Salzburg]], [[Austria]]
| height         = 1.81 m
| wcdebut        = 10 February 1996 (age 23)
| retired        = October [[2009 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2009]] (age 36)
| website        = [http://www.hm1.com hm1.com]
| wcseasons      = 12  ([[1997 Alpine Skiing World Cup|1997]]–[[2001 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2001]], [[2003 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2003]]-[[2009 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2009]])
| wcwins         = 54 <!-- - (15 [[Downhill (ski competition)|DH]], 24 [[Super-G|SG]], 14 [[Giant slalom|GS]], 1 [[Alpine skiing combined|K]])-->
| wcpodiums      = 96 
| wcoveralls     = 4  ([[1998 Alpine Skiing World Cup|1998]], [[2000 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2000]], [[2001 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2001]], [[2004 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2004]])
| wctitles       = 10  (2 [[Downhill (ski competition)|DH]], 5 [[Super-G|SG]], 3 [[Giant slalom|GS]])
| olympicteams   = 2  ([[Alpine skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics|1998]], [[Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics|2006]])
| olympicmedals  = 4
| olympicgolds   = 2
| worldsteams    = 6  ([[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1999|1999]]–[[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2009|2009]])
| worldsmedals   = 6
| worldsgolds    = 3
| medals         = 
{{Medal|Competition|International alpine ski competitions}}
{{MedalCount| total = yes
|[[Alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics|Olympic Games]]|2|1|1
|[[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships|World Championships]]|3|2|1
}}
{{Medal|Competition|World Cup race podiums}}
{{MedalCount | total = yes
| Slalom | 0 | 0 | 0
| Giant | 14 | 5 | 9
| Super-G | 24 | 10 | 4
| Downhill | 15 | 5 | 5 
| Combined | 1 | 1 | 2
| Parallel | 0 | 0 | 1
}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[Alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics|Olympic Games]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[Alpine skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics|1998 Nagano]]|[[Alpine skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Men's super-G|Super-G]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[Alpine skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics|1998 Nagano]]|[[Alpine skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Men's giant slalom|Giant slalom]]}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics|2006 Turin]]|[[Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's super-G|Super-G]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics|2006 Turin]]|[[Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's giant slalom|Giant slalom]]}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1999|1999 Vail]]|Downhill}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1999|1999 Vail]]|Super-G}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2005|2005 Bormio]]|Giant slalom}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2001|2001 St. Anton]]|Downhill}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2003|2003 St. Moritz]]|Super-G}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2001|2001 St. Anton]]|Super-G}}
| show-medals    = yes
}}

'''Hermann Maier''' (born 7 December 1972) is an Austrian former [[FIS Alpine Ski World Cup|World Cup]] champion [[Alpine skiing|alpine ski racer]] and Olympic gold medalist. Nicknamed the "'''Herminator'''", Maier ranks among the greatest alpine ski racers in history, with four overall World Cup titles ([[1998 Alpine Skiing World Cup|1998]], [[2000 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2000]], [[2001 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2001]], [[2004 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2004]]), two [[Alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics|Olympic]] gold medals (both in [[Alpine skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics|1998]]), and three [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships|World Championship]] titles ([[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1999|1999]]: 2, and [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2005|2005]]). His 54 World Cup race victories – 24 super-G, 15 downhills, 14 giant slaloms, and 1 combined – rank third on the men's all-time list behind [[Ingemar Stenmark]]'s 86 victories and [[Marcel Hirscher]]'s 67 victories. Until 2023 he held the record for the most points in one season by a male alpine skier, with 2000 points from the 2000 season. From 2000–2013 he also held the title of most points in one season by any alpine skier, until [[Tina Maze]] scored 2414 points in the 2013 season.

==Early years==
Maier did not initially enjoy much success in ski racing.  As a 15-year-old at the [[Schladming]] ski academy, he was sent home after being told he would not succeed because of his slight build, caused by growth impairments. He returned home to his hometown of [[Flachau]] and his father's ski school, which remains Maier's home. He took up work as a bricklayer in the summer and a ski instructor in the winter.

Participating in local races, Maier became a multiple regional champion in [[Salzburg]] and [[State of Tyrol|Tyrol]], but still was not able to gain a spot in the strong Austrian [[Alpine Skiing World Cup|World Cup]] ski team. Putting that behind him, his outstanding talent was recognized for the first time by Austrian coaches on 6 January [[1996 Alpine Skiing World Cup|1996]], when he was timed with the 12th fastest time in a World Cup giant slalom in Flachau, although only starting as a forerunner, not participating in the actual competition.<ref>[https://www.hm1.com/de/karriere.html Hermann Maier career], ''{{in lang|de}}'', 16 February 2021</ref> This would become the starting point of his international career. Through his result in Flachau he gained the attention of the ÖSV (Austrian Ski Federation) and only two days later he started in his first [[Alpine Skiing Europa Cup|Europa Cup]] race in [[Les Arcs]] and finished in second place. He won his next race at the same location the day after. Although the Europa Cup season started in mid December and he joined late, so he wasn't starting in all races, he won the overall [[FIS Alpine Ski Europa Cup|Europa Cup title]], as well as the season title in giant slalom.<ref>[https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/alpine-skiing/calendar-results.html?eventselection=&place=&sectorcode=AL&seasoncode=1996&categorycode=EC&disciplinecode=&gendercode=M&racedate=&racecodex=&nationcode=&seasonmonth=X-1996 FIS alpine skiing Europa Cup calendar], Europa Cup calendar of the season 1995-1996, 16 February 2021</ref><ref>[https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/alpine-skiing/cup-standings.html?sectorcode=AL&seasoncode=1996&cupcode=EC&disciplinecode=ALL&gendercode=M&nationcode= FIS alpine skiing Europa Cup standings], Europa Cup standings of the season 1995-1996, 16 February 2021</ref>

==Ski career==
Maier made his [[Alpine Skiing World Cup|World Cup]] debut at age 23 on 10 February [[1996 Alpine Skiing World Cup|1996]], and finished 26th in the [[giant slalom]] at [[Hinterstoder]], Austria.  A year later in February [[1997 Alpine Skiing World Cup|1997]], he won his first World Cup event – a [[super-G]] race in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. He quickly established himself as an explosive and dynamic racer, well known for his strength, willingness to take risks, and strong work ethic.

Maier soon dominated alpine ski racing, winning the gold medal in the [[giant slalom]] and [[super-G]] at the [[Alpine skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics|1998 Winter Olympics]] in [[Nagano, Nagano|Nagano]], only a few days after a dramatic crash in the [[Downhill (ski competition)|downhill]] race where he flew spectacularly off the sunlit course, landed partially on his head, tumbled head over heels several times, and crashed through two layers of B-netting.  Despite the horrible look of the crash, Maier was able to walk out under his own power.  That put him on the cover of ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' magazine and made him a well known sportsman around the globe. Maier won the overall World Cup title in [[1998 Alpine Skiing World Cup|1998]], as well as the super-G and giant slalom season titles, and placed second in the downhill standings.

In [[2000 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2000]] he won the overall World Cup title, as well as the season titles in downhill, super-G, and giant slalom. He had a dominating performance, setting the then most point garnered by an alpine skier, of 2000 points. This record stood until [[Tina Maze]] scored 2,414 points in 2013.<ref name=NYDN-2013-03-16>New York Daily News, [http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more-sports/zone-slovenian-beauty-a-maze-ing-racer-article-1.1290723 "Tina Maze is the Slovenian beauty who'll be Lindsey Vonn's biggest adversary at the Sochi Winter Olympics in 2014"], Nathaniel Vinton, 16 March 2013</ref>

He won the overall World Cup title in [[2001 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2001]], as well as that season's titles in downhill, super-G, and giant slalom. He won 13 World Cup races, but settled for two medals (silver and bronze) in the speed events at the [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships|2001 World Championships]] in [[Sankt Anton am Arlberg|St. Anton]]. He was the reigning world champion in both events, won in [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships|1999]] at [[Birds of Prey (ski course)|Beaver Creek]], [[Colorado]].

His racing career nearly ended following a near-fatal motorcycle accident on August 24, 2001; he collided with a car on his way home from a summer training session in Austria. Doctors nearly amputated his lower right leg, but instead Maier underwent massive [[reconstructive surgery]]. Most believed his racing career was over, and he had to sit out the [[2002 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2002]] season, missing the [[Alpine skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics|2002 Winter Olympics]] in [[Salt Lake City]].  He returned to international competition in January [[2003 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2003]] in [[Adelboden]], Switzerland, and two weeks later won a [[super-G]] title in the skiing-mecca of [[Hahnenkamm, Kitzbühel|Kitzbühel]], Austria.

In [[2004 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2004]], his first full season back, he reclaimed both the super-G and overall titles — the latter being his fourth — and received the Laureus World Sports Award for the "Comeback of the Year".

Reflecting his apparently indestructible nature, he is sometimes jocularly known as "The Herminator." After his [[Alpine skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics|1998 Olympic]] gold medals in [[Nagano, Nagano|Nagano]] he also appeared on ''[[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]]'' on [[NBC]] – together with Austrian-born actor [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]], who is known worldwide as "[[The Terminator]]".<ref name="Espen2003">{{cite book|last=Espen|first=Hal|title=Outside 25: Classic Tales and New Voices from the Frontiers of Adventure|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uxVPJlLU2QsC&pg=PA269|access-date=25 March 2011|date=28 October 2003|publisher=W. W. Norton & Company|isbn=978-0-393-32503-4|page=269}}</ref>

[[File:Hermann Maier 2.jpg|thumb|Maier, 2006]]
In 2004, Maier wrote an autobiography with his friend and former publicity agent, Knut Okresek. The book, ''Hermann Maier: Das Rennen Meines Lebens'' (in German), dealt mainly with his recovery from the 2001 motorcycle accident. In 2005, VeloPress, a [[Boulder, Colorado]]-based publisher affiliated with ''Ski Racing'' magazine, acquired the worldwide English language rights to the book, which was published in time for the [[Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics|2006 Olympics]] in [[Turin]], Italy, as ''Hermann Maier: The Race of My Life''.

In October [[2006 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2005]], he won the opening giant slalom in [[Sölden]] to amass 51 victories in the [[Alpine Skiing World Cup|World Cup]].  This placed him fifth on the career victory list, behind [[Ingemar Stenmark]], [[Lindsey Vonn]], [[Annemarie Moser-Pröll]], and [[Vreni Schneider]].

On 20 June 2007, Maier announced he was switching to [[Head (company)|Head]] as his equipment sponsor, ending his long affiliation with [[Atomic Skis|Atomic]].  Also switching from Atomic to Head at this time were champions [[Bode Miller]] of the U.S. and [[Didier Cuche]] of Switzerland.

On 18 January [[2008 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2008]], Maier finished second in the [[Hahnenkamm, Kitzbühel|Kitzbühel]]'s super-G, behind [[Marco Büchel]] and in front of [[Didier Cuche]] for a total podium age of 104 years. His career results in the super-G races at Kitzbühel are the best in history (7 races: 5 wins and 2 second places). The following day, Maier finished fifth in the downhill. These were his best results of the [[2008 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2008 season]].

Maier won the first super-G of the [[2009 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2009 season]], held in [[Lake Louise Mountain Resort|Lake Louise]], for his 24th super-G win.  It was his 54th World Cup victory, but the first in nearly three years, and came a week before his 36th birthday. It was Maier's fourth victory in the super-G at Lake Louise, the last coming five years earlier.

Maier announced his retirement in 2009 after thirteen years of competing in the World Cup circuit.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100224092407/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/olympics/10/13/hermann.maier.ap/index.html sportsillustrated.com], 13 October 2009</ref>

==World Cup results==

===Season titles===
*14 total: 4 overall, 2 downhill, 5 super-G, 3 giant slalom
{| class="wikitable"
! Season
! Discipline
|-
| align=center rowspan=3|'''[[1998 Alpine Skiing World Cup|1998]]'''|| align=center|'''Overall'''
|-
| align=center|[[Super-G]]
|-
| align=center| [[Giant slalom]]
|-
| align=center|'''[[1999 Alpine Skiing World Cup|1999]]'''|| align=center|Super-G
|-
| align=center rowspan=4|'''[[2000 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2000]]'''|| align=center|'''Overall'''
|-
| align=center|[[Downhill (ski competition)|Downhill]]
|-
| align=center|Super-G
|-
| align=center|Giant slalom
|-
| align=center rowspan=4|'''[[2001 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2001]]'''|| align=center|'''Overall'''
|-
| align=center|Downhill
|-
| align=center|Super-G
|-
| align=center|Giant slalom
|-
| align=center rowspan=2|'''[[2004 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2004]]'''||align=center| '''Overall'''
|-
| align=center|Super-G
|}

===Season standings===
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
!Season !! Age !! Overall !! Slalom !! Giant<br>slalom !! Super-G !! Downhill !!Combined
|-
| [[1996 Alpine Skiing World Cup|1996]] || ''23'' || 106 || — || 52 || 34 || — || —  
|-
| [[1997 Alpine Skiing World Cup|1997]] || ''24'' || 21 || — || 15 || 4 || — || —   
|-
| [[1998 Alpine Skiing World Cup|1998]] || ''25'' || bgcolor="gold"|1 || 39 || bgcolor="gold"|1 || bgcolor="gold"|1 || bgcolor="silver"|2 || bgcolor="silver"|2   
|-
| [[1999 Alpine Skiing World Cup|1999]] || ''26'' || bgcolor="cc9966"|3 || — || bgcolor="cc9966"|3 || bgcolor="gold"|1 || 6 || 6 
|-
| [[2000 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2000]] || ''27'' || bgcolor="gold"|1 || — || bgcolor="gold"|1 || bgcolor="gold"|1 || bgcolor="gold"|1 || bgcolor="silver"|2
|-
| [[2001 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2001]] || ''28'' || bgcolor="gold"|1 || — || bgcolor="gold"|1 || bgcolor="gold"|1 || bgcolor="gold"|1 || — 
|-
| [[2002 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2002]] || ''29'' || colspan=6|''<small>injured in August 2001 in a motorcycle accident, out for entire season</small>'' 
|-
| [[2003 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2003]] || ''30'' || 45 || — || — || 19 || 25 || — 
|-
| [[2004 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2004]] || ''31'' || bgcolor="gold"|1 || — || 17 || bgcolor="gold"|1 || bgcolor="cc9966"|3 || 10 
|-
| [[2005 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2005]] || ''32'' || bgcolor="cc9966"|3 || — || 4 || bgcolor="silver"|2 || bgcolor="cc9966"|3 || 9 
|-
| [[2006 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2006]] || ''33'' || 6 || — || 8 ||bgcolor="silver"|2 || 7 || 42 
|-
| [[2007 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2007]] || ''34'' || 19 || — || 16 || 6 || 18 || — 
|-
| [[2008 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2008]] || ''35'' || 21 || — || 30 || 10 || 16 || — 
|-
| [[2009 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2009]] || ''36'' || 26 || — || — || 4 || 21 || — 
|}

===Race victories===
*54 wins: 15 downhill, 24 super-G, 14 giant slalom, 1 combined
*96 podiums: 25 DH, 38 SG, 28 GS, 4 K, 1 parallel slalom
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====Downhill====
*15 wins
*25 podiums
{| class="wikitable"
! Season
! Date
! Location
|-
| align=center rowspan=2|'''[[1998 Alpine Skiing World Cup|1998]]'''||align=right|29 Dec 1997 || [[Bormio]], Italy 
|-
| align=right|16 Jan 1998 || [[Lauberhorn ski races|Wengen]], Switzerland 
|-
| align=center rowspan=1|'''[[1999 Alpine Skiing World Cup|1999]]'''||align=right|29 Dec 1998 || Bormio, Italy
|-
| align=center rowspan=3|'''[[2000 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2000]]'''||align=right|27 Nov 1999 || [[Birds of Prey (ski course)|Beaver Creek]], USA 
|-
| align=right|8 Jan 2000 || [[Chamonix]], France 
|-
| align=right|29 Jan 2000 || [[Garmisch Classic|Garmisch]], Germany 
|-
| align=center rowspan=5|'''[[2001 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2001]]'''||align=right|2 Dec 2000 || Beaver Creek, USA 
|-
| align=right|9 Dec 2000 || [[Val d'Isère]], France 
|-
| align=right|20 Jan 2001 || [[Hahnenkamm, Kitzbühel|Kitzbühel]], Austria 
|-
| align=right|2 Mar 2001 || [[Kvitfjell]], Norway 
|-
| align=right|8 Mar 2001 || [[Åre Ski Area|Åre]], Sweden 
|-
|align=center rowspan=2|'''[[2004 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2004]]'''|| align=right|6 Dec 2003 || Beaver Creek, USA 
|-
| align=right|14 Feb 2004 || [[Sankt Anton am Arlberg|St. Anton]], Austria 
|-
| align=center rowspan=1|'''[[2005 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2005]]'''||align=right|5 Mar 2005 || Kvitfjell, Norway 
|-
|align=center rowspan=1|'''[[2006 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2006]]'''|| align=right|28 Jan 2006 || Garmisch, Germany  
|}

====Giant slalom====
*14 wins
*28 podiums
{| class="wikitable"
|- 
! Season
! Date
! Location
|-
| align=center rowspan=3|'''[[1998 Alpine Skiing World Cup|1998]]'''||align=right|25 Nov 1997 || [[Park City Mountain Resort|Park City]], USA 
|-
| align=right|6 Jan 1998 || [[Saalbach-Hinterglemm|Saalbach]], Austria 
|-
| align=right|13 Jan 1998 || [[Adelboden]], Switzerland 
|-
| align=center rowspan=2|'''[[1999 Alpine Skiing World Cup|1999]]'''||align=right|25 Oct 1998 || [[Sölden]], Austria
|-
| align=right|12 Jan 1999 || Adelboden, Switzerland 
|-
| align=center rowspan=3|'''[[2000 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2000]]'''||align=right|31 Oct 1999 || [[Tignes]], France 
|-
| align=right|24 Nov 1999 || Beaver Creek, USA
|-
| align=right|5 Feb 2000 || [[Todtnau]], Germany 
|-
| align=center rowspan=5|'''[[2001 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2001]]'''||align=right|29 Oct 2000 || Sölden, Austria 
|-
| align=right|10 Dec 2000 || [[Val d'Isère]], France 
|-
| align=right|9 Jan 2001 || Adelboden, Switzerland 
|-
| align=right|15 Feb 2001 || [[Shiga Kōgen]], Japan  
|-
| align=right|10 Mar 2001 || [[Åre Ski Area|Åre]], Sweden
|-
| align=center rowspan=1|'''[[2006 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2006]]'''||align=right|23 Oct 2005 || Sölden, Austria
|}
| width=50|&nbsp;
|
====Super-G====
*24 wins
*38 podiums
{| class="wikitable"
|- 
! Season
! Date
! Location
|-
|align=center rowspan=1|'''[[1997 Alpine Skiing World Cup|1997]]'''|| align=right|23 Feb 1997 || [[Garmisch Classic|Garmisch]], Germany 
|-
|align=center rowspan=4|'''[[1998 Alpine Skiing World Cup|1998]]'''|| align=right|6 Dec 1997 || [[Birds of Prey (ski course)|Beaver Creek]], USA 
|-
| align=right|10 Jan 1998 || rowspan=2|[[Planai|Schladming]], Austria 
|-
| align=right|11 Jan 1998  
|-
| align=right|1 Feb 1998 || Garmisch, Germany 
|-
|align=center rowspan=4|'''[[1999 Alpine Skiing World Cup|1999]]'''|| align=right|13 Dec 1998 || [[Val d'Isère]], France 
|-
| align=right|21 Dec 1998 || [[Patscherkofel|Innsbruck]], Austria 
|-
| align=right|9 Jan 1999 || Schladming, Austria 
|-
| align=right|7 Mar 1999 || [[Kvitfjell]], Norway 
|-
|align=center rowspan=4|'''[[2000 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2000]]'''|| align=right|28 Nov 1999 || Beaver Creek, USA 
|-
| align=right|5 Dec 1999 || [[Lake Louise Ski Resort|Lake Louise]], Canada 
|-
| align=right|21 Jan 2000 || [[Hahnenkamm, Kitzbühel|Kitzbühel]], Austria 
|-
| align=right|16 Mar 2000 || [[Bormio]], Italy 
|-
|align=center rowspan=3|'''[[2001 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2001]]'''|| align=right|26 Nov 2000 || Lake Louise, Canada 
|-
| align=right|19 Jan 2001 || Kitzbühel, Austria 
|-
| align=right|4 Mar 2001 || Kvitfjell, Norway 
|-
|align=center rowspan=1|'''[[2003 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2003]]'''|| align=right|27 Jan 2003 || Kitzbühel, Austria 
|-
| align=center rowspan=3|'''[[2004 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2004]]'''||align=right|30 Nov 2003 || Lake Louise 
|-
| align=right|1 Feb 2004 || Garmisch, Germany 
|-
| align=right|11 Mar 2004 || [[Sestriere]], Italy 
|-
|align=center rowspan=2|'''[[2005 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2005]]'''|| align=right|24 Jan 2005 || Kitzbühel, Austria 
|-
| align=right|6 Mar 2005 || Kvitfjell, Norway 
|-
|align=center rowspan=1|'''[[2006 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2006]]'''|| align=right|20 Jan 2006 || Kitzbühel, Austria
|-
| align=center rowspan=1|'''[[2009 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2009]]'''||align=right|30 Nov 2008 || Lake Louise, Canada
|}

====Combined====
*1 win
*4 podiums
{| class="wikitable"
! Season
! Date
! Location
|-
| align=center rowspan=1|'''[[1998 Alpine Skiing World Cup|1998]]'''||align=right|18 Jan 1998 || [[Veysonnaz]], Switzerland 
|}
|}

==World Championship results==
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
!&nbsp; Year &nbsp; !! &nbsp;Age&nbsp; !! &nbsp;Slalom&nbsp; !! &nbsp;Giant&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;Slalom&nbsp; !! Super G !! Downhill !!Combined
|-
| [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1999|1999]] || ''26'' || — || DNF2 || style="background:gold;"|1 || style="background:gold;"|1 || — 
|-
| [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2001|2001]] || ''28'' || — || 4 || style="background:#cc9966;"|3 || style="background:silver;"|2 ||  — 
|-
| [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2003|2003]] || ''30'' || — || — || style="background:silver;"|2 || 8 || —  
|-
| [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2005|2005]] || ''32'' || — || style="background:gold;"|1 || 4 || 17 || —  
|-
| [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007|2007]] || ''34'' || [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007 – Men's slalom|—]] || [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007 – Men's giant slalom|21]] || [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007 – Men's super-G|7]] || |[[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007 – Men's downhill|13]] || [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007 – Men's super combined|—]]
|-
| [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2009|2009]] || ''36'' || [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2009 – Men's slalom|—]] ||[[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2009 – Men's giant slalom|—]] || [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2009 – Men's super-G|18]] || [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2009 – Men's downhill|6]] || [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2009 – Men's super combined|—]]
|}

==Olympic results==
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
!&nbsp; Year &nbsp; !! &nbsp;Age&nbsp; !! &nbsp;Slalom&nbsp; !! &nbsp;Giant&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;Slalom&nbsp; !! Super G !! Downhill !!Combined
|-
| [[Alpine skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics|1998]] || ''25'' || [[Alpine skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Men's slalom|—]] ||style="background:gold;"|[[Alpine skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Men's giant slalom|1]] ||style="background:gold;"|[[Alpine skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Men's Super-G|1]] ||[[Alpine skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Men's downhill|DNF]] ||[[Alpine skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Men's combined|—]]
|-
| [[Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics|2006]] || ''33'' || [[Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's slalom|—]] || style="background:#cc9966;"|[[Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's giant slalom|3]] || style="background:silver;"|[[Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's super-G|2]] ||[[Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's downhill|6]] ||[[Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's combined|—]]
|}

==Besides skiing==
Maier also won an all-around sports competition, the 2001 edition of the American [[Superstars (American TV program)|Superstars]] competition and he frequently acts in TV adverts for his sponsor bank [[Raiffeisen Zentralbank|Raiffeisen]]. His brother, [[Alexander Maier]], also represented Austria at the Winter Olympics.<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/alexander-maier-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417224726/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/alexander-maier-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Alexander Maier Olympic Results |work=Sports Reference |access-date=10 April 2020}}</ref> Maier rode the [[2003 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 9|prologue]] of the [[2003 Tour de France]] ahead of the main field, completing the 6.5&nbsp;km [[individual time trial]] in 8 minutes 44 seconds, compared to 7 minutes 26 seconds for stage winner [[Bradley McGee]] and 8 minutes 26 seconds for the last cyclist.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2003/tour03/?id=results/livecomp0 |title=Prologue - Saturday, July 5: Paris, Prologue TT, 6.5 km |last=Jones |first=Jeff |last2=Maloney |first2=Tim |last3=Henry |first3=Chris|last4=Ekström |first4=Gabriella |date=5 July 2003|website=[[cyclingnews.com]]|access-date=7 November 2021}}</ref>

==Video==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpqBosmuxGI&NR=1 YouTube.com] – [[Hahnenkamm, Kitzbühel|Hahnenkamm]] (full course) – 9th place – 24 Jan 2004 
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yu2kexdW3a8&NR=1 YouTube.com] – [[Alpine skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics|1998 Olympics – Nagano]] downhill (crash) & giant slalom (2nd run) – gold medal

== References ==
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==External links==
* {{FIS alpine skier}}
* {{Ski-DB}}
* {{Olympedia}}
* {{Olympics.com}}
* {{Team Austria|hermann-maier/1667}}
* {{Official website|http://www.hm1.com |name=Hermann Maier personal site}} {{in lang|de}}
* [https://www.si.com/vault/issue/702917/1/1?cover_view=1 ''Sports Illustrated''] – cover – 23 Feb 1998 – semi-inverted, exiting the 1998 Olympic Downhill

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