The German biathlon legend Laura Dahlmeier was fatally accidentally accidental when it comes to mountaineering in the Pakistani Karakorum Mountains. This was announced by her management to the “German Press Agency”. The grief for the two -time Olympic champion is great:
Frank-Walter Steinmeier (Federal President): “Like so many people in our country, I worshiped and hoped to Laura Dahlmeier until the end that after her tragic mountain accident in Pakistan.
Dahlmeier family: “We say goodbye to a great person. Laura has enriched our life and the life of many with her warm and straightforward nature. She has spoken out that it is worth standing up for your own dreams and goals and always staying loyal. We are grateful, dear Laura, that we were allowed to participate in your life. Our common memories give us strength and courage.”
Thomas Weikert (DOSB President): “The DOSB and the entire German sport mourn for Laura Dahlmeier. We are deeply shaken about the sudden and much too early death of this wonderful person. We are in your family and friends and will offer our support where we can. Laura was a role model and inspiration for so many of us in and outside of sport. Laura Dahlmeier leaves a legacy that goes far beyond medals: Use for the sport and your commitment to society make you an inspiring personality.
Video: Sad certainty: Laura Dahlmeier is dead
Markus Söder (Bavarian Prime Minister): “Bavaria mourns the loss of a queen of winter sports. The news of the death of Laura Dahlmeier is deeply affected. The young woman torn a terrible accident in the middle of her life. Laura Dahlmeier embodied her homeland in the best sense: she was ambitious and successful and always remained horny and modest. With her performance in the biathlon, she was impressed by the whole world. It is all the tragic that she lost life with her loved one.
German Ski Association: “We mourn our former athlete and biathlon legend Laura Dahlmeier. She was not only one of the most successful athletes in the history of the German Ski Association, but also an extraordinary person full of joie de vivre, courage and warmth – on and off the cross -country ski with her passion for sport, down -to -earthness and her infectious laughter. Hours of her family, her friends and everyone who stood near them.
Felix Loch (toboggan runner): “Laura, you are and remain not only one of the most successful biathletes of all time, but above all a real role model – for us athletes and for the whole German winter sports. Your determination and modesty we will never forget! Modest, thank you.