… about what he would like to ask Thomas Bach
“How the IOC wants to ensure that the traditional Olympic idea and sport are more in focus again – and not commerce and all the background noises. I’m very worried about the Olympic idea, which is an incredibly great one, which is very popular Has brought great moments and brought a lot of people to the sport. And how does the IOC manage to regain credibility? So much has gone wrong. There are now so many guidelines that a democratic state, where the taxpayer still pays for them, the games no longer want to. “
… about the discrepancy between officials and athletes
“There is a guideline that a room for the Olympic athletes has to be 13.9 square meters – I lived in one of these with Stefan Luitz in Sochi. What do you think, in what room a Thomas Bach or some other IOC official lives at the Olympic Games? Do you think that they also live in a 13.9 square meter room? No, they live in a wonderful large hotel room, in some five-star hotel. This example alone shows the relationship and value of the IOC for these games. “
… about a possible Olympic boycott
“There has to be a big bang for something to change – it’s the same at FIFA. Otherwise nothing will ever change.”
… about vanity and getting older
“Gray hair? Well my boys, they’ll come and say, look, you’re going to get gray hair. But I don’t care! That’s why I’m not going here and starting to dye my hair. I wouldn’t be a type at all for a hair transplant or something. I’m just not that vain. “
… about his deceased grandfather
“My grandpa died a few years ago. But he is still with us because the Christmas decorations that he made himself are hanging on the Christmas tree. That is always a nice moment.”
… about the Neureuther Christmas menu
“We actually have the same thing every year. A saddle of venison with spaetzle, red cabbage and sauce. My mother prepares it. Every second year we celebrate with my wife Miri’s parents (ex-biathlete Miriam Gössner, d. Red), there is a traditional and extremely tasty Norwegian dish. “
Status: 23.12.2021, 11:45 am