Thomas Bach (IOC President): “Rosi Mittermaier was an extremely likeable and credible ambassador of sport, who always approached people openly and modestly. She inspired us all with her warmth and laughter. That’s why she’s always called ‘Gold -Rosi’ remain in our memories. Personally, it has always been a great pleasure for me to experience her warm-heartedness and her natural devotion to sport since we met in 1976. That’s why I particularly valued working with her as a personal founding member of the DOSB Thoughts are with her family who have been everything to her and to whom my heartfelt condolences go.”
Thomas Weikert (DOSB President): “This is very sad news. Thank you, dear Rosi Mittermaier, for the enthusiasm that you aroused in so many people and for your commitment far beyond the sport! The gold medals were one of the most formative memories of winter sports in my youth .”
Markus Söder (CSU, Prime Minister of Bavaria): “All over Bavaria we mourn our Gold-Rosi, an ambassador of our country in the world. She was not only a successful athlete, but a role model for all of us. Her commitment to her fellow human beings, her big heart and her unforgettable devotion will remind us all absence.”
Markus Wasmeier (double Olympic champion from 1994): “We lost a fantastic person. Rosi had a heart the size of a bus, she was always there for everyone – that was unique. You won’t find a person like that again, she leaves a huge gap.”
Franz Steinle (President of the German Ski Association): “With Rosi Mittermaier, the ski family loses an extraordinary personality, who rightly enjoyed great popularity beyond the sport. Rosi Mittermaier was friendly and modest, always helpful, available for every good cause – regardless of the function in which she could support. You was a soul of man. Sport taught her values such as friendship and fairness, and she upheld these values throughout her life. We mourn the loss of a great role model and our sympathy and thoughts are with her family in these difficult hours.”
Ilse Aigner (CSU, President of the Bavarian Parliament): “Rosi Mittermaier was an exceptional ski racer, world champion, World Cup and Olympic champion for Germany and her Bavarian homeland. But even after that she remained an exceptional personality and popular figure – always active, always committed, both sportingly and socially. Our thoughts are with her family.”
Herbert Hainer (President Bayern Munich): “Rosi Mittermaier was one of the greatest German athletes and a unique Bavarian figurehead. She moved and inspired people, I was able to witness it myself in 1976 at her second Olympic gold medal in the Innsbruck slalom on the ski slope. FC Bayern is mourning the side of her family, loved ones and friends.”
Thomas Berlemann (Chairman of German Sports Aid): “With Rosi Mittermaier, German sport has lost one of the most outstanding sports personalities of the past century. With her sporting achievements, her extraordinarily likeable nature and her great social commitment, she has won people’s hearts – even beyond Germany. Sport needs role models like Rosi Mittermaier-Neureuther has been and will continue to be for the generations to come.”