Samuel MAIER

Historical Results

Austrian Sports Army

Father, Manfred. Mother, Karin. Brothers, Benjamin and Raphael.

German

National: Jeff Pain (CAN)
Personal: Andreas Proeller (AUT)

Father Manfred Maier (Bobsleigh): Former bobsleigh pilot and coach of the Austrian national team. He now serves as a development coordinator at the IBSF, as well as their COVID-19 coordinator.

Brother Raphael Maier (Skeleton): At the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games, he placed 19th. Competed internationally from 2008 to 2016. Best showing at the World Championships was 11th in the team event.

Brother Benjamin Maier (Bobsleigh): Competed at two Olympic Winter Games (2014, 2018), won a silver medal at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games, and is a two-time World Championship medallist.

Sister-in-law Elisabeth Maier [nee Vathje] (Skeleton): Representing Canada, she finished ninth at the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games. Has competed on the World Cup tour since 2014/15. In her first season, placed third at the World Championships.

Weightlifting: Had a brief career but switched sports because discovered he was very good as a skeleton racer.

2016 European Cup in Innsbruck (6th)
2019 World Cup in Innsbruck (13th)

2015

Family business. "I was more afraid than excited at first, but eventually I started really enjoying it." (ibsf.org)

Winning an Olympic Winter Games medal. (mn2s.com)

Fulfilling one of his childhood dreams by winning a World Cup medal (third in 2021 in Innsbruck on his home track). "I've been dreaming of a medal in a World Cup since I was a young kid, and I've been sliding since I was seven or eight. It started with fun, but now it gets really competitive and I am so happy about the improvements I made over the summer at the start. The material is working so, so good." (IBSF YouTube, 30 Jan 2021)

Breathing exercises whenever in pressure. (ibsf.org)

"Today I will do what other's won't, so tomorrow I will do what others can't." (ibsf.org)