World Alpine skiing gold medallist Brem announces retirement Tuesday, 6 April 2021
Former world team champion Eva-Maria Brem of Austria has announced her retirement from Alpine skiing at the age of 32.
Brem said now is the time for me to do something new after 14 years on the International Ski Federation World Cup circuit.
The Austrian won the gold medal in the team event at the 2015 World Championships alongside compatriots Nicole Hosp, Michaela Kirchgasser, Marcel Hirscher, Christoph Nösig and Philipp Schörghofer.
Brem s individual successes include claiming the giant slalom crystal globe in the 2015-2016 World Cup season.
She won three World Cup races, the last of which came in the giant slalom in Jasná in Slovakia in March 2016.
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