Austrians hire Mathias Berthold to lead men's team

By Published On: March 22nd, 2010Comments Off on Austrians hire Mathias Berthold to lead men's team

The Austrian Ski Federation has pulled the trigger. After a season in which the Austrian men’s team did not win a World Cup downhill, an Olympic medal and just two World Cup titles, the head coach has been replaced.

Austrian Mathias Berthold has been hired away from the German women’s head coaching position to take over for Toni Giger, an 11-year veteran at the helm.

Berthold raced on the World Cup in the late 1980’s and had a lucrative six season career on the American pro circuits before turning to coaching. He served the Austrians previously on the women’s side from 19998 to 2002 and has been with the German team since 2006. The German women won three gold medals at the Vancouver Winter Olympics.

The Austrian federation made the announcement Monday (March 22).

Berthold photo by GEPA

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In memoriam: The veteran of the staff, McKee started with Ski Racing in 1980. Over the seasons, he covered virtually every aspect of the sport, from the pro tours to junior racing, freestyle and World Cup alpine competition. He wrote the first national stories for many U.S. team stars, and was still around to report on their retirements. “Longevity has its rewards,” he said, “but it’s a slow process.”

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