Roni Remme Crans Montana: GEPA pictures
Roni Remme Retires from Ski Racing
Germany’s all-rounder Roni Remme announced her retirement from ski racing on April 23, confirming she will not compete in the 2025–26 Olympic season. The 29-year-old previously raced for Canada before switching to the German Ski Federation (DSV) in 2022.
From Canada to Germany
Remme, born in Canada, raced under the Canadian flag through the 2021–22 season. Her grandparents hail from Salzgitter, Germany. After losing her squad status with the Canadian team, she transferred to the German federation—a move first reported by skinews.ch.
Early Highlights and Later Struggles
While racing for Canada, Remme reached a career highlight with a World Cup podium in the alpine combined at Crans Montana in 2019. That same year, she ranked in the top 20 of the women’s slalom World Cup Start List (WCSL). However, after switching to Germany, she struggled to find similar success.
Remme started just eight World Cup races for Germany, compared to 65 for Canada. Multiple injuries disrupted her career, limiting opportunities to regain her form.
Injuries and Comebacks
Remme missed her entire first season with DSV after tearing both her cruciate and medial ligaments in her right knee during downhill training in Lake Louise in November 2022. Ahead of the 2023–24 season, she switched equipment from HEAD to Kästle, hoping for a fresh start. However, she did not qualify for second runs in World Cup races and managed only two top-10 finishes in 13 European Cup starts.
Her injury troubles continued. In December 2024, she suffered another setback—this time a partial tear to her medial collateral ligament and new cartilage damage in her right knee—while preparing for a European Cup giant slalom in Mayrhofen, Austria.
A Career Ends with Gratitude
On Tuesday, Remme shared her retirement news via Instagram.
“Ski racing, I love you, but it’s time for us to say goodbye,” she wrote. “I don’t think this is the end we expected. But no one can say I didn’t try my best.”
Remme acknowledged she didn’t achieve every goal but expressed pride in her journey:
“I wouldn’t change anything, even if I could. Everything I’ve been through has shaped me into who I am today. I’m proud of that.”
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