Overview
- January 4 marks the third anniversary of the German ski icon’s death at 72 from a cancer-related illness.
- Felix Neureuther says the grief remains present and that public encounters often remind him of his mother’s death, as he noted in recent interviews.
- He describes his four children—Matilda, Leo, Lotta and Mats, born in March 2025—as his greatest support and tells them their grandmother remains with them in their thoughts.
- Christian Neureuther recalls accompanying his wife through her final eight months and cherishing that time, saying they even sang songs together near the end.
- Mittermaier’s legacy includes double Olympic gold and a silver in 1976, World Cup titles and induction into Germany’s Sports Hall of Fame, drawing tributes such as praise from Bavarian leader Markus Söder.