Mario Stecher

Mario Stecher, born on 17 July 1977 in Eisenerz, is an Austrian former Nordic combined skier who competed in six Winter Olympics. He won three medals in the 4 x 5 km team event, gold in 2006 and 2010 and bronze in 2002, and his best individual finish was fifth in the 10 km individual normal hill event at Vancouver in 2010. He also won six medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships and has nine World Cup victories since 1994, including the Holmenkollen event that year, when at 16 he was the youngest winner there. He announced his retirement on 27 February 2015 and is married to the skier Carina Raich.