The 1988 Nagano Winter Olympics witnessed one of the greatest comeback stories of all time. Alpine skier Hermann Maier produced a sensational display after a devastating crash in the downhill competition. After that crash, he returned to the competitions and won two gold medals, thereafter. Former skier, Lindsey Vonn noted this and commented on the Instagram video.

Vonn won the gold medal at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics as she dominated the Alpine circuit for a long time. But seeing Maier perform like that is something she still remembers to date. And yes, it was an unbelievable comeback.

Lindsey Vonn recalls The Herminator

Coming back from crashes can be tough with the shock of the impact of the incident. Most athletes cannot walk to the extent to which Maier crashed at the Winter Olympics. He miscalculated his jump on a slope and hit head first on the snow, which sent him straight to safety nets while traveling at the speed of 80mph. Although it looked scary, he got up and showed a thumbs-up to his fans. But then, he returned to compete in the slalom and Super-G events as he won two gold medals. Lindsey Vonn loved this, and she posted her thoughts on Instagram, under the Olympics page video.

“One of the best comebacks ever!! Was always something I thought about when coming back from crashes,” said Vonn.

He then achieved great success from there, as he won many titles and record sensational victories soon. Thus, the Herminator dominated the skiing picture for some time. With the story of the famous Hermann Maier out in the way, there is another competitor who can pull off a sensational comeback.

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Mikaela Shiffrin sets the fastest time

Crashing down in the first two Olympic slalom and giant slalom competitions, this has been an underwhelming Beijing Olympics for Mikaela Shiffrin. Fans expected her to dominate the competitions but could not land the grand prize. However, the combined event is all that is left as she posted the fastest time in the downhill training session. Being the 2021 World Championships gold medalist for the combined event, Shiffrin’s victory would be a treat to watch.

Thus, heading forward, she can take notes from Hermann Maier’s playbook and provide a stunning comeback to shut down all criticizers. It would be an interesting event to watch with Shiffrin fighting for the gold.

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