High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Hermann Maier (born 7 December 1972, in Altenmarkt im Pongau) is an Austrian former alpine ski racer. Maier ranks among the finest alpine ski racers in history, having won four overall World Cup titles (1998, 2000, 2001, 2004), two Olympic gold medals (both in 1998), and three World Championship titles (1999: 2, and 2005). His 54 World Cup race victories (24 Super-G, 15 Downhills, 14 Giant Slaloms, 1 Combined) rank second on the men`s all-time list behind Ingemar Stenmark`s 86 victories. He is nicknamed the "Herminator".