Maria Riesch began skiing at the age of three. Throughout her career, she earned multiple Olympic medals and world championship titles, establishing herself as one of the most accomplished female ski racers in history.
She successfully applied the skills and strengths gained from elite sports to her management career.
Currently, she works as a speaker, podcaster, co-founder, and consultant for a content and celebrity management firm. Since 2022, she has been an investor in the women’s football club FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin.
Social responsibility is a key focus for her. Maria Riesch supports the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation as an Academy Member and serves on the Board of Trustees for the DFL Foundation.
Maria Riesch Lecture topics
- Gold must be forged
The core topics are illustrated through Maria’s experiences of highs and lows on her journey
to the pinnacle of alpine skiing:
– How to maintain focus on your goals and unlock extraordinary energy
– Techniques to build mental resilience
– Creating an environment conducive to peak performance
– Applying the success principles of elite sports to business
– Combining team skills with individual performance to achieve excellence
– Turning setbacks into opportunities for growth and improved results
– Performing optimally under stress and pressure to reach objectives
Successes & career
Maria Riesch’s most notable achievements include winning two gold medals at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics and one gold plus one silver at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. She is a two-time world champion (2009 in Val d’Isère and 2013 in Schladming) and secured the overall World Cup title in 2011. Over her career, she earned a total of 10 medals at the Olympic Games and World Championships and won 27 World Cup races. She claimed the overall World Cup in the 2010/11 season.
After retiring in 2014, she worked as a winter sports expert for ARD’s sports program for five years. She collaborated with the fashion brand Bogner to create a Maria collection and developed her own sportswear line with the mail-order company OTTO. Since 2015, she has regularly participated in cruises on Hapag-Lloyd’s MS Europa 2, where she conducts training sessions with guests onboard. For many years, Maria Riesch was a brand ambassador for Audi and the luxury watchmaker Hublot. She continues to maintain strong partnerships with the Kitzbühel fashion company Sportalm, the functional underwear brand UYN, and the renowned ski manufacturer HEAD.
Maria Riesch is widely recognized beyond Germany due to her extensive involvement in sports and business. She is available for lectures, interviews, talks, and panel discussions.
