Laura Dahlmeier is dead: the sports world mourns the loss of the biathlete

The news of Laura Dahlmeers (1993-2025) Death shakes the sports world. The former biathlete was hit by a rockfall in the Karakorum Mountains on Monday. Today her management informed ZDF that she died in the mountain accident. She was only 31 years old. On the social networks, companions, fans – and.

“We say goodbye to a great person. Laura has enriched our lives and the lives of many with her warm and straightforward nature,” said a contribution on Instagram. “She showed us that it is worthwhile to stand up for your own dreams and goals and always remain true to each other. We are grateful from the heart, dear Laura, that we were allowed to participate in your life. Our common memories give us strength and courage to go on.”

Former companions of Dahlmeier also recalled them. Biathlon icon Magdalena Neuner (38) spoke up with one on Instagram. She put a black and white filter over the picture, adding a black heart.

Ex-biathlete Miriam Neureuther (35) shared, on which she and Dahlmeier can be seen on a mountain. You couldn’t put her death in words, explained her death, said Neureuther in a message. “From the bird baby in kindergarten via our ski club-Garmisch times and then all the years together in our sport, biathlon. I will wear these memories forever in my heart!” She praised Dahlmeier as “an extraordinary athlete”, but especially as a person she left a gap. Neureuther added it.

Her husband Felix Neureuther (41) showed herself “stunned and deeply sad” in his Instagram story. The former ski racer added to the black and white photo of Dahlmeier: “Peace in peace love Laura”.

Franziska Hildebrand (38) also expressed her sympathy in her Instagram story. “In your thoughts with you,” she wrote to a snapshot, accompanied by folded hands. The picture shows the ex-biathlete how she hugs Dahlmeier after a success. Franziska Preuß (31) shared a few moments in her story: Photos show them on a mountain, by the sea and in the usual biathlon gear. Ex-biathlete Luise Kummer (32) commented on a photo of her late teammate with a black heart and a white pigeon.

The former cross-country skier and biathlete Evi Diesbacher stand (44) on two team photos: “And suddenly the world is silent for a moment. Laura, you stay. In heart, memories, thoughts.” Dahlmeier’s family expressed her sympathy.

In addition to the biathlon stars, athletes from other sports also showed their sympathy. The former cyclist Kristina Vogel (34) said in her Instagram story that she was speechless. “I hope that she didn’t have to suffer and now watches peacefully about her family and friends in heaven!” She continued.

Racing tobogganist Felix Loch (36) described Dahlmeier as “real role model – for us athletes and athletes and for the whole German winter sport” and praised her for her determined and modest way. “You were always real, modest, warm and full. Thank you, Laura, for your way, your role model and your traces you left – in the snow and in peace!” Instagram message.

The German Ski Association and the Department of Association Communication of the German Olympic Sports Association also commemorated the biathlete on social media. Chancellor Friedrich Merz (69), Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (69) and the Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder (58) also caught publicly around Dahlmeier.