Second anniversary of Rosi Mittermaier’s death: Felix Neureuther pays tribute to his mother

Rosi Mittermaier (1950-2023) died on January 4, 2023. The athlete lost her battle with cancer at the age of 72. On the second anniversary of her death, her son Felix Neureuther (40) remembered her on social media. he published an old picture of his late mother, who is beaming with her granddaughter in her arms in the photo. The offspring’s face is covered with a heart emoji.

“Miss you mom,” Felix Neureuther wrote about the souvenir photo. Wife Miriam Neureuther (34) commented on the post with another heart emoji. The couple has been dating since 2013 and tied the knot in December 2017. Together, the former ski racer and the ex-biathlete have three children: Matilda (7), Leo (4) and Lotta (2).

Rosi Mittermaier’s sister Evi Mittermaier-Brundobler (71) also spoke out on the sad occasion. In her grief, she is taking a good example from her brother-in-law Christian Neureuther (75). “He gets along well because he doesn’t let himself get upset. He says: ‘I always have Rosi with me. At every moment. That gives him strength.” Her sister fought for her healing until the end. “When it became clear that she would no longer get well, she came to terms with it. She was not afraid of death, radiated calm and gave us strength.”

Shortly before Christmas 2024, Christian Neureuther said he would spend Christmas Eve with his children Ameli (43) and Felix and his grandchildren. Especially on the festival of love, his family feels a special connection to their deceased wife, mother and grandmother. “Her spirit is then in our room. We talk a lot about her, what she would do now. The grandchildren tell funny stories about grandma.” Even though he’s not a person who constantly looks back, Neureuther said, he enjoys it a lot and “draws strength from it to keep going.”