Overview
- His daughter Martina announced his death at age 99 on Thursday in a Facebook post.
- Lindsey Vonn, 40, mourned on Instagram, calling Sailer "my family" and crediting him with shaping her life and career.
- Vonn pledged to dedicate her remaining races to him and said she will draw on his belief as she pursues a 2026 Olympic comeback.
- Born in Telfs, Austria, Sailer moved to the United States in 1954, co-ran youth race camps with Pepi Gramshammer and Anderl Molterer, and built the Buck Hill program in Minnesota.
- Former pupils including Kristina Koznick, Sarah Schleper, and Resi Stiegler posted remembrances, and Sailer is a member of the U.S. Ski Hall of Fame.