Her administration mentioned that Dahlmeier had possible died on 28 July – the day of the accident.
“It was Laura Dahlmeier’s categorical and written will that in a case like this, no-one ought to danger their life to recuperate her,” they mentioned.
“It was her want to go away her physique behind on the mountain on this case. That is additionally consistent with the desires of her family.”
The German Olympic Sports activities Confederation mentioned Dahlmeier was “greater than an Olympic champion – she was somebody with coronary heart, angle and imaginative and prescient”.
Worldwide Olympic Committee president Kirsty Coventry mentioned Dahlmeier’s dying is “deeply stunning for all of us within the Olympic motion”.
She added: “She misplaced her life in her beloved mountains. She will likely be remembered endlessly.”
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier mentioned Dahlmeier was an “ambassador for our nation around the globe and a job mannequin for peaceable, joyful and truthful coexistence throughout borders”.
Dahlmeier, an skilled mountaineer, represented Germany at two Winter Olympics, profitable two golds and one bronze medal in Pyeongchang in 2018.
She was the primary girl to win the dash and pursuit occasions on the identical Video games and gained an extra 15 medals, together with seven gold, throughout 5 World Championships earlier than retiring from competitors in Could 2019.
