Munich (dpa / lby) - The Bavarian state parliament has recognized the deceased ski icon Rosi Mittermaier as an exceptional personality. "Rosi Mittermaier was an exceptional ski racer. Even after her skiing career, she was an exceptional personality and popular figure - always active, always committed, both sportingly and socially," said Ilse Aigner (CSU), President of the State Parliament, on Thursday.

According to her family, the former ski racer and two-time Olympic champion Mittermaier died on Wednesday "after a serious illness". The mother of the former German ski star Felix Neureuther was 72 years old.