"With a heavy heart" Love break-up for sports dream couple Maria Höfl-Riesch and Marcus

Carlotta Henggeler

6.8.2024

A picture from better days: Maria Höfl-Riesch and Marcus Höfl at the "Ball des Sports" in Frankfurt in February 2024.
A picture from better days: Maria Höfl-Riesch and Marcus Höfl at the "Ball des Sports" in Frankfurt in February 2024.
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German skiing legend Maria Höfl-Riesch and her husband Marcus Höfl have announced their separation on social media: "After careful consideration and with a heavy heart."

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  • Ski legend Maria Höfl-Riesch and her husband Marcus Höfl have announced their separation.
  • The two announced the end of their private relationship via Instagram.
  • Despite their separation, the ex-couple remain on friendly and professional terms.

A dream couple of German sport is breaking up: Maria Höfl-Riesch (39) and Marcus Höfl (50) have informed their fans of the end of their relationship on Instagram.

In their joint statement, they write: "After careful consideration and with a heavy heart, we have decided to go our separate ways in the future."

Ski star Höfl-Reisch says that their lives have developed in too different directions. However, the couple want to remain connected both professionally and as friends.

Maria Höfl-Riesch continues on Instagram: "We had wonderful times together and will always have fond memories of them together. Please refrain from further inquiries. Maria & Marcus."

The dream sports couple married in April 2011

In spring 2010, Riesch and her manager Marcus Höfl announced that they were engaged. The civil ceremony took place in Garmisch-Partenkirchen on April 14, 2011, followed by the church wedding in Going am Wilden Kaiser on April 16.


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