Benjamin Raich
Benjamin Raich
Benjamin Raichis a retired champion World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist from Austria. With 14 medals won at Winter Olympics and World Championships, 36 World Cup race victories, one first place and five second places in the World Cup overall ranking, three victories of the slalom World Cup, three victories of the combined World Cup, two victories of the giant slalom World Cup and the highest score of career World Cup points, he is considered among the...
accept good middle mistake
It wasn't perfect, of course. I made a big mistake in the middle part, so it wasn't good for me. But I've got to accept it and look forward. I have to fight.
cup fixed fourth hard overall paid perfect title training work
It was a perfect day. Fourth place is good. The overall World Cup title is fixed and all the training and hard work has paid off.
coach fourth overall perfect result title training victory
For me it was a perfect day. It wasn't easy, but fourth is OK, especially as the overall title is now fixed. This is a result of all the training I've done with my coach and my family. This is also a victory for them.
feels good overall taking today top
It feels good taking the overall lead. But it's not today -- I need to be at top but at the end of season.
easy good happy
I'm very happy with today's race. It wasn't easy ... but I made a good performance.
clean good hands problem run
It was very close, but it was on me to make a clean run. If it's on you, it's no problem because all you have to do is make a good run and it's done. It's in your hands and that's better than if it's out of your hands.
hard
It was not easy. It was a very long, very hard course.
easy four medal three top
For me, it's not easy to be in the top three (in downhill). I want a medal and now I have three or four chances.
problem season strong trouble
I've always been strong in slalom. This season I've had some trouble finishing, but that wasn't a problem today.
decide downhill points race today
This is great. I've scored 360 points in one week. I didn't do so well in the downhill today so I must still decide if I will race in the big downhill tomorrow.
bit combined good news
I was disappointed after the combined and a bit down, so this was good news for me.
advantage defend delighted finish regrets season today
The most important thing for me today was to have no regrets and to give it everything I have. I'm delighted to have been able to defend my advantage and to finish the season like this.
atmosphere continue fight good
We continue to fight together. Hermann is not that old, and I'm not that young anymore. We've experienced a lot of things together. There is a good atmosphere between us.
goal
This was a goal I had long envisioned. It was not easy. I had a lot of pressure.