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...
apart blew blowing gust lost snow strong suddenly victory wind
There was a strong gust of wind that suddenly blew into me and I lost my line. The snow was blowing so hard. It's disappointing, because apart from that, everything was going well. I was on my way to the victory.
ridiculous total typical
This is typical of these world championships -- it's total chaos. It's ridiculous that something like this could happen.
happy luck
You need luck and patience. Then everything comes back to you. I'm very happy in my whole body.
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.
points
This is great. I've scored 360 points in one week.
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.
happy knew
I knew I would make mistakes, but I knew I had to really go for it. But I'm happy with the race.
lucky
I'm lucky I don't have to make that decision.
classic difficult dream goal major means mine reached victory
I reached a major goal of mine today. It's a dream come true. It's a classic and a victory means a lot on such a difficult course.
easy good happy
I'm very happy with today's race. It wasn't easy ... but I made a good performance.
afternoon easy fast good happy morning slower
I'm very happy with today's race. It wasn't easy because it was fast in the morning and slower in the afternoon when it got warmer, but I made a good performance.
against fight liked sorry
I'm very sorry for Giorgio because I would have liked to fight against him in the race.
good proud thank
I'm very proud of being in this team. We should say thank you to our coaches. There is such a good spirit. This makes such things possible.
expect knew people skiing top
I pretty much knew I had it going into today's race. But skiing is No. 1 in Austria and people expect an Austrian to be on top of the podium.