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...
caught cold easy few focused found happy improve mistakes momentum motivated quite run second stay strong totally wonderful
Some of us are quite tired, it's not so easy to stay totally focused and motivated after our wonderful Olympics. I caught a cold this week, so I have to be happy with today's performance. I had a strong second run this afternoon. This morning, I made a few mistakes but I found some momentum to improve my standings.
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.
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.
course easy good
It was not easy to get a good rhythm. The course was more icy than I expected. I underestimated the course. It was at times very slippery.
goal
This was a goal I had long envisioned. It was not easy. I had a lot of pressure.
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.
consistency hard nice regarded several shows sure worked
Sure it's nice to be regarded as a leader. I've worked hard for this and it shows I have consistency in several disciplines.
experience
I won't go for tactics, I know from experience that it doesn't work. I'll just go for it all.
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.
achieve consistent happy shows year
I feel very happy to achieve my big goal. It shows that I have been consistent all year round.
five hard season words
I did well all season and I'm up to five globes now. That's unbelievable and I think it's very hard to find the right words to say how I feel.
number skier slow start
Having to brake or be slow to get a better start number does not make sense. Braking is not something a skier should have to do. It isn't part of racing.
cup early forget great medals olympics several title won
Hermann is very strong. He's a great skier. He won two medals in the Olympics and has won the World Cup title several times so it's too early to forget about him.