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...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
bit combined good news
I was disappointed after the combined and a bit down, so this was good news for me.
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.
good today
I'm a little surprised. But I know he is a good slalom skier, and today he made a good downhill. It's a very good winner.
goal
This was a goal I had long envisioned. It was not easy. I had a lot of pressure.
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.
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.
experience
I won't go for tactics, I know from experience that it doesn't work. I'll just go for it all.