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...
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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.
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It's unbelievable for me to win two medals here.
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It's a big challenge and big goal of mine to win this title again. I will not have any problems getting into the racing spirit.
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There is an excellent chance that I'll win the title. It shows that you are constant over two or three disciplines and that's something that is important to me.
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I'm just very happy. It's unbelievable for me to win two medals here. I was just focused on the second run. The course was tough. I think it's a perfect moment for all the Austrian team. I can't believe it.
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This was a goal I had long envisioned. It was not easy. I had a lot of pressure.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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It feels good taking the overall lead. But it's not today -- I need to be at top but at the end of season.
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I feel very happy to achieve my big goal. It shows that I have been consistent all year round.
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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.
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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.