Michaela Dorfmeister
Michaela Dorfmeister
Michaela Dorfmeisteris a former professional alpine skier from Austria. Her specialities are both the downhill and the super-G disciplines, although she skis in and has had success in giant slalom...
competition decision relaxed seems
My decision to give up competition seems to have relaxed me more than I ever expected.
enjoying maybe secret ski smile start
Maybe that's my secret this season, I'm enjoying it every day. When you have a smile at the start and you're having fun, you always ski fast.
maybe secret
Maybe that is the secret of my success.
courses difficult
This was one of the most difficult super-G courses I have ever raced.
people win
There are so many people that can win here.
both box home horse olympics
I was like a horse in a box before the race. Now I go home from these Olympics with two medals, and they are both gold.
elusive kept medal nights sleep thinking
That elusive medal was probably the thing that kept me skiing. I didn't sleep for two nights because I kept thinking about it.
elusive kept medal
That elusive medal is probably the thing that has kept me skiing.
medal time won
Today, I won the first medal for Austria. This time we are favorites.
happens last remarkable season whatever
Whatever happens in Italy, this has been a remarkable last season so far.
bit coach gives goes good happens helps less life matter mind special taught thinking thoughts time
I have been working a bit with my mind and with a special coach and what he taught me helps a lot. I had good thoughts at the start, I am thinking that most of time it doesn't matter what happens in the finish, life goes forward. Thinking this gives me less pressure.
curse focused hard head inspection log race
Before I set off I focused hard on my pre-race inspection to log everything in my head like a computer, I went over the curse 100 times in my head.
finish happy healthy high knees mistakes time
At the time I just reacted. But at the finish my knees were shaking. We are going at such high speeds. Mistakes like that should not happen. I'm happy I was healthy at the bottom.
arrogant doubts full head knew telling thousand today voices
It would be arrogant to say I knew I was going to win. But if I was full of doubts before, today I had no doubts. I had the voices of a thousand little gnomes in my head telling me this would be my day.