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...
medals win
It's unbelievable for me to win two medals here.
coach fourth overall perfect result title training victory
For me it was a perfect day. It wasn't easy, but fourth is OK, especially as the overall title is now fixed. This is a result of all the training I've done with my coach and my family. This is also a victory for them.
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.
hard
It was not easy. It was a very long, very hard course.
It was not easy. I had a lot of pressure, but now I have the medal.
almost finish fixed fourth tough
It was perfect. It was almost fixed yesterday. It was very tough up there and very close. I think the fourth place finish was okay.
among cup fighting finals goal happy leading months nice
It's nice to be leading the World Cup and you're always happy to be among those fighting for it. It's a big goal but the finals are still two months away.
challenge goal mine problems racing title win
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.
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.
advantage lose luckily lucky momentum regain speed time tough
It was a tough mistake. But luckily it was on one of steepest part of course, so I didn't lose momentum and I could regain speed immediately. There was no time to think. ... I was also lucky to have a big enough advantage in the first leg.
behind boost far gives looking obviously pedal wider
It obviously gives me a boost -- looking at my wider family, I'm lagging far behind and now I've really got to put the pedal to the metal.
believe moment perfect
It?s a perfect moment for all the Austrian team. I can?t believe it.
happy luck
You need luck and patience. Then everything comes back to you. I'm very happy in my whole body.