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...
chance constant excellent shows three win
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.
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.
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.
cup fixed fourth hard overall paid perfect title training work
It was a perfect day. Fourth place is good. The overall World Cup title is fixed and all the training and hard work has paid off.
expect knew people skiing top
I pretty much knew I had it going into today's race. But skiing is No. 1 in Austria and people expect an Austrian to be on top of the podium.
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.
against fight liked sorry
I'm very sorry for Giorgio because I would have liked to fight against him in the race.
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.
happy knew
I knew I would make mistakes, but I knew I had to really go for it. But I'm happy with the race.
believe course focused medals moment perfect second win
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.
lucky
I'm lucky I don't have to make that decision.
classic difficult dream goal major means mine reached victory
I reached a major goal of mine today. It's a dream come true. It's a classic and a victory means a lot on such a difficult course.