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...
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.
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.
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.
believe moment perfect
It?s a perfect moment for all the Austrian team. I can?t believe it.
ridiculous total typical
This is typical of these world championships -- it's total chaos. It's ridiculous that something like this could happen.
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.
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.
apart blew blowing gust lost snow strong suddenly victory wind
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.
decide downhill points race today
This is great. I've scored 360 points in one week. I didn't do so well in the downhill today so I must still decide if I will race in the big downhill tomorrow.
points
This is great. I've scored 360 points in one week.