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...
consistency hard nice regarded several shows sure worked
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.
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.
problem season strong trouble
I've always been strong in slalom. This season I've had some trouble finishing, but that wasn't a problem today.
both cup last olympic realize season
As the Olympic champion, I also wanted to be the World Cup champion. This season and last season have both been extraordinary, I think it's going to take a while before I really realize what I have a achieved.
experience
I won't go for tactics, I know from experience that it doesn't work. I'll just go for it all.
feels good overall taking today top
It feels good taking the overall lead. But it's not today -- I need to be at top but at the end of season.
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.
number skier slow start
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.
cup early forget great medals olympics several title won
Hermann is very strong. He's a great skier. He won two medals in the Olympics and has won the World Cup title several times so it's too early to forget about him.
extremely greatest olympic victory
I am speechless, overjoyed. This makes me extremely happy. The Olympic victory was my greatest goal.
five hard season words
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.
good today
I'm a little surprised. But I know he is a good slalom skier, and today he made a good downhill. It's a very good winner.
behind chances forward leave middle mistake passage quite silly
I had a silly mistake in the middle passage and that is the one that you have to take right. That didn't go quite well and my chances have not improved, but I want to leave that behind me and look forward to the slalom.