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...
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.
medals win
It's unbelievable for me to win two medals here.
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.
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.
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.
lucky
I'm lucky I don't have to make that decision.
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.
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.