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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.