Thomas Grandi
Thomas Grandi
Thomas Grandiis a retired Canadian alpine skier. He specialized in technical skiing giant slalom and slalom...
attacking course sit
On a course like this on a day like today, if you are attacking you'll do well, if you sit back you won't.
team won
Sara and I are a team and we just won a silver.
believe deep effect great reaching step teammates waiting wings
There's nothing like one of your teammates reaching the podium to make you believe and to make you want it even more. That's the great thing about having a deep team like we do now. If one person doesn't step up, there's another person waiting in the wings to step up. Yes, I would say the Grandi effect was for me, too.
both great mistake perfect position runs
I was in a great position after the first run. I made a mistake and at this level, you have to be perfect in both runs to win.
couple good sections today
Basically, I skied sections today good enough to win, but I still made a couple of mistakes. I know that I need to be more consistent. Each race, I'm getting more confident, and I think with that comes consistency.
strength
I would have to say a combination of the two. We've got strength and we've got stamina.
arrive confidence
When you arrive at the Olympics, to have that confidence is critical.
endurance factor skiing
(It's not like) swimming, or any sport where the endurance factor is such a big deal. In a sport like skiing, you just get it one day. All of a sudden, you're skiing great, and there may not be a real explanation for that.
It's OK, I'm not satisfied, but it's OK,
good lose race ski time tried
It was a good race today. I had nothing to lose and just tried to ski aggressively. Any time you can get two podiums you have to be happy.
train weather
It's tough, but we train in that kind of weather all the time. You just have to be confident.
buzz last
There's a big buzz over here. It started last year, and I think now it's just growing.
chance confident great knew pins race super vibe
I got a great vibe from her about the race -- she was super confident and relaxed. I knew they had a great chance and I was on pins and needles.
cent few huge last per step
The last few days, I really made a huge step in my skiing. Before that, I wasn't 100 per cent ready, and that showed in my results.