Benjamin Raich is an Austrian alpine skier who won gold medals in the giant slalom and slalom at the 2006 Winter Olympics of Turin, Italy.
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“This is typical of these world championships -- it's total chaos. It's ridiculous that something like this could happen.”
Benjamin Raich
“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.”
“Aksel is very strong but the season is very long. We will see.”
“I'm lucky I don't have to make that decision.”
“This is great. I've scored 360 points in one week.”
“I reached a major goal of mine today. It's a dream come true. It's a classic and a victory means a lot on such a difficult course.”
“It feels good taking the overall lead. But it's not today -- I need to be at top but at the end of season.”
“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.”
“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.”
“I knew I would make mistakes, but I knew I had to really go for it. But I'm happy with the race.”