 The crowd is wonderful. There is always a superb atmosphere in the finish area. It's good for the World Cup. I missed it a lot when I had to rest and it's so nice to be back here. |
| It was necessary to organize my career to remain at the top level until Salt Lake City. |
| My attitude on skis is different now. I have learned to put less pressure on myself and on the edges of my skis when I'm racing, to be keep myself more under control. |
| When you have won everything in your career, what's left? Why go on? |
| I trained well this week but I think it will take some time until I recover my best rhythm in this specialty. |
| I'm happy to belong to this group of top champions having excelled here. |
| I planned to stop in 2002 after the Salt Lake City Olympics. I felt able to remain competitive another four years, and I wanted to stop while I'm still at the top. |
| I still have many goals left, especially the Overall World Cup standings. |
| I have a strong lead so far, and I would be proud to win it because it remains the summit for a skier. I also aim to collect several smaller crystal trophies at Are, especially the GS Cup. |
