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At the end of the cycle that culminated with the 2014 Sochi Olympic, many athletes Han decided to hang up the skis on the nail. Stands for the withdrawal of Alex Bilodeau in moguls. Five retreats in ski cross.
Thursday 1 May 2014 4 minutes reading time
Ended an Olympic cycle and on the eve of the'' beginning of a new one, withdrawal time for some of the stars of freestyle skiing.
In the discipline of moguls stands'' s farewell to one of the most great interpreters of specialty, namely the two-time Olympic champion Alex Bilodeau, who at twenty-six years he has decided to hang up the skis on the nail. A decision tutt'' but unexpected, since the withdrawal at the end of the season 2013/2014 was in the plans of Bilodeau as far back as 2010. When he won the first of his two Olympic gold medals, then repeated in Sochi. A fantastic career than the Canadian, who can showcase also boast three world titles in moguls and dual moguls in the world championship two silvers. In addition to 48 podium finishes in the World Cup, of which 19 are occupying the step high.
Staying in the'' scope of the humps, they withdrew at the end of the season also'' Australian Dale Begg-Smith ('' gold medal in Turin in 2006, silver in Vancouver 2010 and winner of four consecutive World Cups between 2005 / 2006 and 2009/2010), the French Guilbaut Colas and Japan's Aiko Uemura, who greets the age of 34 and after taking part in five Olympics, from the house in Nagano. For her, no medal, but always placing among the top eight in the overall standings. In the Japanese career has ten victories in the World Cup and two world titles (in 2009).
From moguls to aerials, it is enough to say where was Renato Ulrich: the thirty Swiss leaves after eleven years of international career, where he put on the scoresheet five podiums in the World Cup and two silvers in the world. He also participated in three editions of the Olympic Games.
Five instead retreats in ski cross: in addition to the Swedish legend Lars Lewen - leaving at age 38 - have said enough Australians Jenny Owens and Scott Kneller (who have announced their ritoro just after Sochi), the Swiss Emilie Serain and l ' 'Austrian Patrick Koller. The'' Swiss, and thirty fixture of the World Cup ski cross since the first edition, it is withdrawn after failing to qualify in Sochi, while Koller has announced his intention to retire after a knee injury suffered in the World Cup race in Are.
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