Mayer in history, like Sailer and Compagnoni: "I was relaxed". The Cochran-Siegle tale, 50 years after mom

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Mayer in history, like Sailer and Compagnoni: "I was relaxed". The Cochran-Siegle tale, 50 years after mom

The Olympic trio of the Austrian champion is unique, with three gold medals in series as only the divine Debby. The declarations of the protagonists on the podium of the super-g, with Kilde who sees the glass half full for her bronze.

Legend of the Wunderteam, for having reached a certain Toni Sailer at three Olympic titles, and in the history of five-circle skiing with a series of golds, in three consecutive editions of the Games, like Deborah Compagnoni alone. Matthias Mayer, taking the super-g in Yanqing, gave a simply unique demonstration of class and mentality, he who literally transforms himself in the Olympic reviews, while reminding us that we are talking about a phenomenon with 11 victories and 41 podiums in the World Cup. “I was really relaxed today - he said after the“ Mothl ”feat through the OESV press office - I focused only on my race and I knew that everything I had done to prepare would work. Just 4 cents ahead of Ryan is crazy. It was a difficult test, you had to attack instinctively and many things had to fit together ”. The silver, in fact, ended up around Ryan Cochran-Siegle's neck and, in a very complicated return season, post injury in Kitzbuehel, it was an extraordinary success for the American. Coincident, in the destinies of a special family, with the 50th anniversary of the Olympic title won by Ryan's mother, Barbara Ann, in the 1972 Sapporo slalom. First medal as for Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, who also spoke to the Associated Press after the race: “For me it is a great result - the words of Cochran-Siegle - after having experienced a difficult recovery. Today I did almost everything perfect ”. AAK, on the other hand, explained that “yesterday was a difficult day, I felt a lot of pressure and I had to reset. Now it's a great feeling to have my first Olympic medal around my neck, after having played a solid super-g. I have no regrets, although when I came in with a second lead, yes, I thought I could win. Simply, two athletes were better than me and therefore this bronze is worth a victory ”.
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