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Sudden withdrawal by the French Gauthier de Tessires

The French Gauthier de TessiÃ¨res, excluded from the transalpine team for the Olympic Games in Sochi, announced his retirement.

Friday 31 January 2014 3 minutes reading time

Born November 9, 1981, de TessiÃ¨res was bronze at the Junior World Championships in Verbier in 2001, he won the European Cup 3 giants and 2 suerG between 2002 and 2012. He made his debut in the World Cup December 9, 2001 ending the twenty-fifth in the giant slalom in Val d'Isere, the same race in which, although on a different track and that is the Face de Bellevarde instead of Oreiller-Killy, ended and thirdly December 13, 2008, his only Cup podium. But his most important achievement has caught the World Cup in Schladming than a year ago when, in his fifth world championship event, it was surprising silver in super-G. He participated in the last two Olympics, never arriving in the early thirties, and took off in the World Cup 123 races finishing up a total of five times in the first ten. Now, after a very bad season in which his best result was the twenty-ninth place in the giant slalom in Soelden Opening and 4uarantottesimo in the super-G in Kitzbuhel, 123rd and last game he played in the World Cup, the decision to say enough is enough. "I would have liked to compete at the World Championships of 2015 in Beaver Creek, I like the track a lot, but get the best of shape was too complicated. KitzbÃ¼hel was the straw that broke the camel's back, I realized that it was time to quit, I do not regret anything - said the 32-year-Alpe d'Huez in a long interview to the site Equipe -. I have told everyone to take time but the disappointment of Kiz made me see everything in a different light. Perhaps the only regret is that he never won a race. My world silver defines well the limitations of the super-G that can be very different from slope to slope and one on Sunday, it was too easy even for skiers of the third category! I am happy to start a new life, I will find my way without any problems. " Best of luck!

Max Valle

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