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The day after the disappearance of the great slalomist. The testimonies of Albertone and the aces of Norwegian history, from Aamodt to Stiansen, from Skaardal to his first coach.
Thursday 9 July 2020 4 minutes reading time
"He was a great skier, but above all a good person."
Once the news of Finn Christian Jagge's disappearance is heard, Alberto Tomba's tears are those of the whole white circus that is remembering a champion like the Norwegian slalomist, who died on Wednesday due to a fulminant illness.
The blue ace, who had one of the greatest rivals of his career in Jagge, spent heartfelt words at the Norwegian site "VG", after receiving the terrible news: "I can't believe it happened, I'm destroyed. We had only been divided for a few months, in the same class in 1966; if I think of that Olympic slalom in Albertville, I can say that several times I have spoken of a gift of mine for that first run, but the reality is that Finn Christian deserved, as well as that gold medal. Now I can only devote a thought to his wife and children. "
"Finken", as he was nicknamed by everyone in the environment, was remembered with enormous affection also by the great Norwegian champions of his time, those magical '90s where the Scandinavians imposed themselves at all levels. Like Kjetil André Aamodt, who won the first of his four Olympic titles in super-g at Albertville: “His slalom, when he managed to beat Tomba, was a great moment for our entire movement. Only Aksel Lund Svindal's descent to PyeongChang is comparable. "
Speaking to NRK, the former teammate and world champion in Sestriere 1997, Tom Stiansen told of an "iron man, capable of going beyond the pain in his knees that he suffered for almost his entire career. He wasn't the best talent out there, but he was an example of willpower and the ability to train like nobody else. "
Atle Skaardal, super-g world champion in both Sierra Nevada ''96 and Sestriere' '97: “He was the natural reference point of the team, a leadership due to his positive attitude. He was always in a good mood and remained the same person after the Olympic gold ".
His former technician, Thorleif Gunhildrud, reminded NRK of many moments lived alongside him in terms of suffering to be able to rejoice every time he was reborn: “He had everything, with the knee problems he was used to now. Once he broke 4-5 teeth hitting a pole, he reached the finish line and told me that he didn't feel pain, or rather he didn't want to feel it. He was a born fighter. "
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