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Although the only victory in the World Cup already seems a long way off, it is one of the world references among rapid gates.
Wednesday 7 August 2019 4 minutes reading time
After the success obtained on 5 March 2017 in Kranjska Gora, Michael Matt has perhaps not had the expected continuity from a young man in great growth like the 26-year-old from Zams, but he has never failed in the last two big events to which his brother d ' art took part. Bronze in the PyeongChang Olympic slalom with a great 2nd run, and then back on the podium with five silver circles in the event team, the Austrian slalom raced 12 months later at Are, with two silver medals rainbow among slalom (in a podium all red and white with Hirscher and Schwarz) and team event.
In the next year which includes a maxi World Cup calendar, Matt has already announced that he wants to try his hand at more disciplines to go even further in giant form and fight for the top positions also in parallel and in the combined combinations.
"We work very well within the national team and this is very important - he told his colleagues at skiweltcup.tv referring to the great results of the slalom team - We have been living the same experiences together for several years now and so there is a useful connection, on and off the track; moreover, I have always had the same technicians since I joined the World Cup team, now 5 years ago ".
He has always approached the name of his brother Mario, Olympic champion and bi-world champion of slalom, but now Michi seems to be going his own way even if the skiing seems really ... identical: "Now we talk less about it, having also I got my results. It is a situation that has also given me advantages, because having a brother who practiced your same discipline at certain levels means receiving very useful advice. At the same time, from a mental point of view it was not easy â€.
The Wunderteam slalomists will gather in Saas Fee from 19 to 29 August, where there will also be Manuel Feller who, in recent weeks, had sharply criticized the FIS for the calendar of competitions, according to the too intense Tyrolean. "The most important thing in our sport is planning - Matt thought - The only really free period of time for us is April and I understand Manuel's reaction, for example referring to the Madonna di Campiglio race inserted in a month already chaotic as January. At the end of November, for many specialists, there would be much more space, or even in February, but I also understand that behind every choice there are sponsors, contracts and locations with many different needs â€.
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