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The 2021 cup winner had a very difficult year, including the Olympics. "I need to take a long time, when the flame burns again ... I'll be back."
Saturday 26 March 2022 3 minutes reading time
After the season of the first career World Cup, with that magical day in Lenzerheide coinciding with the thirtieth birthday, in which he conquered the giant, specialty cup and the absolute crystal ball, everything has changed for Alexis Pinturault.
Since that 20 March 2021, the transalpine champion has not won anymore, on the contrary he has lived his first year without success in the maximum circuit after ten consecutive at least with one affirmation (from 2011/12 to 2020/21). Three podiums, with the two second places in December between the giant of Val d''Isère and the slalom of Campiglio, up to the third in “his” race, between the wide doors on the Chuenisbargli of Adelboden. And that dream of Olympic gold that he failed to fulfill, indeed no medal has arrived since Beijing 2022. "Winning the general cup last year was the culmination of 10 years of hard work, 10 years of victories each season and struggle in 5 disciplines, between pressure and fatigue - Alexis admitted in recent days via social media - Quest ' year I felt drained, worn out by the start of winter. I am proud to have pushed to the limit anyway, to have managed to get some podiums.
Now I'm going to take some time for myself, a lot of time! One thing is certain: when this little flame burns ... I'll be back ”.
The world championships at home, in his Courchevel in February 2023, naturally represent a formidable stimulus for a champion of this caliber who, having won almost everything and having crowned a dream just after having always and only touched it, in the years of many battles with His Majesty Marcel Hirscher, he needs just such an event to be able to prove he can still win at the highest level. And we have little doubt that, from the first challenge on Soelden's Rettenbach, Pinturault will be back among the greats.
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