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The Olympic slalom champion retraces his journey in the white circus with Milano Ski Team, far from finished. And it reveals some very interesting details ...
Sunday 12 April 2020 5 minutes reading time
He returned to the podium in the 2018/19 season, confirming himself on good levels in the last one that saw him finish 7th in "his" Kitzbuehel and 11th in Wengen, before losing the chance to play for a result top in the last three slalom then canceled.
At 35, Giuliano Razzoli is still competitive and therefore confident of playing something "big" in the vintages that will bring him, as he had already announced during the winter, to the World Championships in Cortina 2021 and the Olympic Games in Beijing 2022 as the last great goal of the career. Recalling the magical moments of that gold in Vancouver 2010, the "Rocket" of Villa Minozzo was told to the boys of Milano Ski Team. With the usual frankness: “The goal is to get back on the podium, I certainly won't give up. I want to do two more years well, then I will think about my future post skiing which could also be in the environment of the white circus, although I am always looking for stimuli and I have other passions, such as wine and the production of balsamic vinegar. We'll see if we can reconcile everything. "
The slalom Olympian is experiencing a peaceful quarantine: “I have to tell the truth, it is a post season not too different from the usual for me that I have always detached after the end of the races. We are thoughtful for the future, but we must try to look forward with confidence and of course we athletes train to be ready for the next season, albeit with all the doubts that are there. "
The slalomista reggiano analyzes how much his specialty has changed over the course of a decade: “From my Olympic victory onwards I certainly had to adapt, because above all the tracks have varied and if before my power was an advantage, then it turned out the opposite and so I tried to focus more on speed, finding my level with the podiums in 2015 (within a week between Kranjska Gora and Meribel, editor's note) after tiring years. Until Kitz's injury ... ". Razzoli continues: “At that age, it was not easy to start from scratch in all senses, from the physical point of view and without any more FIS points. You need a lot of stimuli and love what you do. "
A Rocket who defines himself as a "fussy, but also sensitive and therefore vulnerable athlete, in the sense that this can be a strength but also a weakness, given that I have always struggled to make the material work if it did not fit perfectly with mine. characteristics, having a very balanced and precise skiing. It is certainly a limit that I recognize ”.
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