Werner Heel: "In Sochi'' I want to win the gold"

Werner Heel is ready and confident for the Sochi Olympics. He returned to high levels from last season, the blue of the Passeiertal is possible to play all the cards to win the gold medal in a track new to him, but not impossible to get a great result.

Tuesday 14 January 2014 4 minutes reading time

Lacks a little less than a month at the Olympics in Sochi. The qualification in the downhill should already be being entered twice in the first eight. How are you preparing for this great event? I continue to make the World Cup races, there is not much time to prepare differently. After Garmisch will go directly to Sochi and we will do the tests. There is no specific type of training. At the Vancouver Olympics in supergiant you came fourth just two cents from the podium. This year there wants a rematch ... Yes, it would be now. Maybe in Vancouver, I was not very ready. Four years have passed, I have prepared myself well, I'm back to being among the best, I have more experience, I know how giocarmela in these special events when the whole world is watching you and you feel a pressure a little 'different. I'll try to take my revenge. Currently according to the rules will be only 12 athletes between men and women in the Olympics, do you agree with this decision? No, I do not agree. We must encourage the countries that have the strongest athletes on the team and not smaller nations such as Argentina that has 8 seats and Italy that invests so much for skiing and which has a long history it has only 12. I do not believe is right. Now we'll see if anything will change this month because I think that maybe we can bring some more athlete. In addition Svindal and Bode Miller, who returned to high levels and is always unpredictable, who do you think are the athletes to fear the Olympics? The Olympic race is a single race. Too many people to be the protagonists of their own that day. It depends on how the track will be, as will the time. There are many strong athletes and the first 15 all have the ability to take the gold medal. I hope to take her home. What kind of track is that of Sochi, is suited to your features? It is a track that I've ever done. I looked a bit 'of videos on youtube when they played the race of the World Cup two years ago that I had not taken part in because I had problems with the materials and did not go well. If all goes well, we will do three tests for downhill. For the super-G on the other hand will be a new track for everyone. Beyond the Olympics, which targets you spot this season? To reconfirm the results of the past season, to be always among the best and improve in every race.

Michela Caré

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