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Today's super-G in Kvitfjell & egrave; was the 167th and final race of his career in the World Cup for Mark Sullivan, the US 35-year old announced yesterday on his Facebook page his retirement from & rsquo; activity & agrave; challenge.
Sunday 13 March 2016 5 minutes reading time
& Ldquo; Today, with tears in his eyes and a heavy heart announce my retirement from ski racing in the World Cup - writes Sullivan -. I leave you with a flood of memories and the realization of my dream of 'childhood to be one of the most & ugrave; fastest skiers in the world. I am also grateful to all those who helped and inspired me along the way. Abandon this life crazy, but I'm looking 'forward to seeing us memorize options I will offer & agrave; the next chapter of my life. I love you all, thank you very much for watching and being part of my path & rdquo ;.
Born April 27, 1980 in Truckee, California, resident of Squaw Valley, Marco Sullivan & egrave; was a specialist mainly downhill and super-G, but as a kid & egrave; was bronze in slalom at the World Juniors in 2000. In 2001 he won three downhill and super-G of the Nor-Am Cup as well as & eacute; the general classification and the two specialty & agrave; of that season, in December of that year & egrave; It has twice been on the podium in the European Cup in speed & agrave ;.
In that same period, December 7, 2001, made his debut in the World Cup in the super-G Val d & rsquo; Is & egrave; re and the next day downhill & egrave; suffered in the points, twenty-seventh. Located in Beaver Creek December 7, 2002 & egrave; sixth downhill. It seems to go high at any moment & rsquo; else but in December 2003 under test in Beaver Creek on & rsquo; last jump breaks the crusader in his left knee, the same one that had already & agrave; broke in 2000 and that it will break & agrave; back in training in & rsquo; October 2004. Another serious injury it will have & agrave; trial in Bormio in 2010 with a concussion.
It & rsquo; Obviously, all these serious injury prevented him a better career, which however ended with a victory in the World Cup, in the Chamonix downhill of 26 January 2008, three other podiums, November 24, 2007 & egrave; It was second and 24 November 2012 & egrave; He was third in Lake Louise and January 17, 2009 & egrave; He was third on the Lauberhorn in Wengen, not really a track scorrevolone which & egrave; Marco always been. His top 10 total in the Cup are 16, 13 downhill and third in super-G (specialty & agrave; where & egrave; been there five times), l & rsquo; last l & rsquo; eighth place in the descent of the final M & eacute; ribel dell & rsquo; last year, l & rsquo; only instead of three Olympics and four World & egrave; ninth place at the Games in Salt Lake City 2002. His best result in Downhill Cup fourth place in 2007-2008. & nbsp; Finally, its national super-G titles in 2002 and falling in 2007 and 2009.
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