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In recent days, the German Federation (BSD) held a press conference which was attended by three of the four major players in the last two seasons of the sled: Felix Loch, Tobias Wendl and Tobias Artl. Appeal lacked only Olympic gold in the women's single at the moment but Natalie Geisenberger encounter with the media was already on vacation.
Friday 7 March 2014 6 minutes reading time
Below we offer the full interview with the three athletes that the press office of the BSD has published on the website of the federation.
How has your life changed after Olympic success?
Felix Loch: "To tell the truth, nothing has changed, everything is as it was before, perhaps because I had already won the Olympic title in 2010."
Tobias Artl: "We brought home two gold medals that was the goal I set for myself. Now we must not rest on our laurels but must continue to train hard to try to conquer other successes. "
Tobias Wendl: "I have only now realized just how incredible win at the Olympics, given that this satisfaction is limited only to a few people."
At this time began the holidays for you, when you begin to prepare for the upcoming season?
Felix Loch: "We have negotiated with our trainer Patrick Leitner to be able to start training later than usual. Therefore we will now have time to do anything and I do not exclude that in the next few months you might meet at a golf course. "
Tobias Artl: "Right now spend my time with my family more so now that my son was born. I think this summer we are going on vacation a week in Greece. "
Tobias Wendl: "Soon I will know the dates of the early retirement of the national and so arrange the best of my spring. In May I go on vacation in Madagascar and then with my friend Franz Wimmer I plan a long bike ride. "
What will be your next goal?
Felix Loch: "From 2009 onwards I have already won everything there is to win, so in the future I just have to continue to follow the same workouts so far made."
Tobias Artl: "We will continue to work as we have done so far and will aim to do well at the next World Cup in Sigulda."
Tobias Wendl, "Sigulda 2015 will be the next target to be reached. A difficult track full of tricky corners where we have already won in the past and where we will try to win the world title. "
How important are the materials in the world of luge?
Felix Loch: "From my point of view, the materials have a relative importance in that what matters most is the relationship that develops between the athlete and sledding. The materials undoubtedly allow you to go faster, but if you do not know how to drive clean are useless. Finding the right set-up of the materials requires a long process of preparation and set-up with long test sessions. When this "package" works then you can reach important goals. "
How was your return home after Olympic triumph?
Tobias Wendl: "It 'was amazing, thank you again for all the fans who have celebrated when we got back to Berchtesgaden. It 's great to know that he had a large following and it makes me proud to be a native of this city. "
From your point of view, how was it possible that you tobogganists in Sochi are able to win so much as your colleagues have collected bobbisti not even a medal?
Tobias Artl: "We think primarily to our sport and we take care of our materials. In my opinion you should put this question directly to them because I think there are several reasons behind these results. "
Tobias Wendl: "I believe there are many causes behind this performance. Skeleton, bobsleigh and luge refer to special materials specialists. From our side we did a great job while bobsleigh and skeleton evidently not. I think the athletes of these two disciplines have to work hard in the future if they want to get great results. "
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