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Raich
Benjamin (AUT)
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28.02.1978
Aerzl im Piztal
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28.02.1978
Aerzl im Piztal
181cm / 75kg |
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World
Cup Rankinng
General
1998/96th, 1999/10th, 2000/9th, 2001/4th,2002/9th,
2003/8th, 2004/3rd,
Special
1999 SL/7th, GS/6th,
2000 GS/4th, SL/6th,
2001 SL/1st,
2002 SL/15th, GS/2nd,
2003/SL/6th, GS/8th.
2004 SL/3rd, GS/4th, SG/8th, K/2nd.
World Championships
1999 Vail SL/5th.
2001 St.Anton SL/2nd,
2003 St.Moritz SL/4th, GS/9th,
Bormio 2005 GS1st, SL1st, KO1st, SG3rd,
NT2nd*
Olympic Games
2002 Salt Lake City K/3rd, GS/4th, SL/3rd.
World Cup - 13 w. (8 SL, 5 GS) |
| 1. |
SL: |
Schladming
99, Wengen 99, 01, Kitzbuhel 01,
Schladming 01, Are 01,
Wengen 04, Schladming 04, Flachau
04, |
| GS: |
Flachau
99, Yong Pyong 00, Bormio 00,
Kranjska Gora 02-II, |
| 2. |
SL: |
Modonna
00, Kranjska Gora 00, Bormio 00,
Flachau 02, Schladming 03, |
| GS: |
Les
Arcs 01, Kranjskan Gora 02-I,
Flachau 02, Park City 03, Lillehammer
03, |
| K: |
Chamonox
04, Kitzbuhel 04, |
| 3. |
SL: |
Kranjska
Gora 99, Kitzbuhel 00, Park City
03, Yong Pyong 03, Madonna 04,
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| GS: |
Adelboden
99, Saalbach 00, Shigakogen 01,
Are 01, Alta Badia 02,
Park City 03, Adelboden 04, |
| 4. |
SG: |
Lake
Louise 04, Kvitfjell 04, Sestriere
04, |
| GS: |
Kranjska
Gora 99, Alta Badia 02, Kranjska
Gora 03, Alta Badia 04, |
| SL: |
Madonna
04, Flachau 04, |
| 5. |
GS: |
Tignes
00, Todtnau 00, Adelboden 02,
Soelden 04, Alta Badia 04-II,
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| SL: |
Madonna
01, Kitzbuhel 03, |
| 6. |
GS: |
Ofterschwang
99, |
| SL: |
Shigakogen
01, Madonna 02, Flachau 02, Kranjska
Gora 03, Bormio 03,
Kitzbuhel 04, |
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Benjamin
Raich
The
Austrian became skiing's newest teenage
hero in January 1999, just two months
before turning 20, when he won three
races within ten days at Schladming,
Flachau and Wengen. A five-time junior
World Champion and winner of the 1998
Europacup standings, Benjamin Raich
is considered the most talented young
Austrian to come along in decades.
He won his first races in impressive
fashion and many are comparing him
to Sweden's Ingemar Stenmark, considered
as the greatest technical skier in
World Cup history.
In 1999, Benjamin became the first
skier since Alberto Tomba in 1995
to win in both technical events in
the same season.
Raich led up to his incredible feat
by finishing 4th and 3rd in the Kranjska
Gora GS and slaloms. Then he clocked
a disappointing 23rd fastest time
in the first slalom run at Schladming.
Taking all risks in the second leg,
he set a new best time that was unbeatable
as well as a sort of a "comback"
record.
In Flachau, Benjamin beat Swiss World
Champion Michael von Gruenigen and
teammate Hermann Maier on his "hometurf"
in front of 20, 000 spectators. He
took second in Adelboden behind the
"The Herminator" before
soaring to the heights again on the
treacherous slope at Wengen. An amazing
series of results considering it was
his first World Cup season. At the
99' Vail Worlds, the pressure of Raich's
new fame caught up to him. He skied
out in GS and was a disappointing
5th in slalom. But what a season!
Ski racing has been for years his
main passion and this modest champion
is working hard to set new records.
An admirer of Marc Girardelli, the
only five-time Overall World Cup champion,
Benjamin enjoys all kinds of sports
activities including rock climbing,
mountain-biking and tennis. Bungee
jumping is one of his favorite hobbies:
he has a personal record of 94 meters.
When he was 15, he attended the nearby
ski-gymnasium in Stams to pursue commercial
studies. At the age of 18, he dedicated
himself completely to ski racing with
the full support of his parents. His
younger sister Carina, who is one
year younger than him is also part
of the national squad.
We will be seeing a lot of Ben Raich
in the future.
Patrick
Lang
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