Blog | Aksel Lund Svindal
That's it, the 09/10 world-cup season is done!
The finals in Garmisch Partenkirchen are done and the world-cup season 2009/10 is over. My last two races were both parallels. First a charity race for Right To Play. I skied for the Audi team. Then the team event today, where I failed my team and went out in the last gate. Kjetil did a good job, but it wasn’t enough to beat the Swedes. But I did win something. Last night there was a big party. The traditional Audi Night. A great atmosphere and all the racers together for one last night before we all go home. They had awards and my teams Michael Jackson tribute was highly appreciated. I was the only one from the team there, and when I went up to receive the award they started playing “Beat it” and wanted me to dance. With no one else around it was tough, but I took the challenge and laid down some SICK moves... haha! If you haven’t seen the dance you should click on this link and check it out.
Carlo Janka, best skier in the world this winter
Carlo Janka wins the giant slalom today and with that he also takes home the overall World-Cup. Best skier in the world season 09/10. Not much else to say. I went out in the first run, so I could watch the whole race from the side-line. So exciting! Twice I've been in the same situation as Janka and Raich was today. It's almost too much. The feeling Janka had today when he crossed the finish line and knew he had won the overall is unreal, in a good way...
I got third. Erik won the titel.
I got third today. But since Erik Guay won he also took the overall super-g title. He also won in Kvitfjell, and I said a little bit about that then, how he’s not had the margins on his side at Olympics and really deserved winning. And the same goes for today. If I wasn’t gonna win the title it couldn’t have happen to a nicer guy. On a side note a got a question from a journalist today asking how I would describe my skiing. He asked if I thought it was beautiful?? I said I’m too big for my skiing to be beautiful;)
Janka in the hot-seat for overall
I didn’t have a good day on the hill today. Too many mistakes. Carlo “the iceman” Janka had a great day. He won the race and is now really in the hot-seat for the overall title. Tomorrow is a super-g. New day, new possibilities both for me, Janka and Benni Raich, who needs to be fast tomorrow of he’s gonna have any chance at the overall. Cause I have a feeling Janka will be fast again.
Freezing cold in Garmisch
I probably shouldn’t say this just coming from the cold north and Kvitfjell, but Garmisch is freezing cold. Finals are usually all about spring skiing, but not this year. I guess my body was in spring mode after Whistler (man I miss that place!), but now its all about winter again. And it’s early. 7.30 inspection, that means 06.00 wakeup call. Now its 11.00 and I’ve already made it back to the hotel and had lunch. Training was good, so looking forward to racing tomorrow.