Quotes by Michaela Dorfmeister

“Before I set off I focused hard on my pre-race inspection to log everything in my head like a computer, I went over the curse 100 times in my head.”

“At the time I just reacted. But at the finish my knees were shaking. We are going at such high speeds. Mistakes like that should not happen. Im happy I was healthy at the bottom.”

“This is a measure of revenge after what happened yesterday (Saturday). At least we could get back to proper skiing. I did pretty well. It felt very easy.”

“Whatever happens in Italy, this has been a remarkable last season so far.”

“I had the right reaction. If I had another reaction maybe I would have crashed with him and someone would have died, maybe.”

“This was one of the most difficult super-G courses I have ever raced.”

“My decision to give up competition seems to have relaxed me more than I ever expected.”

“Its my last dream in ski racing. I have achieved all the other ones and done so much more than I thought I would when I entered the team in the early 1990s.”

“The snow was soft today and you had to go with a lot of feeling. The light was not so good, but the course was good.”

“I have been working a bit with my mind and with a special coach and what he taught me helps a lot. I had good thoughts at the start, I am thinking that most of time it doesnt matter what happens in the finish, life goes forward. Thinking this gives me less pressure.”