This is my interview with Wendy Holdener, talking about pressure, expectations and the upcoming season after her stunning olympic year, winning three olympic medals; published by skiracing.com.
After winning her first World Championship title in alpine combined in her home country of Switzerland at St. Moritz in 2017 and an additional silver medal in slalom, Wendy Holdener competed in her second winter Olympic Games this past season in PyeongChang, South Korea. The past season might have been the most successful she has had in her young career. The 2017 Swiss female athlete of the year won in a complete set of medals in PyeongChang with a gold in the team event, silver in the slalom, and bronze in the alpine combined. In addition, she won the World Cup crystal globe for alpine combined, a World Cup race, and 10 additional podiums.
Holdener took some well-deserved vacation time following this incredible season and hopped on the phone with Ski Racing Media to share her perspective on the past season, the training for the upcoming year, and the tough path to becoming a world cup skier.
SRM: First of all, congratulations for your outstanding season. How would you describe the past season? For us watching you on television it seemed quite easy going for you. What was your personal highlight?
WH: Thanks for your congratulations. Of course, my past season was great, but it wasn’t as easy as it might have looked. After the races in Killington, I did not finish the slalom and…
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