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After four very difficult years, Marc Rochat is now going really steep in the slalom World Cup.
Marcel W. Perrenski reporter
Vaud native Marc Rochat has long suffered from his inglorious Swiss record. Between December 9, 2017 and January 29, 2019, the son of former Swiss Ski Vice President Jean Philippe Rochat retired in 16 of 20 slaloms. For some coaches, he was therefore considered a hopeless case. Rochat was deported from the World to the European Cup team.
“Although certain people no longer believed in me, I never completely lost confidence in myself,” says the 30-year-old, who grew up on the outskirts of Lausanne. And now the rock ‘n’ roll fan and hobby guitarist is being rewarded for his perseverance. After finishing seventh in the night slalom in Garmisch on Wednesday, the slalom specialist is also in the top ten on the Chuenisbärgli. After that, Rochat presents his emotional side and has a few tears of joy in his eyes. “When you achieve a result like this in front of such a great audience, it’s really the best reward for the very hard work I’ve done to this point.”
The saving glance at the phone
Then the Romand reveals how he motivated himself in the hardest hours of his career. «Three years ago I downloaded the simple saying ‘Go on one more day’ onto my cell phone. There have been a few situations where I came close to announcing my resignation. But then I went on again because I read this saying up to 15 times a day. » And now everything indicates that the city dweller, who learned to ski at his parents’ holiday home in Crans Montana, will be able to compete in a World Championships for the first time in Courchevel in February. But Rochat doesn’t want to think that far just yet. “So much can still happen before the selection deadline at the end of January, which is why I am currently focusing exclusively on the World Cup. I just want to have fun at the classics in Wengen, Kitzbühel and Schladming and use my full potential.”
Sweet and sour smile at Meillard
After a winter marked by injuries and material problems, Ramon Zenhäusler is having fun again, coming in eighth and only missing the Adelboden podium by 28 hundredths. «After seven years of always using the same ski model, I tried out a lot of different things in terms of materials last winter and got bogged down. But now I’ve found the right tuning again. And because I’m in really good health again, I’m looking forward to the upcoming tasks with a lot of confidence.”
Loïc Meillard leaves Adelboden with a sweet and sour smile. The third-placed giant slalom missed the 13th World Cup podium of his career by a measly hundredth of a second.
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The 2022/2023 ski season is coming up and with it the “Blick Ski Trophy”: answer questions every day, type ski races and crown yourself as ski champion. Lots of great prizes await.
To take part in the “Blick Ski Trophy”, you have to register here.
Have fun and good luck!