From 1999 to 2003 was the peak of equipment in ski racing. Since then, it's all gone in the wrong direction.
I don't put anything in front of taking ski racing and sports seriously.
My grandfather was very into horse racing, and I found some of his old journals and got into it from there. It has a lot of parallels to skiing. It's a fun lifestyle, being around the racetrack.
My team has been very unreceptive about the fact that I consistently show them that I train slightly differently than they do, that I consistently show them that I am in better shape for ski racing than anyone else on the team.
I still love racing and the challenge of it, but at some point, you get to a place where you're perfectly happy moving on and doing other stuff.
It is not that I don't recognize the danger in ski racing, but that I don't fear the consequences.