The crowd is wonderful. There is always a superb atmosphere in the finish area. It's good for the World Cup. I missed it a lot when I had to rest and it's so nice to be back here.

I trained well this week but I think it will take some time until I recover my best rhythm in this specialty.

It's good to ski for fun, but I still want to win races as often as possible.

At my age, you need to verify that everything is fine. I put a lot of pressure on my body, and I feel sometimes pain in my back and in my knees, so I have to be sure that I can keep on training hard before going on.

I have a strong lead so far, and I would be proud to win it because it remains the summit for a skier. I also aim to collect several smaller crystal trophies at Are, especially the GS Cup.

I'm happy to belong to this group of top champions having excelled here.

When you have won everything in your career, what's left? Why go on?