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

I can be happy with second place because it is always good to be on the podium but I am totally unhappy with the way I raced,

It was necessary to organize my career to remain at the top level until Salt Lake City.

I planned to stop in 2002 after the Salt Lake City Olympics. I felt able to remain competitive another four years, and I wanted to stop while I'm still at the top.

As the time goes by, you change, your learn new things, your attitude is different. For the moment, I'm still enjoying ski racing so much that it would be difficult for me to think about ending my career.

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.