Alexis Pinturault belongs to the young generation of skiers which despite having achieved great results, still have not reached their peak. At the age of 23, this French skier has already achieved seven World Cup victories and stood on the podium an additional 15 times.
Despite his many successes, last season there was one main focus Pinturault had in mind, getting to the Sochi Games int he best shape possible and winning a medal. In this focus video we show you some of the best images from training and competition our Behind the Scenes crew filmed this past season and chat to Pinturault about what it feels like to be one of the youngest top stars on the Tour, how he relates to his more experienced teammates, his Overall Cup dreams and his goals for the future.
The FIS Alpine Ski World Cup is the top international circuit of Alpine Skiing competitions staged annually. It is considered the premier competition in alpine ski racing together with the quadrennial Olympic Winter Games and the biennial FIS Alpine World Ski Championships. Some experts event consider winning the World Cup to be athletically a more valuable title than winning gold at the Olympic Winter Games or the World Championships, since it requires a competitor to ski at an extremely high level in several events throughout the season, and not just in one race. Today, the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup races are held primarily at famous ski resorts in the European Alps, along with regular stops in Scandinavia, North America, and Far East Asia. Competitors attempt to score a maximum of points during the season in five events: slalom, giant slalom, super-G, downhill and super combined. The fifth event, super-combined, was introduced in 2005 and generally consists of a shorter downhill race and a one-run slalom. Sometimes the downhill is replaced by a super-G. Alpine was added to the Olympic winter schedule in 1936.
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