It was a clean race. Things are getting better in our sport. The testing is good and I'm confident it was a clean event. |
It was ski selection. It was partly wax. We made some last-minute adjustments to the skis. I know that happened partly in panic. |
It's an emotional day, obviously. |
It's truly a historical moment for our sport, for clean sport and I'm just thrilled with the result... |
The goal was just to qualify and it was pretty easy to qualify. |
The goal was just to qualify. |
There were points in the race I thought I had it. But you never know how the other people are going to come into these races, what kind of shape they're in. We did that long uphill three times and I just didn't have the legs for it. When I started, I was feeling great, very excited and ready to go. |
To be able to finish your career either first or second in the world would be a pretty remarkable achievement. |
To do well here is such a great feeling. It's been quite a tough schedule lately with three races in three days, but I can really feel my pacing coming back. I feel like I'm getting better with every race. |
To say I'm an Olympic gold medallist now is the greatest honor. I'm just so happy that things turned out the way they did. |
We did a good job of picking up the pieces. I think we proved we can both fight with the best. Initially, I admit, it was a real disappointment. But we came back and I'm looking forward to moving on and trying to win another one. |
We've been together since we were 15 years old. We've come through so much. It's an incredible feeling. |
You have to pick up the pieces and pull yourself together. We wanted to make sure we took this chance today. |