How My Last Crazy Rodeo As a Downhill Ski Racer Ended My Career With a Bang

And this is why it happened.

I don’t talk much about my ordeal 31 years ago. Now I am ready to do so and to let you know (and “them” know I know) what happened.

I’d had a wild ride as a young ski racer growing up in Austria, with all the possible ups and downs.

I won most of my age group races from when I was 7 years old. I was (and still am, I think) the youngest ever British Senior Slalom Champion at 15.

In 1988 I went to the Calgary Olympic Games at the age of 18 and came in a respectable 21st in Slalom.

After that, I got cocky and started to think I was superman — I slacked, partied too much — my form dropped.

Luckily I managed to find my discipline again after a very stern talk from my parents. Thanks, guys!

I was good at the time, but not great — something had to change, or I was toast anyway at this stage. My parents (and company sponsor) enrolled me in training with the world’s best at that time — the Norwegian Ski Team.

Please read on here.