From
Johannes Knuth, Meribel
After the semi-finals, joy seemed to pave the way for the first cracks in the wall that ski racer Alexander Schmid had erected around his soul. He was sure of a medal now; in the final of the parallel individual race he could choose between gold and silver. It would be his first big booty in a major singles competition – but this time, Schmid said later, he wanted to do things a little differently than usual.