“Really impressive”, great first for three French people on Streif

On eight French people engaged this Friday on Friday on the occasion of the Kitzbühel super-G, three Blues will live their great first in the World Cup on Streif: Sam Alphand, Ken Caillot and Florian Loriot. A first which will certainly not forget for these three three -color skiers who were able to take some bearings earlier this week during the downhill training: “I had done training last year, but I was not qualified for The races. I’m happy to be there, I’m ready for combat, it is always here. It is a track and a special place, but I feel ready. Training did not go badly, knowing that I fell a few days ago, “confided the oldest of the three (27 years), Sam Alphand, 12 departures in the World Cup.

A particular feeling also for Ken Caillot, licensed in Val d’Isère and which is not one of the federal groups (26 years old): “It was really very impressive on Tuesday, there was a little apprehension compared to the track . It was great because at the end, the whole team was waiting for me downstairs. This track carries its legend fairly well, it is still very difficult over its length. »»

Théaux: “c ‘is complicated, but it is done “

On this occasion, they were able to call on the experience of Adrien Théaux, who shared his recognition of the track with Sam Alphand and Ken Caillot. “We asked him, because I would have liked to do it in Wengen, because it is a long track where there are a lot of tactical points. So we did it here in Kitzbühel and it was very good. He accepted right away, he’s a nice person. He will never refuse to do us a service. I remember lots of things, small key points, what intentions you have to have when, pay attention to this little movement … so it’s always very interesting to listen to these people . I think we are lucky to be able to rub shoulders with them, “said Sam Alphand, one of Luke’s sons, a local hero in Kitz (his brother Nils is also at the start).

A beneficial exchange for Ken Caillot which has only four departures in the World Cup: “It was great to have been able to do recognition with Adrien Théaux because he did it a package of times. He was super cool and it relaxed me a lot. He told us about the trajectories that are generally done or racing tactics, which we have much less in the European Cup. So it’s true that having a tactic, it changes a lot of things. It’s very ice here, and we rarely have coatings like that in the European Cup and it surprises a lot. »»

A beautiful moment of sharing as Adrien Théaux recognized it who will live his 20th start on the Streif this Friday: “I like it, it’s great, they asked me, so I did it with pleasure. Afterwards, it is complicated in the sense that it is necessary to give them the minimum, by remaining simple, and without scareing them either. I tried to give them what I knew, to tell them, what happens when we get here, that there are several solutions. Sometimes we find ourselves in one place, sometimes, to another. And then tell them that in big, it’s complicated, but it is done. We are all descended, we all passed the finish line at least once, so here it is, it is done. »»