1 00:00:06,667 --> 00:00:10,547 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Weekend Sport podcast with Jason Vine 2 00:00:10,707 --> 00:00:11,907 Speaker 1: from News Talks edb. 3 00:00:12,667 --> 00:00:15,507 Speaker 2: Well a big resolve for Kiwi skare Alice Robinson this week, 4 00:00:15,627 --> 00:00:16,467 Speaker 2: winner of. 5 00:00:16,547 --> 00:00:23,947 Speaker 1: The silver medal representing you Zealer Allis rob it. 6 00:00:24,267 --> 00:00:28,867 Speaker 2: So Yes, indeed, she baged the silver medal in the 7 00:00:28,907 --> 00:00:33,347 Speaker 2: women's giant slalom at the Alpine Skiing World Championships in Sealbuch, 8 00:00:33,827 --> 00:00:36,987 Speaker 2: and she joins us now on news Talk zib Alisa, 9 00:00:37,067 --> 00:00:38,267 Speaker 2: thanks so much for your time. 10 00:00:38,427 --> 00:00:40,947 Speaker 3: Hi, Yeah, thanks for having me well, Alice. 11 00:00:40,667 --> 00:00:42,827 Speaker 2: A few days on from your silver medal and the 12 00:00:42,827 --> 00:00:47,067 Speaker 2: Giant Slalom World Championships in Austria, has it sunk in yet? 13 00:00:47,787 --> 00:00:51,187 Speaker 3: Yeah? No, it's It's been a really really awesome few days. 14 00:00:51,227 --> 00:00:55,027 Speaker 3: It's been busy and exciting, but yeah, it's just a 15 00:00:55,027 --> 00:00:57,627 Speaker 3: great feeling and just yeah, ready to get on with 16 00:00:57,707 --> 00:00:58,427 Speaker 3: the rest of the season. 17 00:00:58,467 --> 00:01:00,507 Speaker 2: Now, I guess did you feel like you've been in 18 00:01:00,587 --> 00:01:03,507 Speaker 2: good form leading into the World Championships. 19 00:01:03,827 --> 00:01:06,107 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think felt really good this whole season. I've 20 00:01:06,107 --> 00:01:10,147 Speaker 3: been really happy with where my skiings at, with my consistency, 21 00:01:10,267 --> 00:01:12,707 Speaker 3: and I just had to win a couple of weeks 22 00:01:12,707 --> 00:01:14,627 Speaker 3: before the World champ so I was feeling like I 23 00:01:14,707 --> 00:01:17,707 Speaker 3: was in a good spot, and yeah, it's been ski 24 00:01:17,787 --> 00:01:19,587 Speaker 3: racing and anything can happen on the day, so it 25 00:01:19,667 --> 00:01:22,227 Speaker 3: was just a great feeling to be in good form 26 00:01:22,267 --> 00:01:23,547 Speaker 3: and be able to execute as well. 27 00:01:24,147 --> 00:01:26,387 Speaker 2: I know in one interviewer story you mentioned the conditions 28 00:01:26,467 --> 00:01:29,867 Speaker 2: heading into the race and mentioning that were a little 29 00:01:29,907 --> 00:01:33,067 Speaker 2: bit tricky. What were they like for us and how 30 00:01:33,067 --> 00:01:34,027 Speaker 2: did you adapt? 31 00:01:34,267 --> 00:01:37,187 Speaker 3: Yeah, it was challenging. I guess I'd been quite cold 32 00:01:37,227 --> 00:01:40,067 Speaker 3: and winter like the last week or ten days before 33 00:01:40,107 --> 00:01:43,267 Speaker 3: the race, and the night before the race it was 34 00:01:43,347 --> 00:01:46,027 Speaker 3: raining and quite like foggy and wet, so the snow 35 00:01:46,667 --> 00:01:49,227 Speaker 3: changed a lot from the conditions that we were training on. 36 00:01:49,427 --> 00:01:53,067 Speaker 3: Was a lot more like spring conditions, like softer snow, 37 00:01:53,067 --> 00:01:56,067 Speaker 3: which I've always found quite challenging. So that was the 38 00:01:56,107 --> 00:01:57,827 Speaker 3: only thing I was a little bit nervous about was 39 00:01:57,907 --> 00:02:01,587 Speaker 3: the conditions. But I think I've learned, I mean, getting 40 00:02:01,587 --> 00:02:03,547 Speaker 3: better at being a bit more all rounded before the 41 00:02:03,547 --> 00:02:06,267 Speaker 3: difference so snow conditions. So I was happy with the 42 00:02:06,387 --> 00:02:08,867 Speaker 3: adjustments and I managed to make it work. 43 00:02:09,667 --> 00:02:13,227 Speaker 2: You sure did. You mentioned the winning Cromplatz a few 44 00:02:13,267 --> 00:02:15,227 Speaker 2: weeks ago. You got a top podium there in the 45 00:02:15,547 --> 00:02:19,187 Speaker 2: World Cup event. How big was that for your confidence 46 00:02:19,547 --> 00:02:21,547 Speaker 2: heading into the World Championships. 47 00:02:21,867 --> 00:02:23,547 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean it was so special. It was like 48 00:02:23,587 --> 00:02:26,747 Speaker 3: my first win in four years. I mean I had 49 00:02:26,987 --> 00:02:28,987 Speaker 3: a lot of podium form, but it was nice to 50 00:02:28,987 --> 00:02:31,827 Speaker 3: finally take that office, getting the win again. And it's 51 00:02:31,907 --> 00:02:34,387 Speaker 3: nice to go into a big event with yeah, with 52 00:02:34,507 --> 00:02:37,507 Speaker 3: a big confidence booster and something like that, and it's 53 00:02:37,547 --> 00:02:40,427 Speaker 3: good going. It's exciting going to these like World champs 54 00:02:40,427 --> 00:02:42,867 Speaker 3: and big events knowing you've got potential to do something. 55 00:02:43,707 --> 00:02:46,987 Speaker 2: What's changed, Alice? You mentioned the first win in four years, 56 00:02:47,027 --> 00:02:50,387 Speaker 2: which is fantastic in Cromplatz, and obviously a silver medal 57 00:02:50,907 --> 00:02:53,867 Speaker 2: here and now in a couple of days ago in Austria. 58 00:02:53,947 --> 00:02:56,707 Speaker 2: So what have you done to change and how tough 59 00:02:56,747 --> 00:03:01,507 Speaker 2: have the last four years been for you not getting 60 00:03:01,587 --> 00:03:02,987 Speaker 2: a victory under the belt. 61 00:03:03,867 --> 00:03:06,587 Speaker 3: Yeah, for sure. I think I had a cutoue quite 62 00:03:06,627 --> 00:03:09,667 Speaker 3: challenging years where I had a lot of crashes. It 63 00:03:09,747 --> 00:03:11,667 Speaker 3: kind of it was during like the COVID times. I 64 00:03:11,707 --> 00:03:14,787 Speaker 3: found really tough being so young and so far away 65 00:03:14,827 --> 00:03:17,427 Speaker 3: from home and then getting COVID and missing big events 66 00:03:17,467 --> 00:03:19,427 Speaker 3: and crashing a bit, and it was a bit of 67 00:03:19,427 --> 00:03:23,307 Speaker 3: a mess. And then I changed equipment and it took 68 00:03:23,307 --> 00:03:25,307 Speaker 3: me a year to kind of get that organized. And 69 00:03:25,347 --> 00:03:29,587 Speaker 3: then last the last season, this like last year and 70 00:03:29,667 --> 00:03:31,907 Speaker 3: this season have both been really good. Last year, I 71 00:03:31,947 --> 00:03:34,867 Speaker 3: was just second a lot, so I was in you know, 72 00:03:34,987 --> 00:03:37,147 Speaker 3: spots to be winning races, but I missed the book 73 00:03:37,227 --> 00:03:40,267 Speaker 3: and wins by like one one hundreds one time and 74 00:03:40,307 --> 00:03:43,467 Speaker 3: then by a couple of tenths another time, So it 75 00:03:43,587 --> 00:03:45,787 Speaker 3: was still good. I was still in really good form 76 00:03:45,827 --> 00:03:48,147 Speaker 3: last year and it was just nice to that the 77 00:03:48,227 --> 00:03:51,467 Speaker 3: hundreds went my way and I got a wed this 78 00:03:51,547 --> 00:03:53,187 Speaker 3: year and hopefully we'll see what happens. 79 00:03:52,907 --> 00:03:56,907 Speaker 2: Next on that. Changed to the equipment hat trick is 80 00:03:56,947 --> 00:04:01,227 Speaker 2: it to adjust to new equipment when you've become so 81 00:04:01,307 --> 00:04:04,987 Speaker 2: adapted to to one style and then going into new 82 00:04:04,987 --> 00:04:08,587 Speaker 2: equipment For leg people out there, just to explain for 83 00:04:08,707 --> 00:04:11,467 Speaker 2: us how tricky it is to get used to new 84 00:04:11,507 --> 00:04:13,587 Speaker 2: equipments on the slopes. 85 00:04:14,067 --> 00:04:17,147 Speaker 3: Yeah, so I switched to Solomon two years ago, and 86 00:04:17,827 --> 00:04:20,387 Speaker 3: it's definitely it's a huge adjustment. I mean, equipment's very 87 00:04:20,427 --> 00:04:23,787 Speaker 3: important and skew racing, and sometimes you can switch and 88 00:04:23,867 --> 00:04:26,507 Speaker 3: things work straight away, and then other times it takes 89 00:04:26,587 --> 00:04:29,147 Speaker 3: a process to you have to do a lot of testing, 90 00:04:29,187 --> 00:04:32,667 Speaker 3: a lot of trial and error with getting the equipment sorted. 91 00:04:32,707 --> 00:04:34,347 Speaker 3: So it did take me a bit of time to 92 00:04:34,387 --> 00:04:36,147 Speaker 3: get it sorted in it but now I'm like, have 93 00:04:36,267 --> 00:04:38,467 Speaker 3: it dialed in and it's good. But it's a big 94 00:04:38,507 --> 00:04:41,347 Speaker 3: process because it's, Yeah, you're changing pretty much everything, and 95 00:04:41,907 --> 00:04:44,027 Speaker 3: the brand that I've spot was using before I'd used 96 00:04:44,067 --> 00:04:46,427 Speaker 3: my whole life. So it was definitely a bit of adjustment, 97 00:04:46,547 --> 00:04:49,707 Speaker 3: just learning what works and trying out everything. But then 98 00:04:49,747 --> 00:04:50,907 Speaker 3: it's worked out for the best. 99 00:04:50,947 --> 00:04:54,747 Speaker 2: Now you're posting some great results. As we've discussed in 100 00:04:54,787 --> 00:04:57,947 Speaker 2: the Giant slalom, you obviously compete in the Super G 101 00:04:58,747 --> 00:05:01,467 Speaker 2: as well. Where are you at and that discipline and 102 00:05:01,627 --> 00:05:04,347 Speaker 2: is it fear to say that the Giant Slalom is 103 00:05:04,347 --> 00:05:06,467 Speaker 2: the favorite of the two disciplines. 104 00:05:06,387 --> 00:05:09,827 Speaker 3: Yeah. GS is where I've had pretty much all my 105 00:05:09,867 --> 00:05:13,707 Speaker 3: success success and so it's for sure my favorite. It's 106 00:05:14,147 --> 00:05:16,387 Speaker 3: more technical than Super G and it's where I've had 107 00:05:16,427 --> 00:05:20,547 Speaker 3: all my podiums and wins. And Super G and downhill 108 00:05:20,787 --> 00:05:24,467 Speaker 3: a bit more speed events and SUPERG. I've been kind 109 00:05:24,467 --> 00:05:26,267 Speaker 3: of chipping away at it for the last few years, 110 00:05:26,307 --> 00:05:28,147 Speaker 3: and I'd like to take that next step and be 111 00:05:28,227 --> 00:05:31,867 Speaker 3: on the podium. I just have been putting a bit 112 00:05:31,867 --> 00:05:34,307 Speaker 3: more focus on GS, but my goal is to be 113 00:05:34,907 --> 00:05:37,147 Speaker 3: as competitive in super G as I am in GS, 114 00:05:37,187 --> 00:05:39,387 Speaker 3: and I'm still working towards it and doing all the 115 00:05:39,387 --> 00:05:41,427 Speaker 3: World Cups and just trying to get better at that too. 116 00:05:42,187 --> 00:05:44,787 Speaker 2: Que Alpine scare Alice Robinson with US on Week in 117 00:05:44,947 --> 00:05:48,347 Speaker 2: Sport this afternoon on News Talk ZB. Alisa, obviously you've 118 00:05:48,387 --> 00:05:51,827 Speaker 2: detailed the difference is there, But does the confidence of 119 00:05:51,947 --> 00:05:55,067 Speaker 2: the good results in Giant slalom give you a little 120 00:05:55,067 --> 00:05:57,947 Speaker 2: bit more confidence as you head into the Super G 121 00:05:59,067 --> 00:06:03,067 Speaker 2: events now that you've got some podiums in the other discipline, Yeah, 122 00:06:03,107 --> 00:06:03,467 Speaker 2: for sure. 123 00:06:03,507 --> 00:06:05,747 Speaker 3: I mean they're they're very different, but there's i mean 124 00:06:05,827 --> 00:06:09,147 Speaker 3: they're still on skis and you're still making turns, so 125 00:06:09,427 --> 00:06:12,867 Speaker 3: it's different, but it's you definitely can carry the confidence 126 00:06:12,867 --> 00:06:16,827 Speaker 3: from GS over into that and it's I really enjoy 127 00:06:16,867 --> 00:06:19,147 Speaker 3: doing the speed events and then downhill again is another 128 00:06:19,187 --> 00:06:20,907 Speaker 3: event that I'm trying to come and chick away it 129 00:06:20,907 --> 00:06:23,747 Speaker 3: as well, but it's even higher speed. So for sure 130 00:06:23,827 --> 00:06:27,107 Speaker 3: confidence from GS translates over. But there's still a lot 131 00:06:27,107 --> 00:06:30,947 Speaker 3: of technical and tactical elements of super gene downhill, which 132 00:06:30,987 --> 00:06:32,147 Speaker 3: are quite different to GS. 133 00:06:32,467 --> 00:06:36,107 Speaker 2: You mentioned the season continues after the World Championship, So 134 00:06:36,387 --> 00:06:38,867 Speaker 2: what does the next few months look like for Alice 135 00:06:38,947 --> 00:06:40,707 Speaker 2: Robinson on the slopes. 136 00:06:41,307 --> 00:06:44,747 Speaker 3: Yeah, the next like five six weeks are pretty crazy. 137 00:06:45,627 --> 00:06:47,987 Speaker 3: We get pretty much straight back into it this week. 138 00:06:48,307 --> 00:06:50,947 Speaker 3: This coming week we've got to Giant Solm World Cups 139 00:06:50,987 --> 00:06:54,787 Speaker 3: in Italy on Friday and Saturday, so that's quite a 140 00:06:54,787 --> 00:06:58,347 Speaker 3: big weekend. And then we've got pretty much We've got 141 00:06:58,387 --> 00:07:02,347 Speaker 3: speed races and Norway, then another GS race in Sweden, 142 00:07:02,387 --> 00:07:04,467 Speaker 3: then back to Italy for another speed race, and then 143 00:07:04,907 --> 00:07:06,747 Speaker 3: finally at the end of March, we have the World 144 00:07:06,787 --> 00:07:09,987 Speaker 3: Cup finals in Sun Valley in the US, so heading 145 00:07:10,027 --> 00:07:12,147 Speaker 3: back over there and then we're wrapped up at the 146 00:07:12,227 --> 00:07:14,387 Speaker 3: end of March. But yeah, every weekend now till the 147 00:07:14,467 --> 00:07:16,707 Speaker 3: end of March has got a World Cup event. Tom 148 00:07:16,787 --> 00:07:18,467 Speaker 3: solo doesn't really stop. 149 00:07:19,427 --> 00:07:21,787 Speaker 2: We're under a year now from the Olympic Games, the 150 00:07:21,827 --> 00:07:26,147 Speaker 2: Winter Olympics in twenty twenty six in Milan, Courtina. In fact, 151 00:07:26,147 --> 00:07:29,667 Speaker 2: they'll be on this time in a year exactly. So 152 00:07:30,667 --> 00:07:33,187 Speaker 2: to the recent run of results give you some confidence, 153 00:07:33,227 --> 00:07:35,507 Speaker 2: I mean a long way out of course, but as 154 00:07:35,547 --> 00:07:38,947 Speaker 2: you eye that way down the track that you know 155 00:07:39,027 --> 00:07:42,347 Speaker 2: you're on the right track, so to speak. Yeah, for sure. 156 00:07:42,387 --> 00:07:45,867 Speaker 3: I mean I'm just taking every race break by race 157 00:07:45,867 --> 00:07:50,187 Speaker 3: and not thinking too much about Cortina and the Olympics 158 00:07:50,187 --> 00:07:51,747 Speaker 3: as yet, but for sure it's always the back of 159 00:07:51,827 --> 00:07:54,387 Speaker 3: my mind, and they're definitely starting to get a bit 160 00:07:54,427 --> 00:07:57,267 Speaker 3: more talk about it coming up. But yeah, still a 161 00:07:56,907 --> 00:07:59,547 Speaker 3: lot to do before then, so you can start worrying 162 00:07:59,547 --> 00:08:01,467 Speaker 3: about those results next year. 163 00:08:01,907 --> 00:08:03,707 Speaker 2: Well, going to plan Alis, this will be your third 164 00:08:03,747 --> 00:08:06,747 Speaker 2: Olympic Games next year, after visits in twenty eighteen and 165 00:08:06,787 --> 00:08:10,707 Speaker 2: twenty twenty two. Will you use you know, ideas of 166 00:08:10,747 --> 00:08:13,027 Speaker 2: how you win at those games and how you prepared 167 00:08:13,027 --> 00:08:15,707 Speaker 2: for those games. Will you put that into your preparation 168 00:08:15,867 --> 00:08:19,227 Speaker 2: of how you get ready for next year's Olympic Games. 169 00:08:19,787 --> 00:08:21,427 Speaker 3: I think I'll probably just be doing more of the 170 00:08:21,467 --> 00:08:23,947 Speaker 3: same of what I've been doing these last couple of years, 171 00:08:23,987 --> 00:08:26,907 Speaker 3: and we have like a World Cup schedule that we 172 00:08:26,987 --> 00:08:29,347 Speaker 3: do every year, and for me at the Olympics next year, 173 00:08:29,347 --> 00:08:31,027 Speaker 3: I'm not going to treat it any differently to another 174 00:08:31,067 --> 00:08:33,627 Speaker 3: World Cup race. So I'm just going to be doing 175 00:08:33,627 --> 00:08:35,227 Speaker 3: more of the same. It's going to be easy. It's 176 00:08:35,227 --> 00:08:37,387 Speaker 3: in a venue that I've been to plenty of times, 177 00:08:37,427 --> 00:08:39,507 Speaker 3: and I know the area really well and I know 178 00:08:39,547 --> 00:08:41,227 Speaker 3: the slope, so I'm just going to be taking it. 179 00:08:41,227 --> 00:08:43,747 Speaker 3: It's just another race. And then it's just special that 180 00:08:43,827 --> 00:08:45,667 Speaker 3: you get to have the Olympic rings and you get 181 00:08:45,707 --> 00:08:48,347 Speaker 3: to represent New Zealand, but for me, the preparation is 182 00:08:48,347 --> 00:08:49,067 Speaker 3: going to be the same. 183 00:08:49,547 --> 00:08:52,067 Speaker 2: Fantastic. Well, we look forward to the Olympics and your 184 00:08:52,187 --> 00:08:54,987 Speaker 2: competition in there, but for the time being, we look 185 00:08:55,027 --> 00:08:57,987 Speaker 2: forward to hearing about and seeing your results on the 186 00:08:57,987 --> 00:09:01,107 Speaker 2: slopes in the coming weeks for the rest of your season. 187 00:09:01,107 --> 00:09:03,267 Speaker 2: Alis Robinson, thank you very much for your time here 188 00:09:03,307 --> 00:09:06,987 Speaker 2: on News Talk ZB this afternoon. Thank you see seeyep, 189 00:09:07,027 --> 00:09:10,187 Speaker 2: that's Alice Robinson joining us on Weekend Sport this afternoon. 190 00:09:10,227 --> 00:09:13,107 Speaker 2: Here we Alpine Scare and you're finding some real form 191 00:09:13,227 --> 00:09:16,427 Speaker 2: at the moment, which is fantastic. I know. She's, as 192 00:09:16,467 --> 00:09:18,427 Speaker 2: she mentioned there, sort of had a few ups and 193 00:09:18,427 --> 00:09:21,347 Speaker 2: downs in the last few years and burst onto the scene. 194 00:09:22,307 --> 00:09:24,707 Speaker 2: Had struggled for a bit around COVID. Great to see 195 00:09:24,707 --> 00:09:27,987 Speaker 2: her back and competing well for New Zealand and you 196 00:09:27,987 --> 00:09:30,587 Speaker 2: look a year a here a sole ahead. Some of 197 00:09:30,587 --> 00:09:35,507 Speaker 2: those names Zoe Sadowski, Sint Nico Portius, Alice Robinson, Luca 198 00:09:35,547 --> 00:09:38,507 Speaker 2: Harrington's been doing some great stuff as well, and there 199 00:09:38,507 --> 00:09:41,147 Speaker 2: are probably a couple of others that I'm neglecting to mention. 200 00:09:43,987 --> 00:09:45,867 Speaker 2: It seems a long time ago since New Zealand had 201 00:09:45,907 --> 00:09:50,787 Speaker 2: that one solitary Winter Olympics middle and you know with 202 00:09:51,107 --> 00:09:55,587 Speaker 2: Analie Coberger in the nineties, great success in twenty eighteen, 203 00:09:55,707 --> 00:09:59,747 Speaker 2: twenty twenty two, better again. What my twenty twenty six 204 00:09:59,787 --> 00:10:02,867 Speaker 2: bring Milan Quartine I think starts around the sixth of 205 00:10:02,947 --> 00:10:07,507 Speaker 2: February next year. 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