Paris: “Winning on this track is a question of feeling”

Dominik master in the Bormio descent for the sixth time. Today the supergiant Record of successes on the same track “Tomba compliments me”

«A question of feeling. Don’t ask me how I always win here, I don’t know ». Because love is not commanded. It’s a question of feeling. Those who drive Dominik Paris when he goes down to Bormio on the Stelvio, his home, his favorite sheet of ice, on which yesterday he served the sixth magic downhill, the seventh of his career. A record. The blue is the champion who has won the most in free on the same track. By beating the former Swiss ace Didier Cuche, who boasts five successes in Kitzbuehel, and the icon Franz Klammer, author of a prestigious poker on the Saslong in Val Gardena, on a par with Kristina Ghedina. But Paris, carabiniere from Val d’Ultimo, father of Niko aged 3 and Lio aged 1 and 8 months, makes modesty one of his main features, and immediately stops any celebration. “Numbers and statistics don’t interest me. I will watch them when I am retired. On this ice it is always a war. Sure, you have to have the right tactic, but it’s the energy that makes the difference. You have to put everything you have ». And he has a lot to give to this white runway that enhances his talent and mastery at over 100km / h.

Dominik’s umbilical cord with the «Stelvio» resists despite his 32 years, a perfect age for a downhill skier. Because, as the technicians explain, you gain experience over the years, you know how to study the track, when to apply the brake and when to push. In short, the captain of the blue jet-men is ready to win again. The secret dream is the downhill world cup, a goal that also puts in front of the Olympic medal. Bizarre choice for an athlete. Not for him who sees in the crystal ball the prize for the constancy and career of those who, from the age of three, face descents and jumps. Always with joy. «Skiing is my greatest passion. It even surpasses that of heavy metal music ». Domme is now at the top of the specialty ranking, taking advantage of the exit of the Swiss Beat Feuz, the most difficult friend-rival in the cup race. Show off the smile and the mood of the best days under the eyes of Alberto Tomba who still leads the ranking of the most winning Italians with 50 successes, while Paris yesterday added the icing n ° 20, reaching a myth such as Pirmin Zurbriggen in the ranking of multiple victors fast disciplines. “What did he tell me? Nothing, he complimented me. The secret here? I made the difference at Carcentina, then in the end I was wrong but it was enough. The track is tough and beautiful to ski ».

Today another race, another dream from 11.30 with the supergiant (Dominik starts with the n.6). The track is challenging but this Paris can afford the luxury of doing an encore. And in forty days there is the Beijing Olympics, where no one has tried the track. The last of the problems for the blue, awaited at the real maturity test. The difficulty will rather be digesting the change in situation, food, habits and overcoming the collective fear of the virus. his, in fact. –