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For a few years, Marc Rochat (31) had a noble title that no ski racer would want: the Vaudois was called the “failure king”.
In fact, his record between December 9, 2017 and January 29, 2019 was scandalous. During this phase, the son of famous lawyer and ex-Swiss ski vice-president Jean Philipp Rochat was eliminated from 16 of the 20 World Cup slaloms. The result: Rochat was deported from the World Cup team to the European Cup team.
Rochat admits that “there were some situations where I almost quit.” In the end, it was a simple saying that saved his career. “Four years ago I downloaded a photo onto my cell phone that said, “Carry on another day.” Every time I wanted to give up, I reminded myself of this saying. On certain days I did that fifteen times.”
Rochat is now also a case for the screen
An Austrian also became an important supporter for Rochat during this phase. We are talking about the Tyrolean Wolfi Auderer, who leads the second slalom group at Swiss Ski. Auderer stabilized Rochat’s turbulent driving style.
The former failure guarantee is now one of the most consistent slalom specialists. He has been shut out once in the past 12 months (at Palisades Tahoe). And the first World Cup podium place is getting closer. After finishing fourth at the last World Cup final in Andorra, missing third place by 39 hundredths, he finished fifth in the slalom on the Adelboden Chuenisbärgli, almost two tenths behind the “Stockerl”. “Although it wasn’t enough for the podium, I will celebrate this position with a beer or maybe two,” Rochat explains with a grin.
The hobby guitarist from Lausanne is currently causing a sensation not only on the ski slopes, but also on the big screen. Last winter he was accompanied by the cameras of two Steven Spielberg students, Basil Schneeberger and Nolan Büchi. The result is an impressive documentary film called “La Roche”, which will be shown at the Solothurn Film Festival next week. The film will later be shown at film festivals in Los Angeles and Toronto.
The resurrection of the fallen world champion
The biography of Rochat’s teammate Luca Aerni (30) is also film-worthy. In 2017, the Bernese with Valais roots sensationally became the combined world champion at the World Championships in St. Moritz. As a result, he was repeatedly slowed down by back problems. But now Aerni is doing better than she has in a long time. “Since last summer I have been able to complete my full training schedule without complaints,” says the 30-year-old.
And that is why Aerni, a passionate YB fan, is now regularly in the top 15 again. After 13th place in Madonna di Campiglio, he finished in 8th place in Adelboden. Daniel Yule (10), Loïc Meillard (12) and Ramon Zenhäuser round off the good Swiss team result. The Austrian Manuel Feller, who won his second slalom victory in Chuenisbärgli this winter, also has a federal connection. “My two children have Swiss passports because my wife’s family is from Arosa.”
Source : Blick
I’m Emma Jack, a news website author at 24 News Reporters. I have been in the industry for over five years and it has been an incredible journey so far. I specialize in sports reporting and am highly knowledgeable about the latest trends and developments in this field.
