| PAGE Kevin (FRA) |
21,Apr,1975 Serre Chevallier
180cm / 88kg
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SKI: Rossignol
BOOTS: Lange
BINDING: Rossignol
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| Sestriere 03 SK-Ko 9th(WunStar) |
St.Moritz WM03 SL/14th |
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World Cup Ranking
General
1997/76th, 1998/90th, 1999/109th, 2000/-, 2001/-, 2002/-, 2003/104th,
Special
1997 SL/29th, 1998 SL/37th, 1999 SL/45th,
2003 SL/39th,
World Championships
2003 St.Moritz SL/14th.
Olympic Games
World Cup
| 9. |
SL: |
Sestriere 03-Ko, |
| 13. |
SL: |
Kranjska Gora 97, Sestriere 99, |
| 14. |
SL: |
Shiga Kogen 97, |
| 15. |
SL: |
Veysonnaz 98, |
| 16. |
SL: |
Yong Pyong 98, |
| 18. |
SL: |
Chamonix 97, Schladming 97, |
| 26. |
SL: |
Kitzbuhel 98, |
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Sestriere (ITA), December 16h - 2002 - It's a wonderful achievement that
France's Kevin Page celebrated this night in Sestriere where he became
the gwinStar of the Raceh in the men's KO-slalom in finishing 9th , his
best result ever in a World Cup race, after staring in 51st position .
Kevin can be quite proud of himself. The 27-year-old champion from nearby
Serre-Chevalier is no longer part of the French Ski Team and he has to pay all
his training expenses by himself with the help of his father Eric, a noted
ski-photographer who works for years on the World Cup tour .
Last week, Kevin was lucky enough to finish 4th in a Europa-Cup KO-slalom
in Italy's Oberregen, what qualified him for this KO-slalom. He was able
to make the best out of this selection and he qualified for the final run
along his team-mate Jean-Pierre Vidal, the 2002 Olympic Champion .
Then he took a maximum of risks as he tried to reach his first World Cup
podium but he skied out.Yet he has no regret - it was a good day for him
as he received a nice check from the Sestriere Organizing Committee as
well as the 50gr gold presented to the gwinStar of the Raceh in each
competition.
gThis is a wonderful day and I hope that I'll be able to remain on the
circuit for the coming slalomsh said the French veteran after the race.
gIt's funny because I haven't score a single point in the World Cup since
qualifying here for the last time in 1998. Apparently this hill brings
me luckh.
gIn the first run, I achieved a strong race to qualify then I took it
easier. I was lucky that my next rivals including the great Kjetil Aamodt
were not in their best days. Once I was in the Final I had no other choice
than to ski as fast as possible because an eventual podium would have meant
a lot for me and my staff. Then I burst out but that's part of the game.
I was sure to remain among the top-10. This will help me to dramatically
improve my position in the world rankings. Maybe I will be considered with
more attention by the French Federation. I trained for years with my personal
staff along Richard Gravier. We have a strong slalom team but I have nothing
to lose so I will take my chance if I get another one soonh. |
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