French Perrine Laffont, who was a two-time world mogul skiing champion in Bakuriani (Georgia) at the end of February, ended the 2023 season with two final World Cup victories on Friday 17 March and Saturday 18 March in Almaty (Kazakhstan). A high point at the end of winter, which enabled him to add two globes (best place overall and in the parallel competition) to a collection that already comprised seven specimens.

A year after her failure at the Beijing Olympics, she finished fourth as the defending champion^e Place – says the 24-year-old Ariégeoise The world which allowed him to find the path to success. And make it one of the finest records in French skiing (30 World Cup victories, five world titles and 9 crystal globes).

This season, perhaps the most successful in terms of results, isn’t it ultimately the best of your career?

It’s hard to classify them, to say which is the most beautiful. This post-Olympic season was complicated, we had to rebuild with new staff. And it worked right away. I only miss one podium in twelve races – I’m fourth [à Val St-Come, au Canada, le 27 janvier]. And to do doubles at the world championships, to be the top skier at the world championships, that’s a lot of achievement in a single season. It is certain that I have searched very, very far and I am very proud of it.

I never let go of anything. Every weekend it was a big fight with Anri and Jak.[la Japonaise Anri Kawamura et l’Australienne Jakara Anthony, championne olympique 2022, étaient les principales rivales de Perrine Laffont cet hiver]. Mentally it was long, it’s four months of pressure. To have lasted until the end and to finish with two wins is great.

You say it, you made a great end of the season. What are the “recipes” for your return to the top?

In the off-season, I changed my entire staff: fitness trainer, trainer, mental coach. Everyone had reached the end of what they could give to the group. Suddenly it really was a blank slate with a new way of working, a construction throughout the season. We made small adjustments at every race. In the deer valley [aux Etats-Unis, le 4 février], I get my first victory. There we understand how it should work. We apply it to Valmalenco [en Italie, une semaine plus tard] ; i win too I come to the worlds with the right recipe to make it work… and it works.

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