Alpine skiing-Slalom World Cup 支持する／優勝者 Braathen retires at 23
Oct 27 (Reuters) - Norway's 統治するing World Cup slalom 支持する／優勝者 Lucas Braathen 発表するd his surprise 退職 at the age of 23 on Friday, the eve of the new Alpine ski season, and said he felt 解放する／自由な for the first time in years.
"I retire. I told my team mates yesterday," the 勝利者 of five World Cup races told reporters in the Austrian 訴える手段／行楽地 of Soelden where he took the first 勝利，勝つ of his career in a 巨大（な） slalom in 2020.
"I'm done. I am a person that has always followed my own dreams and what makes me the happiest...for the first time in at least half a year, I'm happy after making this 決定／判定勝ち（する）. For the first time in years, I feel 解放する／自由な.
"I'm going to go on my little 旅行 on my own now to try to find out what my next 旅行 is, and I'm so excited for that," 追加するd the スキーヤー, who has a Brazilian mother and attracted attention with his painted nails and colourful 着せる／賦与するing.
The news, which followed 報告（する）／憶測d 論争s between the スキーヤー and the Norwegian 連合 over image 権利s, stunned his compatriots.
"I received word of Lucas's 決定／判定勝ち（する） just before the 圧力（をかける） 会議／協議会 began, and this （機の）カム as a 完全にする surprise to both me and the 残り／休憩（する） of the support team," Eurosport 引用するd the Norwegian Alpine sports director Claus Johan Ryste as 説.
The season starts in Soelden on Saturday with a women's 巨大（な） slalom, followed by the men on Sunday. (報告（する）／憶測ing by Alan Baldwin in London, editing by Ed Osmond)
