▁to ▁ass ure ▁he ▁would ▁win ▁a ▁fifth ▁medal . ▁He ▁finished ▁a ▁sc ant ▁ 0 . 1 1 ▁seconds ▁behind ▁K alle ▁Pal ander ▁of ▁Finland ▁over ▁two ▁runs . ▁Ref lect ing ▁on ▁his ▁performance ▁that ▁day ▁and ▁the ▁entire ▁fort night ▁in ▁Colorado , ▁K jus ▁said ▁" I ▁always ▁try ▁my ▁best , ▁but ▁I ▁could ▁never ▁have ▁dream ed ▁... ▁maybe ▁I ▁could ▁have ▁sk ied ▁faster ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁run , ▁but ▁I ▁didn ' t ▁want ▁to ▁be ▁too ▁ag gress ive . ▁I ▁knew ▁I ▁could ▁get ▁a ▁pod ium , ▁and ▁that ' s ▁all ▁I ▁wanted ." ▁He ▁missed ▁winning ▁all ▁five ▁gold ▁med als ▁by ▁a ▁combined ▁total ▁of ▁slightly ▁more ▁than ▁half ▁a ▁second ▁( 0 . 5 8 ▁seconds ). ▁Most ▁impress ively , ▁he ▁performed ▁the ▁fe at ▁while ▁suffering ▁from ▁a ▁ch est ▁in fection ▁which ▁had ▁do gg ed ▁him ▁all ▁winter ▁and ▁often ▁left ▁him ▁c ough ing ▁and ▁whe ez ing ▁at ▁the ▁bottom ▁of ▁courses . ▁ ▁Those ▁who ▁have ▁seen ▁the ▁live - bro ad cast ing ▁of ▁his ▁sl alom ▁at ▁the ▁La uber horn ▁race ▁in ▁W engen , ▁Switzerland , ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁will ▁never ▁forget ▁how ▁he ▁got ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁starting ▁gate , ▁got ▁caught ▁with ▁the ▁tip ▁of ▁his ▁right ▁ski , ▁went ▁backwards ▁through ▁the ▁first ▁gate ▁and ▁finished ▁third ▁in ▁the ▁end ▁– ▁his ▁best ▁World