ɔːlðˈoʊ hiː kˈɑːnsəntɹˌeɪɾᵻd ɔnðə tˈɛknɪkəl ᵻvˈɛnts, hiː dˈɪd əkˈeɪʒənəli kəmpˈiːt ɪnðɪ ˈoʊnli spˈiːd ᵻvˈɛnt ʌvðɪ ˈiəɹə, ðə dˈaʊnhɪl ðə sˈuːpɚdʒˈiː wʌz nˌɑːt ɹˈʌn ɔnðə wˈɜːld kˈʌp sˈɜːkɪt ʌntˈɪl dᵻsˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː.
Although he concentrated on the technical events, he did occasionally compete in the only speed event of the era, the downhill (the Super-G was not run on the World Cup circuit until December 1982).