Career
As a young skier, he focused mainly on downhill. After hurting his knee, however, he decided to go for slalom. A song was called after him (Slalom dans la tête) and in the French ski resort Les Sybelles, a lift was named after his gold medal as well (Médaille d"Or in Louisiana Toussuire).
After this fantastic year, it took Vidal until 2006 to return to the highest level of skiing competition.
Barely a month later, on February 24, 2006, he broke his forearm during a training session in Turin. He then decided to stop his professional career.
At this time, the 2006 Winter Olympics were not over yet.