Swiss Ski protested against Tina Maze!

(Si), the Swiss team leader presented after the World Cup super-G of the women on Sunday in Bad Kleinkirchheim (NC) a protest. She suspected that the inside of the suit's second Slovenian Tina Maze classified coated with plastic, and therefore was non-compliant.

The FIS does the dress, the permeability according to the Austrian news agency APA after a first examination, the requirements, has now analyzed by an external company. "The protest is not directed against Tina Maze. The point is that no one can gain an advantage can," coach Stefan Abplanalp departure told the sports information.

Should the appeal be upheld, would Fraenzi Aufdenblatten (fourth of the race) to advance to the podium, Lara Gut (5) and Dominique Gisin (7) would also win a position.

TRANSLATION: Swiss TV uses a drone

mra . The transfer of the Lauberhorn race for the Swiss television has long been a highlight and international calling card.


The drone on Thursday while training in use. (Photo Keystone)
The pictures are spectacular and impressive every year. The sequence where the driver is seen flying from the back of the dog hair and plunges into the depths are unmatched. But now the director Beni Giger can once again come up with something new: a drone, equipped with a camera, the driver follows the passage Hundschopf! Giger: "A man stands on the dog hair and can steer by remote control, the drone is also the camera. swivel. " So if the driver of the flying object will not be frightened or distracted, the drone is flying behind them. Due to the weather report on Saturday in the transfer of Lauberhornrennen again grandiose images supplied in the rooms - with new drone, which has its main sample is already in the combined downhill on Friday.

ÖSV (AUT) Gstrein coach broke the rules in Wengen

APA. Men's ski coach Rainer Gstrein on Saturday has caused a stir in Wengen. The Tyrolean, shortly before the start of the World Cup downhill in-house with a shovel before changes in horn-silver jump. FIS race director Guenter Hujara called it a "clear rule violation." The verdict was still only Hujaras: "Rainer, a round of beer for all coaches."

"Only members of the jury can decide to change the track. If a coach abgräbt a jump, then that's a clear rule violation," explained Hujara. The German then added however: "We looked at the case very closely the results of his work was very good.."

Gstrein took the "punishment" and also commented on his approach. Thus he had to consult with athletes like Didier Cuche or arrivistes Klaus Kroell before the race even more quickly defused a small "snap". "I'm sorry but that I had violated the rules," said Gstrein, including Raich is one of the closest confidants of Benjamin, and as Clerk of the World Cup competitions in Sölden works.

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Sorry to say, Kitz weather forecast looks really bad. Rain & snow the whole weekend. #buzzkill

Swiss Didier Cuche in the best training in Kitzbuehel

Si. Didier Cuche will have a say in this year by winning the classic race. In the first session of downhill in Kitzbühel, he occupies third place behind two Austrians

In Wengen last he had to leave as a defeated man. With 15 square Cuche had been heaped on the Lauberhorn an unexpected setback, but now the test of courage on the Hahnenkamm follows, and since the 37-year-old New Burger is in the element. Here he has in the past alone four times already won the downhill in the last four years, winning the downhill was called with one exception (2009 Dider Défago) always Cuche. In the first exercise he committed while driving a time-consuming error in the exit from the steep slope, but he was best placed behind Klaus Kroell and Mario Scheiber Swiss. 66 hundredths of Romand lost to the best time.

Beat Feuz, since last weekend thanks to his victory at the current No. 1 of the Lauberhorn downhill guild, it still left a little more cautious approach. For him, resulted in 25th place, what a view on the race must not worry. Feuz starts only the third time for downhill classics in Tyrol, a good technician but he would also drive this distance - experience or not.

The first training session was scheduled at short notice on Tuesday already, because the weather forecasts can be expected from Thursday worse weather. Scheduled for Friday is a super-G, then follows the departure on Saturday. The program will be completed as usual with the slalom, which is, together with the departure of the combination.

Kitzbühel (N). First training for a World Cup downhill of the men from Saturday: 1 Klaus Kroell (NC) 1:59,33. Second Mario Scheiber (Aut) 0.19 back. Third Didier Cuche (Swi) 0.66. 4th Bode Miller (USA) 0.82. 5th Andrej Sporn (Sln) 0.85. 6th Aksel Lund Svindal (No) 0.87. Furthermore, the other Swiss: 10 Didier Défago and Patrick Kung, 1.25. 12th Silvan Zurbriggen 1.30. 25th Beat Feuz 2.24. 31st Marc Gisin 2.93. 33rd Ambrosi Hoffmann 3.02. 35th Carlo Janka 3.21. 40th Vitus Lüönd 3.76. - Disqualified: Tobias Green Fields.

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19.01.2012 145 Kitzbuehel AUT Downhill M TRA Cancelled

Final downhill training in Kitzbuehel canceled

Si. The final practice for the World Cup downhill in Kitzbuehel men fails. The organizing committee preserves the "Streif" for the race of the weekend.

Due to high temperatures, the slopes had to be closed on Thursday at the Hahnenkamm. Race Director Günter Hujara wanted in terms of the three races on Friday (Super G), arrive Saturday (departure) and Sunday (slalom) no risk. The two previous tests had favored Klaus Kroell (NC) and the Neuchâtel Didier Cuche won.

Didier Cuche: The worker, who was Swiss of the Year!

By Werner iron ring

(Si) at the end of this winter a great career is definitely over. Didier Cuche was known in Kitzbühel his resignation at the end of season.

At a press conference in Kitzbuehel announced the 37-year-old Neuchâtel, that he will move to the finals in March, an end to his career. The place was chosen appropriately. In Kitzbühel Cuche celebrated five of his 18 World Cup victories.


Didier Cuche: But a bit of emotion. (Photo Keystone)
Alone four times won the downhill on the Streif Cuche, so he stands on a level with record winner Franz Klammer. Once he also triumphed in the Super-G. "For me it is very important that I can announce my withdrawal decision here. This really all started for me." Kitzbühel is the place where he could climb onto the podium for the first time a World Cup competition. He did it the same as the winner: On 23 January 1998, he won a sprint race in two heats. Cuche was particularly successful in recent years. Since 2008, he won three of the last four runs on the Hahnenkamm.

"Since last spring, I've always dealt with the question of the date of cancellation. After the Olympic Games in 2010, I've always left open, as long as I do even more. I'm still always very happy to ski, and if it was up to the joy, I would go with even 60 yet, "Cuche said at the press conference. "But eventually there comes a moment just to say goodbye. The decision has matured slowly and has nothing to do with the results of the last few weeks to do." Until Wednesday night did not even know the head coach that he will lose his veteran.


Huge appreciation in the population
Cuche comes with the end of winter, the large figure on the downhill section. Since 2007 he has brought four times the small crystal, with which the best skier of the season is excellent. With it also occurs and the athlete of the year, and - this honor he received last weekend - even from the Swiss of the Year. These are signs of the enormous esteem in which enjoys the bald Neuchâtel in the Swiss population.

Cuche, however, always remained a deprived. In the descent, which he mastered in the last season, he had gold in the Olympic Games or World Championships always failed. Twice (2009 and 2011) he had to settle for silver championship. In the super-G, however, he secured the world title in 2009, with just one second ahead. So in that division, in which he had eleven long years before Escapes before. 1998 at the Olympic Games in Nagano, in his very first big event, he won silver in the same division, and thus his only Olympic medal.

Between 1998 and Nagano Val d'Isere in 2009 were not only years of bliss. Cuche was indeed mostly a reliable value, but often separated him from the great success of a few hundredths. But he always gave his best when trying to go down to the Swiss ski lurching ship does not leave. 's why he has accepted the criticism with which the Swiss skiers were covered in less successful times, very difficult to do.

As most extraordinary moments he described in Kitzbühel not his medal winnings, but two of his World Cup victory: "My giant slalom win in Adelboden, where I could win by a wide margin, and my first win in Kitzbuehel - those two things have remained with me especially." In both places the ski racing in a very special way is lived, what moves the most emotional Cuche.


Hard worker, great warrior
Cuche will remain but also as a great fighter and dogged in memory, which let it get not even through injuries and setbacks. In the 90 years he retired to multiple bone fractures, and in January 2005 he had to pause for a torn ACL for some time. But Cuche came back and was getting better with age.

Osi Inglin head coach knows that will occur with the retirement of a large gap Cuche: ".. On the one hand, due to its results in many races he has brought the coals from the fire, some balance would have looked like without him, much less pretty." Approaching "His way to the training, whether with respect to physical preparation, or for questions about material Cuche was always one of the orient, the others were in training everyone knew: More importantly Inglin seems but a different aspect.. If he in the range of Cuche was, he could not be so bad. "

Cuche also set new standards as a tinkerer and perfectionist. As "very betreungs-intensive," called him Inglin, "for it must always agree everything to the point, he always seeks the optimum. This distinguishes him. With a Cuche have to invest as a coach every day for fifteen minutes. For a Didier Défago often reach 30 seconds. " With Cuche comes from a hard worker, someone who the fans have loved not least.

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20.01.2012 146 Kitzbuehel AUT Super G M WC Cancelled

The record winner on the Streif in Kitzbühel

(Si), the record winner of World Cup downhill in Kitzbuehel (since 1967):

5 victories:
Didier Cuche / Sz (1998, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012)

4 wins:
Franz Klammer / NE (1975, 1976, 1977, 1984)

3 wins:
Karl Schranz / NE (1969, 1972, 1972)
Pirmin Zurbriggen / Sz (1985, 1985, 1987)
Franz Heinzer / Sz (1991, 1992, 1992)
Luc Alphand / Fri (1995, 1995, 1997)