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Ammann flies to success in Four Hills event

This content was published on Jan 1, 2011 The four-time Olympic gold medal winner finished ahead of Pavel Karelin of Russia and Adam Malysz of Poland in swirling conditions in Germany on Saturday. Ammann took advantage of temporarily quiet winds in Garmisch-Partenkirchen for a winning jump – the competition was limited to one – of 131.0 meters and 142.1 points. “It really took a long…

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Thousands take to streets for New Year

This content was published on Jan 1, 2011 However, events were marred in some places by fights, incidents and small fires. Zurich’s hoteliers held their traditional firework display on the shores of the lake and attracted around 170,000 people. In Basel the fireworks were also mostly privately financed, with free mulled wine being handed out as well. In Bern people were able to enjoy an…

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Russian club wins Davos ice-hockey event

This content was published on Dec 31, 2010 The Russian side defeated Team Canada 4-3 in regular time on Friday, succeeding Dynamo Minsk which won the competition – known as the Spengler Cup – last year. Both Swiss club sides – local HC Davos and Servette Geneva HC – had crashed out of the tournament in the semifinals on Thursday. The Spengler Cup…

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Geneva records a baby boom in 2010

This content was published on Dec 31, 2010 As of midday on Friday, 4,006 babies had been born in Switzerland’s biggest maternity ward, according to the hospital’s head midwife. She said that the grand total was likely to reach 4,010 by midnight. Over the past decade, there has been a significant rise in the number of births at the University Hospital. Some 2,400…

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Coach behind ski team revival stepping down

This content was published on Dec 31, 2010 Martin Rufener, 51, said he would not renew his contract with Swiss Ski for next season, opting to work for a private aviation company instead. “With Martin Rufener we are losing a very competent boss,” Dierk Beisel, head of Swiss Ski’s competitive sport section said. “Martin took over the team during a very difficult time.…

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Swiss hockey hopes put on ice in Davos

This content was published on Dec 31, 2010 The Canadians dominated action on Thursday with a 4-0 win over 14-time winner HC Davos. Earlier in the day St Petersburg dispatched Servette Geneva 4-3 in overtime. Josh Holden and Pascal Pelletier connected in the first period while Mark Bell and Jean-Pierre Vigier scored in the second to seal the Canadian victory. The North Americans…

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Zurich Hells Angels are “not a crime syndicate”

This content was published on Dec 30, 2010 However, five members of the group will be accused of drug dealing, racketeering and attempted kidnapping as a result of the Federal Prosecutors Office investigation. The defendants reject the allegations. “Suspicions that the Hells Angels, or at least a core group of the club, act as a crime syndicate could not be corroborated,” the Federal…

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Highest, longest, first in 2010

This content was published on Dec 30, 2010 After 15 years of work, Switzerland made the last breakthrough in the longest rail tunnel in the world. The Gotthard base tunnel in southern Switzerland is 57 kilometres long. When it opens in 2017, the tunnel will shave one-and-a-half hours off the Zurich-Milan journey. Reporting on the October breakthrough ceremony, the Financial Times noted the…

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Ammann suffers setback in Four Hills event

This content was published on Dec 29, 2010 The four-time Olympic gold medal winner finished behind Austria’s Thomas Morgenstern, Matti Hautamäki of Finland and another Austrian, Manuel Fettner, in Oberstdorf on Wednesday. Ammann totalled 259.8 points – nearly 30 points behind Morgenstern. Experts say it might be difficult for the Swiss star to make up for the setback in the three remaining competitions.…

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Swiss downhill success at Bormio

This content was published on Dec 29, 2010 Michael Walchhofer of Austria finished Wednesday’s descent in the Italian resort in 1:59:66, his third victory of the season. The two were the only ones to come in in under two minutes. Another Swiss, Patrick Küng, was fourth, at 2:00:26. Zurbriggen, a slalom specialist, was the surprise downhill winner at Val Gardena earlier this month.…

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