Swiss Identity

Bob teams miss out

This content was published on Feb 24, 2002 Switzerland 1, driven by World Cup rankings leader Martin Annen, had appeared to be in a strong position to clinch the 12th Swiss medal of the Salt Lake Games after finishing both the second and third runs in second position. But a slow start and some minor errors were enough to let the two American…

Grasshoppers held as footballers return to action

This content was published on Feb 24, 2002 St Gallen were clearly the stronger team and impressed their new trainer, Gérard Castella, with a brilliant performance. The first goal came after just six minutes, when Daniel Imhof netted for St Gallen. In the 15th minute, Grasshoppers newcomer Eduardo Ribeiro D. Santons scored to briefly level the scoreline and surprise the 11,000 watching supporters…

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Blank Games for men’s skiers

This content was published on Feb 23, 2002 As expected, Saturday’s slalom saw the Swiss men finish empty-handed once again, although Urs Imboden came close to causing an upset after grabbing a creditable sixth place. Imboden came in with a combined time just 16 hundredths of a second slower than shock bronze medallist Alain Baxter of Britain, whose performance secured Britain its first…

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Swiss aid worker killed in Somalia

This content was published on Feb 23, 2002 Verena Karrer was shot dead by two gunmen, who burst into her home on Friday evening and opened fire. The Swiss national worked for the New Way of Cooperation, running a school and a clinic for the small Italian aid organisation. According to local authorities, one of the arrested suspects is a teacher, who was…

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Swiss bobsledders in the hunt for more medals

This content was published on Feb 23, 2002 At the end of the first day of the men’s event, the Swiss team piloted by Martin Annen was only nine hundredths of a second behind US 1 led by Todd Hays. Switzerland 1 finished equal second with a German quartet led by Andre Lange, who also clocked an aggregate time of 1 minute 33.35.…

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Children chase away winter in age-old ritual

This content was published on Feb 23, 2002 Large groups of children march through the villages of the Lower Engadine, ringing cowbells and singing traditional songs. The resort of Scuol holds the largest and best-known Chalandamarz festival on March 1. Young people gather early in the morning, dressed in traditional goatherd shirts and caps adorned with flowers made of silk or papier mâché.…

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Swiss art collection returns from exile

This content was published on Feb 23, 2002 The paintings – by leading impressionists and classic modernists – have been on loan to the Kimbell art museum in Fort Worth, Texas since 1997. They were sent to the US after Swiss government signed an international convention – known as UNIDROIT – on the illegal transfer of stolen cultural objects from one country to…

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Language in Switzerland – Romansch

This content was published on Feb 23, 2002

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Language in Switzerland -Patois

This content was published on Feb 23, 2002

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Heuberger loses ATP quarterfinal

This content was published on Feb 22, 2002 Heuberger – who managed to reach the top eight after entering as a qualifier – was beaten 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 by Croatian Ivan Ljubicic. The 26-year-old from the St Gallen town of Altstaetten caused a major upset in the opening round after beating former grand-slam winner Goran Ivanisevic, also from Croatia. He then followed that…

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