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Gagliardi defeated in Dubai

This content was published on Feb 20, 2002 Gagliardi was beaten by French third seed, Amélie Mauresmo, in just two sets, 6-3, 6-2. The defeat comes after the 25-year-old Genevan won Tuesday’s first round match 6-4, 6-3 over Australia’s Nicole Pratt in straight sets. The win over Pratt was Gagliardi’s first since her surprise victory over Russia’s Elena Likhovtseva in the opening round…

Go green around Lake Geneva

This content was published on Feb 20, 2002 The colourful brochure gives tips on hiking and horseback trails, nature reserves, scenic rail and cultural tours, and even includes recipes for traditional local dishes. Most visitors to the region stick to the beaten track around the shores of Lake Geneva and its best-known cities and resorts like Geneva, Lausanne and Montreux. However, the region,…

Meier in ninth place ahead of free programme

This content was published on Feb 20, 2002 The 17-year-old from Bülach said she was pleased that she had improved on her disappointing performance at the European Championships in Lausanne, where she finished in 13th place. “I never thought I would finish the short programme in such a good place. I felt much better than in Lausanne – physically and mentally. “In Lausanne,…

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Swiss “king of swing” turns 80

This content was published on Feb 20, 2002 Osterwald took piano lessons at the age of eight and bought a second-hand trumpet for SFr20 ($12) when he was 17. He received a formal music education at Bern conservatory before joining the Teddy Stauffer jazz band in 1940. Four years later, he formed his first orchestra, which in 1949 developed into the Hazy Osterwald…

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Shootings leave two dead in Lausanne

This content was published on Feb 20, 2002 The 25-year-old gunman is reported to have shot dead one man and wounded two others in the Moderne cinema near the railroad station late on Tuesday before turning the gun on himself. Lausanne police said they received a call from a 41-year-old man who had been shot in the stomach. He phoned for help from…

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Bartholdy makes Wigmore Hall debut

This content was published on Feb 20, 2002 Accompanied by British pianist Julius Drake, she played a programme of sonatas by Johann Sebastian Bach and Dimitri Shostakovich. “Shostakovich always admired Bach, and borrowed from him his counterpoint techniques,” says Bartholdy. “But there’s a great contrast between the two. Bach is full of spirituality and harmony, while Shostakovich is rather more sombre.” Born in…

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Olympic round up: Swiss athlete sent home

This content was published on Feb 20, 2002 The Swiss team finished the 4x10km event in tenth place, with Mächler himself managing only the 13th fastest time in his section (out of 15 competing nations). The 29-year-old from canton Schwyz was expected to be one of the stronger members of the team after recording three top-20 finishes on this season’s World Cup tour.…

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Burdet denied bob medal

This content was published on Feb 20, 2002 Burdet and her brakewoman Katharina Sutter recorded the fastest time during Tuesday’s second run but were unable to pull themselves up the rankings after finishing their opening run in fourth place. After briefly taking the lead, the two Swiss women had to watch as their time was narrowly beaten by Germany 2. Germany 1 and…

Olympic round up: nordic skiers miss out again

This content was published on Feb 19, 2002 In the men’s 1.5km race, Christoph Eigenmann failed to progress beyond the first qualifying stage, missing out on a place in the quarter-final heats by 0.89 seconds. In the women’s race, run over the same distance, Andrea Huber also crashed out during the qualifiers, finishing more than three seconds off the pace. The men’s version…

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Gagliardi back to winning ways

This content was published on Feb 19, 2002 The 25-year-old Genevan won Tuesday’s first round match 6-4, 6-3 to set up a challenging second round encounter with French third seed Amélie Mauresmo. The win over Pratt was Gagliardi’s first since her surprise victory over Russia’s Elena Likhovtseva in the opening round of January’s Australian Open. The Swiss has since suffered first round exits…

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