Swiss Identity

Footballers fight back

This content was published on Feb 13, 2002 Switzerland got off to a slow start but got their act together early in the second half. With 52 minutes played Ludovic Magnin grabbed his first ever international goal before team-mate Hakan Yakin made it 2-0 just four minutes later. The Hungarian team were left reeling and struggled to fight back during the rest of…

Swiss-Italian cross-border laws on ice

This content was published on Feb 13, 2002 The move follows mounting concerns that new Italian laws passed last year undermine the spirit of the pact, signed in 1998. Critics of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi say his government introduced the laws to scupper the cross-border agreements, which may have threatened the Italian leader, still facing judicial probes into his financial empire. The new…

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Amazing Ammann wins second gold

This content was published on Feb 13, 2002 After stunning the world with his victory in Sunday’s normal hill event, the 20-year-old from St Gallen on Wednesday completed an unbelievable double by once again outjumping Polish superstar Adam Malysz and Germany’s Sven Hannewald in the large hill discipline. Ammann is only the second ski jumper ever to win gold in both disciplines at…

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Early exit for Kratochvil

This content was published on Feb 13, 2002 Up against a player ranked 40 places above him, Kratochvil fought back strongly after losing the first set. The Swiss managed to pull it back to 5-5 in the second set after trailing 5-3, but world number three Ferrero refused to crack. Kratochvil’s failure comes hot on the heels of last weekend’s Davis Cup disappointment…

Swiss offer US a geography lesson

This content was published on Feb 13, 2002 Within minutes, French-speaking radio was broadcasting the story and hungry reporters were bombarding the Swiss foreign ministry — desperate for more details. Editors salivated at the prospect of a story that appeared to have the “legs” to run for days. The “scoop” managed to make headlines for some five hours before the Associated Press, which…

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Army declares war on meningitis

This content was published on Feb 13, 2002 This week’s fresh batch of 12,500 young recruits will be the first to benefit from the voluntary vaccination programme, which is designed to prevent contamination from the most frequent strain of the disease, Group C meningococcal meningitis and septicaemia. While the head of the medical sector, Rolf Huber, said it is too early to evaluate…

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Chalet style in Chateau d’Oex

This content was published on Feb 13, 2002 Examples of the authentic chalets can still be found, some dating back to the 18th century, in the renowned alpine village of Chateau d’Oex. Unlike many chalets built during the last century, older versions, which were made almost entirely of timber, are easy to distinguish with their carved facades bearing quotations or greetings, in addition…

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Swiss nominated for Oscar

This content was published on Feb 13, 2002 Frei’s “War Photography” has been recognised in the category of best long documentary and is up against four other films: “Children Underground”, “Lallee’s Kin: The Legacy of Cotton”, “Murder on a Sunday Morning” and “Promises”. “War Photography” is Frei’s fifth documentary, which was screened at last year’s Amsterdam festival and most recently at the Solothurn…

Lambiel makes solid start

This content was published on Feb 13, 2002 The 16-year-old Swiss showed few signs of nerves on his Olympic debut, compensating for some slightly stray landings with some well-executed spins to finish the short programme in 16th position. With an average mark of 4.7 for the technical requirements, Lambiel’s overall placing was boosted by his scores on the presentation which included five marks…

Olympic round up: curling success continues

This content was published on Feb 13, 2002 Following their opening win over Denmark, Luzia Ebnöther’s women made it two out of two against Russia although once again the side from Bern left things late. Having squandered a 8-4 lead before eventually beating the Danes in an extra end, the Swiss women needed two extra ends on Tuesday to finally see off the…

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