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Oester joint winner in World Cup slalom

This content was published on Jan 20, 2002 Oester’s triumphant run marked the first win in her career. The 25-year old skier, whose previous best was a second place in Sestriere in 1996, was only ninth after the first run, 1.40 seconds behind Sweden’s Anja Paerson. But she made a remarkable comeback in the second leg, completed in 1:56.30, to tie with Koznick.…

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If there’s no room at the inn?

This content was published on Jan 20, 2002 Snow and expertise are the main ingredients for successful igloo building, and alpine resorts have caught on to the icy craze. It’s now possible in many parts of the Swiss Alps to enjoy a mulled wine in your very own igloo after an invigorating day hiking in the snow. That is of course, once you’ve…

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Easy win for Hingis

This content was published on Jan 20, 2002 The former world number stole one of her easiest ever victories on the Melbourne Park centre court in just 44 minutes. The 21-year-old Hingis, appearing in only her second tournament since an ankle surgery last October, lost only 24 points in the entire match and is yet to drop a set in the tournament. She…

Reich becomes European bobsleigh champion

This content was published on Jan 19, 2002 Reich, who was pilot for the eighth consecutive season, won the title after collecting two European Championship silver medals. He was assisted by 35-year-old teammate, Steve Anderhub, in Cortina d’Ampezzo. Reich and Anderhub grabbed second place on Saturday in 1’46″52. They took a 0.27 second lead on third-placed adversaries, Germany’s Andre Lange and Kevin Kuske.…

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Olympic hopes dashed for Meier

This content was published on Jan 19, 2002 Meier finished in 13th place on the sixth and final day of competition at the European figure skating championships in Lausanne. Saturday’s free skate result ended all Olympic hopes for the Zurich talent, who would have needed a place in the top ten. For the fourth consecutive time, Russia managed a triple victory in the…

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Nef misses out on podium

This content was published on Jan 19, 2002 In Saturday’s race in Berchtesgaden, Nef lost to Austria’s Michaela Dorfmeister, who won her 11th World Cup victory since the start of her career. Nevertheless, the Swiss skier remains in top position in the giant slalom standings with two victories so far, just ahead of her rival, Dorfmeister. Nef finished in 2’25″55, just behind Canada’s…

Federer in fine form

This content was published on Jan 19, 2002 On the sixth day of the Australian Open tennis tournament at Melbourne park on Saturday, eleventh seed Federer was in fine form despite sweltering weather. On the hottest day of the championship so far, the Swiss player, needed tiebreaks to win the first two sets. He then had to recover from a 3-0 deficit in…

Olympic joy for Hugentoblers

This content was published on Jan 18, 2002 Dancing to Gloria Gaynor’s disco anthem, “I will survive”, the pair from Zurich carried their public away during their four-minute appearance. Although the Hugentoblers aimed for the show, their high-standard programme included many technical finesses and quick steps. Their efforts were rewarded with notes ranging from 5.0 to 5.4. Friday’s result is the best Switzerland…

How Switzerland got involved with Kosovo

This content was published on Jan 18, 2002 The province was incorporated into Serbia in 1912 and later into Yugoslavia; until 1989, it enjoyed relative autonomy. Then Belgrade imposed a regime that excluded Albanian speakers from Kosovo’s key administrative and economic sectors. In response to the Serbian army’s occupation of the province, the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) was organized — it waged a…

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Hingis through to fourth round

This content was published on Jan 18, 2002 Hingis made light work of her German opponent, winning in straight sets 6-1, 6-0. The world number three took just 46 minutes to dimiss Rittner, who threw her arms up to the sky after winning her only game of the match in the first set. Hingis and Rittner are no strangers to one another. The…

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