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Ammann jumps to sixth place

This content was published on Jan 7, 2002 In sixth place, the Swiss ski jumper has achieved the best Swiss result in the competition for 10 years. The German world number one jumper, Sven Hannawald, won the competition with 282.9 points and became the first athlete in history to come first in all four legs of the event. Finland’s Matti Hautamaeki came second…

Reich speeds to first Swiss bobsleigh title

This content was published on Jan 6, 2002 Reich was the favourite throughout the competition and clocked the fastest time in both the first and second runs finishing half a second ahead of Götschi. Martin Annen was relegated to third place with a national title still proving elusive. He finished more than a second behind Reich. Reich piloted the bobsleigh with teammates Steve…

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Nef keeps Swiss smiling

This content was published on Jan 6, 2002 After winning Friday’s giant slalom event in the Slovenian resort and coming eighth in Saturday’s slalom, the 29-year-old Appenzeller secured her second podium place of the weekend – finishing Sunday’s race just behind Sweden’s Anja Paerson and France’s Laure Pequegnot. Starting Sunday’s second run in sixth place, Nef put in an impressive second run, clearly…

Olympic woe for snowboard champion

This content was published on Jan 6, 2002 The 32-year-old alpine specialist has become the first high-profile victim of a controversial selection process which lends little weight to previous performances on the FIS and ISF tours. Despite coming second in Saturday’s slalom race, Bruhin paid dearly for her disappointing performance during the first of the two national trials in Laax, where she failed…

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Robredo revenge for Roger?

This content was published on Jan 6, 2002 Federer (ATP 13), along with his playing partner girlfriend Miroslava Vavrinec, made an early exit from the Hopman Cup after losing to both Spain and host nation Australia. But he has been given the chance for some swift revenge against Robredo at least after being drawn against the world number 30 in the first round…

Davos remain top of the league

This content was published on Jan 5, 2002 Zug was clearly the stronger team in Saturday’s match but the defeat did not change Davos’ top position. The team is still in the lead with 48 points. Zug and Lugano now share the second place with 42 points each and both teams have the chance to move to the top on Sunday, when the…

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Happy day for Oester

This content was published on Jan 5, 2002 Oester managed to finish in fifth place in the event in a combined time of 1’39″73, just 1.68 seconds behind the winner, Sweden’s Anja Paerson. It was the 25-year-old Swiss skier’s best performance in five years and one which will be seen as well deserved following a series of injury problems that have included hand…

Rüegg springs bob surprise

This content was published on Jan 5, 2002 The 31-year-old from canton Schwyz pulled off an amazing second run in St Moritz to end Saturday’s national contest ahead of the country’s bigger names. Accompanied by brakeman Stefan Bamert, Rüegg came back from a fourth-placed finish in the first run to clinch his first ever Swiss title. In the sort of tight finish typical…

Cuche conquers Adelboden

This content was published on Jan 5, 2002 The 27-year-old speed specialist from canton Neuchatel finished Saturday’s contest more than a second ahead of second-placed Frenchman Frédéric Covili with Sweden’s Fredrik Nyberg taking third spot. It was only Cuche’s second ever victory on the World Cup tour and his first in the giant slalom, previously considered the Swiss skier’s third strongest discipline. “Incredible”…

Swiss miss out on bronze

This content was published on Jan 5, 2002 In their quest for third place in Pardubice, Köbi Kölliker’s team lost 5-1 against Finland leaving the youngsters to return home empty-handed. The match was easy to predct from the start with the Finnish side scoring three goals in the first period. After Tuomo Ruutu scored the first goal in the 14th minute, he netted…

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