The pre-eminence of alpine skiing
Lara Gut-Behrami (32 years old) also had a very successful season. She notably won the small globe of the super-G for the fourth time in her long career. She was chosen ahead of cyclist Marlen Reusser and athlete Ditaji Kambundji.
The Bernese Thomas Stauffer (54 years old), head of the Swiss men’s alpine skiing team, was named coach of the year. This once again shows the crucial role that skiing plays in the Swiss sports landscape. He was chosen over Jan Cadieux, who led Geneva-Servette to the Swiss ice hockey championship title.
Swiss tennis players were named team of the year, thanks to their late 2022 success in the final of the Billie Jean King Cup, the former FedCup. A title they were not able to defend this year, mainly due to the absence of the top player, Belinda Bencic, who is expecting a happy event.
Manuel Akanji rewarded
Winner of the Champions League, the championship and the FA Cup with Manchester City, Manuel Akanji (28 years old) received the MVP trophy. He beat out hockey player Nico Hischier.
Four-time medalist at the junior alpine skiing world championships, Stefanie Grob (19 years old) received the young talent of the year award. The Appenzell native received a check for 12,000 francs. The inevitable Marcel Hug (37 years old) was designated as the paralympic athlete of the year. It is the ninth time in his career that the wheelchair athlete has received this award, and the third in a row.
Commentary: an endless evening
During this endless televised evening, boredom quickly took over. It is also regrettable that the freestyle skier from Fribourg, Mathilde Gremaud, spoke in Swiss German and was translated into French: a sign that shows which audience this ceremony is targeting… Furthermore, the images of the nominees generated by the so-called artificial intelligence did not contribute to raising the level, as well as the superfluous musical “breaths” and sometimes approximate translations. ATS
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