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Marcel Hirscher is the athlete of the year for the fifth time. Only Anne Marie Moser-Pröll was delighted to receive even more awards. "Probably the last time I went on this stage," said Hirscher.
13:55, 01 November 2018
The fifth prize as a sportsman of the year in Austria is also awarded to Skistar. Marcel Hirscher This is not self-evident, as he pointed out at the "Sports Gala Night" in Vienna. "It's probably the last time I go on the scene, it's a huge reward for an extraordinary season," said the two-time Olympic champion and seven-time World Cup winner.
The price ends a "perfect season". He sees her as the representative of all athletes in Austria. "Thank you for what we all gather in Austria," said the 29-year-old. In the light of "all the achievements of this small country", the victory is not self-evident and constitutes a "senseless appreciation". Double gold at the Olympics would have helped a lot, he said.
Only Pröll has even more success
A choice has nothing to do with sports performance. "I would not say that my performance was better than that of a Dominic Thiem or one Matthias Walkner or by other athletes who simply have less media presence in Austria. The ski already enjoys a good status in Austria, which is already worth a lot for such a choice. "
With five titles, Hirscher is now the most honored male athlete Hermann Maier (4), only for women Annemarie Moser-Pröll with seven others. Hirscher also received the "Hero" trophy from his hands Dominic Thiem (Tennis) David Gleirscher (Sled) Matthias Walkner (Motor sport) and Matthias Mayer (Alpine skiing) won.
"I have two fingers crossed, one on which I supported in the hope of winning the prize myself, the other certainly for Matthias Walkner," replied Hirscher to a similar question. Hirscher is a close friend of the winner of the Dakar rally motorcycle clbadification.
Thiem congratulates Paris
Congratulations came from Paris from there to the committed Master-1000 Thiem. "A big thank you to everyone who voted for me, of course, Marcel has completely deserved it as a two-time Olympic champion and absolutely sensational for him – I can only congratulate him," said Lower Austria .
The many points would have probably earned him the "final of Roland Garros and the fact that I'm in the top ten for the third time". He is happy to be back in second place. "Let's see how it goes next year." Hirscher had 122 first places, Thiem 66. This is his fourth consecutive "podium" after third place in 2015, two in 2016 and three in 2017.
Deferred values at Hirscher
When Hirscher leaves the sports scene, things are not clear, but after the marriage and the birth of the son, he speaks of "offset valences". "I have made it clear: there will be no more unconditional commitment in the sport, so the performance will not be as good as in recent years and it can not be combined, "he said," after the mandatory program at the gala, "straight into the car. Sporting expectation after the cancellation of the giant Sölden slalom on November 18, the slalom of Levi.
For the second time in a row, the snowboarder wins the women's title Anna Gbaderwho won the Olympic gold in the Big Air in Pyeongchang and the X Games title in Aspen. Added to this is the clbadification of the World Cup in this discipline. Carinthian triumphed impressively Ivona Dadic (Athletics), Anna Veith (Alpine skiing), Vanessa Duke (Speed Skating) and Jessica Mushroom (Climbing).
"At the beginning of my career, I had never thought that freestyler snowboarding would be possible because my parents did not even know what sport I had done when I started. The sport as a whole is something special for which I have won this award, "explained Gbader, 27 years old.
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