Alpine skiing: Splinter from Sölden – Svindal wants an electric car

Sölden (APA) – Splitter before the start of the season at the Alpine Ski World Cup in Sölden:

Aksel Lund Svindal discusses climate change and the situation on glaciers. "Attention on this subject is going in the right direction, if you realize that it is a problem, you have the opportunity to see how to solve it or reduce it." He has a suggestion for the Audi sponsor. "They should equip the top 15 athletes of the World Cup electric cars and a navigation system with charging stations." In Norway, there are already many charging stations. In Central Europe, catching up is still to be done.

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Lara Gut traveled resolute as long as not to Solden. The main reason is his marriage to the Swiss footballer Valon Behrami in the summer. "I'm lucky, life is better," Tessinerin said. The winner of the Sölden 2016 seems to be able to overcome the fact that her giant guardian momentum is "still a bit of a construction site". The Swiss tabloid journalist, she recently led lines of concern to the front, as she put some of their offline presence on social media.

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Dancing at several weddings at the same time does not work for Ricarda Haaser. For now, the Tyrol is focused on giant slalom and Super-G. "The slalom is taking a lot of time, it does not quite fit for the moment, because in other disciplines, I want to go one step further to the top of the world." The 25-year-old hopes to start well in Sölden. "The stability, I think, is there, if all goes well, then something good can be seen."

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Czech champion Ester Ledecka will miss Sunday in Prague for the award of President Milos Zeman's award. According to the CTK news agency, she would have even considered accepting the price. His father, the musician Janek Ledecky, then protested against Zeman. Ledecka explained that they had discussed it at home. "What I mean is that it is the state and the citizens of the Czech Republic who voted for me." She accepts the prize, said the Olympic champion in snowboarding (parallel giant slalom) and alpine skiing (super-G).