– Marco Odermatt and Lara Gut-Behrami are athletes of the year
This year too, the greatest Swiss sports personalities were honored at the Sports Awards. The choices.
Published: December 10, 2023, 8:30 p.m. “Sportsman of the Year” category: Marco Odermatt
Athlete of the Year 2023: Marco Odermatt.
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Marco Odermatt is Athlete of the Year 2023! The overall World Cup winner defends his title at the Sports Awards and wins the award for the third time. The 26-year-old from Nidwalden won World Championship gold in the downhill and giant slalom. In the World Cup he celebrated 13 victories and set an unprecedented mark with 2042 points.
Category “Sportswoman of the Year”: Lara Gut-Behrami
Athlete of the Year 2023: Lara Gut-Behrami.
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Lara Gut-Behrami is Athlete of the Year 2023! The Ticino woman won the Super-G classification this year and came second in the overall World Cup. The 32-year-old ski racer has also shown strong performances so far in the current season.
Category “MVP of the Year”: Manuel Akanji
Receives the award as MVP of the year 2023: Manuel Akanji, soccer player for Manchester City and the Swiss national team.
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Manuel Akanji is chosen as the best team athlete of the year. The 28-year-old central defender from Wiesendangen won the treble with Manchester City and matured into a regular player in the Premier League under star coach Pep Guardiola. NHL star Nico Hischier received the second most votes, third place went to handball goalie Nikola Portner.
“Trainer of the Year” category: Thomas Stauffer
Wins in the Coach of the Year category: men’s ski head coach Thomas Stauffer.
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Ski coach Thomas Stauffer wins the title for Coach of the Year. The Bernese Oberlander has been the men’s head coach at Swiss Ski for nine years and played a significant role in the success of the Swiss skiers last year.
Category “Paralympic athlete”: Marcel Hug
Visibly touched: Para-athletics Marcel Hug.
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This year too, nothing beats wheelchair athlete Marcel Hug in this category. The 37-year-old from Eastern Switzerland has secured this award for the tenth time. This year he also won three World Championship gold medals and six marathons. He also shattered three world records.
“Team of the Year” category: Swiss tennis women
The team of the year: The Swiss tennis players Simona Waltert, Jil Teichmann, Viktorija Golubic and Belinda Bencic (from left).
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The Swiss tennis players Simona Waltert, Viktorija Golubic, Jil Teichmann and Belinda Bencic were named “Team of the Year”. They were the first Swiss women to win the Billie Jean King Cup.
Category “SRF 3 Best Talent Sport”: Stefanie Grob
The SRF 3 Best Talent Sport: skier Stefanie Grob.
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Stefanie Grob, the Swiss ski talent, wins the title of “SRF 3 Best Talent Sport”. The 19-year-old from Appenzeller won two gold medals (downhill and team combination) and two silver medals (super-G and giant slalom) at the Junior World Championships in St. Anton this year.
Impressions from the red carpet
Skier Marco Odermatt with girlfriend Stella.
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The sisters Ditaji Kambundji and Mujinga Kambundji.
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The former ski racer Didier Cuche with his wife Manuela Cuche.
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The Young Boys are represented by Loris Benito, Cedric Itten, David von Ballmoos, young women’s hope Iman Beney, coach Raphael Wicky and Fabian Lustenberger (from left).
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The beach volleyball players Nina Brunner and Tanja Hueberli.
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Ice hockey legend Mark Streit with wife Fabienne.
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Ski-Legend Bernhard Russi.
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Schwinger Christian Stucki and his wife Cecile Stucki.
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An earlier version of this article stated that Thomas Stauffer was the men’s and women’s head coach at Swiss Ski. But it is true that he is exclusively responsible for men.
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2023-12-10 19:30:38
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