Tristan Scherwey misses the Olympics. Cedric Itten returns to Glasgow early. Marvin Spielmann is moving from YB to Lausanne. And the Tour de Suisse 2022 starts in Küsnacht. The most important sports news at a glance.
Formula 1: Audi and Porsche want to get into Formula 1
tay. As the “FAZ” reported on Wednesdaye, Audi and Porsche are planning their own racing teams. The subsidiaries belonging to the Volkswagen Group want to enter Formula 1 in four years. According to the new regulations, the racing series will be semi-electric and CO2-neutral from 2026. Under these conditions, Audi and Porsche could justify their involvement in Formula 1 under the aspect of sustainability. The two brands plan not only to be engine suppliers, but also to start with their own racing teams.
Alpine skiing: Tired Michelle Gisin takes a break
Michelle Gisin celebrates after her 2nd place in the slalom in Lienz; now she takes a break.
(sda) Michelle Gisin is missing from Swiss-Ski for the speed races next weekend in Zauchensee. The Engelberg woman feels tired and takes a break from competition.
After suffering from glandular fever in preparation for the season, Gisin made a strong return to the World Cup. Before the turn of the year she was third in the giant slalom in Courchevel and in the slalom in Lienz for the first time this winter again on the podium.
But the intense weeks with races in all four disciplines did not leave the all-rounder unscathed. After being eliminated on Tuesday in the Schladming slalom, the second threading-in within three days, the third in the overall World Cup last season was visibly emotional in the SRF interview.
«The last three weeks have been so intense. It’s actually extremely cool that I could drive everything. Now I’m really, very tired and therefore a little emotional. Now I need a break and hope that I’m ready again in Cortina, ”said the 2018 Olympic Combination Champion. On last year’s World Championship course in Cortina there will be a downhill run and a Super-G on the weekend after next.
In Zauchensee, where Gisin finished third in a speed race two years ago, a downhill run is planned for the next Saturday and a Super-G the next day.
Ice Hockey: Scherwey is operated on and is absent for two months
Tristan Scherwey will not be able to take part in the Olympic Games.
(sda) The Swiss national coach Patrick Fischer will have to do without Tristan Scherwey at the Olympic Games in Beijing (February 4th to 20th). The 30-year-old SC Bern striker has to undergo an operation on his foot and will be out until mid-March.
Scherwey is an integral part of the Swiss selection. Most recently, he took part in world championships three times in a row and also took part in the 2018 Olympic Games. At the last World Cup he scored seven points (1 goal) in eight games.
The Freiburg resident has long been complaining of problems with his ankle and ligaments in his ankle. Nevertheless, he was also one of the top performers at SC Bern this season. He scored 8 goals and 14 assists. Only Dominik Kahun, Ramon Untersander and Simon Moser were more successful from the Bern squad.
Soccer: Itten returns to Glasgow early
(sda) Cedric Itten leaves the Bundesliga bottom Greuther Fürth and returns to the Glasgow Rangers with immediate effect. The leader of the Scottish Championship has drawn the buyback option for the Swiss International.
Fürth originally loaned the 25-year-old striker from the Rangers until the end of the season. Itten scored two goals in twelve Bundesliga games for the newly promoted team. The Basel resident still has a contract with the Rangers that will run until the summer of 2024.
Soccer: Spielmann leaves YB
(sda) Marvin Spielmann is switching from Swiss champions Young Boys to Lausanne-Sport with immediate effect within the Super League. The 25-year-old offensive player will sign with the Vaudois until the summer of 2024.
Spielmann switched from Thun to YB in 2019. On August 30, 2020, he scored the decisive 2-1 in the 89th minute of the Cup final against Basel, securing the Berners their first double since 1958 and their first triumph in this competition since 1987. Most recently, however, he no longer played a role at YB. Spielmann made his last appearance at the end of September in the Champions League at Atlanta Bergamo (0-1) when he was substituted on in the 82nd minute.
Bike: Tour de Suisse starts in Küsnacht
(sda) The Tour de Suisse 2022 continues to take shape. As the organizers announced, the first stage of the 85th edition will be held on June 12th in Küsnacht on Lake Zurich on a circuit that is expected to be driven four times over the Pfannenstiel. The full stage plan is to be announced in March. The Swiss tour ends on June 19th.
Ice Hockey: Josi contributes three scorer points to victory in Nashville
(sda) Roman Josi contributes significantly to the fifth victory in a row for Nashville in the NHL. The Predators beat Colorado Avalanche 5-4 after extra time.
Josi’s shot was blocked in the 64th minute before the power play scored 5-4, but the puck came to Matt Duchene, who completed the game with his second goal. Josi recorded a total of three assists, he also had the stick in the 2-0 (20th) and 4: 3 (51st) game.
Josi have three or more points in a game for the fourth time this season. With twelve goals and 25 assists in 35 games, he is the second best defender on the scorer list. The Central Division’s leading Predators have won for the twelfth time in their last 14 games.
Timo Meier contributed to the 3-2 win after the extension of the San Jose Sharks against the Detroit Red Wings with Pius Suter the 1-0 (15th). The Appenzell striker scored his 15th goal in the current championship in the power play and scored in the fifth game in a row. With 39 points, he is still the best Swiss in these statistics. While the Sharks went off the ice as winners for the third time in a row, the Red Wings lost for the third time in a row.
Philipp Kuraschew also celebrated a success with the Chicago Blackhawks against Dean Kukan’s Columbus Blue Jackets (4: 2). The 22-year-old striker prepared the 2-1 for Calvin de Haan (36th) thanks to his speed. It was Kurashev’s tenth scorer point (two goals) this season.
Thanks to the three assists from Roman Josi, the Nashville Predators win for the fifth time in a row.
Alpine skiing: Rast is the only Swiss highlight in the Schladming slalom – 4th place
Camille Rast is in very good shape.
(sda) Camille Rast took the next step towards the top in the World Cup slalom in Schladming. The Valais was fourth in the race won by the American Mikaela Shiffrin. Rast missed the podium by just twelve hundredths of a second.
With their best result so far in the World Cup, Rast stepped into the breach for Wendy Holdener and Michelle Gisin. Holdener from Schwyz, who was in third place after the first run, was eliminated in the second, Gisin from Obwalden in the first run after a threader.
Shiffrin celebrated her second win of the season in slalom. With a total of 47 triumphs in the pole forest, she is the first person ever in alpine ski racing with so many victories in a discipline. Ingemar Stenmark had achieved 46 first places in the giant slalom. Petra Vlhova took second place to secure her early victory in the overall slalom standings this season.
The women competed for the first time on the Planai slope, on which one of the season’s big slalom highlights takes place in the men’s World Cup. The replacement race for Flachau was held in Schladming. The relocation had become necessary because of the high number of cases in the Salzburg region.
Schladming (AUT). Women’s World Cup Slalom: 1. Mikaela Shiffrin (USA) 1: 32.66. 2. Petra Vlhova (SVK) 0.15 back. 3. Lena Dürr (GER) 0.93. 4. Camille Rast (SUI) and Chiara Mair (AUT) each 1.05. 6. Leona Popovic (CRO) 1.37. 7. Mina Holtmann (NOR) 1.50. 8. Laurence St-Germain (CAN) 1.51. 9. Amelia Smart (CAN) 1.68. 10. Maria Therese Tviberg (NOR) 1.72. Further: 21. Katharina Liensberger (AUT) 2.73. 22. Aline Danioth (SUI) 2.86. – 24 of the 30 finalists classified. Retired, among others: Wendy Holdener (SUI) and Ali Nullmeyer (CAN).