Sven Hannawald is henceforth working for ARD. He inherits Dieter Thoma, who after 13 years as a ski jumping expert wants to break new ground.
ARD has found a well-known replacement for the outgoing ski jumping expert Dieter Thoma (51). As early as November, the two-time ski flying world champion Sven Hannawald (45) will demonstrate his expertise alongside presenter Matthias Opdenhövel (50) in the first, as the broadcaster announced in a press release. "After four successful years with Eurosport, I'm really looking forward to the new tasks in the ARD ski jumping team," said Hannawald.
The 45-year-old has been a ski jumping expert at the private broadcaster since 2016 and is now switching to the public broadcasters. ARD sports coordinator Axel Balkausky is full of praise for the successor to Thoma, who announced this fall after 13 years that he wanted to abdicate as an expert: "Sven Hannawald is one of the most successful German ski jumpers and we are very happy that he is his Will now bring expertise to the first ", said Balkausky. "So, of course, I would like to thank Sven Hannawald in particular for his commitment and flexibility, but also especially to the Eurosport colleagues who made this change possible."