Christoph Freund: From the football veteran to the slope hero at the Ski World Cup

Christoph Freund: From the football veteran to the slope hero at the Ski World Cup

Saalbach, Österreich - The Ski World Cup in Saalbach will bring athletes and fans from all over the world together next week. The prestigious World Cup departure of the men will take place on Sunday and an unusual helper has mixed under the slides: Christoph Freund, the sports director of FC Bayern Munich. He comes from the region and has decided to actively participate in the preparations on the slopes. "I generally follow skiing very intensely, I grew up with it," reveals Freund, who worked six times as a slip. He described his experiences on the icy route as challenging and informative. "It was a really cool experience," continued friend, who found the atmosphere of the home World Cup particularly coherent. He plans to pursue the slalom a bit on Sunday, provided that it allows his commitments to FC Bayern, where the next games are in the Champions League.

anticipation for the flight World Cup in Vikersund

In the meantime, the focus is also on the upcoming World Ski Flight Championship in Vikersund, Norway, where ski jumping routiner Severin Freund expects the big highlight of the winter season. Friends, who is known for emotional motivation, said that ski flying "something else with a power than Olympic Games in Beijing". The championship for individual and team competitions will be held in Vikersund, and the German team will compete with well-known athletes such as Karl Geiger and Markus Eisenbichler. "The mood is good, we are all looking forward to ski flying," said national coach Stefan Horngacher about the upcoming competitions. The challenge on the largest flight area in the world brings both thrills and a chance for the athletes to prove themselves in this prestigious category of ski jumping.