Knauß looks back: So I became a sports icon with a heart!

Knauß looks back: So I became a sports icon with a heart!

Austria's ski hero Hans Knauß reported in an Audi talk about his most exciting experiences in the ski world, while the anticipation of the upcoming Nordic Ski World Cup increases. The 54-year-old particularly remembered his spectacular leap during his Val Gardena premiere in 1995, when he bravely dared to take a shot to the risk and to lift 76 meters into the air. "The photographers only had my skis and lower legs in their pictures. I had painted my pants full, it was extremely", said Knauß about this nerve -wracking moment, such as krone.at reported.

At the upcoming Ski World Cup in Trondheim, Austria sees itself in the favorite role, especially in Schispringe. Knauß, a former ski racer, was optimistic about the medal prospects of the local team and predicted nine medals for Austria, three of them in gold. "Everyone expects medals that inevitably create a certain pressure that they hopefully stand up to," Knauß also warned that this pressure should not be too great. In a look at his own career, he admitted that he sometimes thinks that he was only ten hundredths of the world championship title, but he took it with humor and said: "Everything in life has his meaning", so Press .

Knauß, who gained tragic celebrity in Vail in 1999, never forget the narrow residues, which ultimately led to his second and fourth places in the races. Nevertheless, he appreciates the experiences of his career and his time in the "golden era" of skiing, in which he was able to compete against greats like Hermann Maier and Kjetil Aamodt. Today, in addition to his expert work, he also acts as an advertising consume and enjoys his life with a happy family and a fulfilling job.