Downhill King honors Schwinger King
Feuz gives Stucki an incredibly big present
Both are really bad Bernese, and both are about to have their final competition. As a farewell, Beat Feuz gives Stucki Christian a truly great present.
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Kings among themselves: downhill giant Beat Feuz meets wrestling monarch Christian Stucki.
Marcel W. Perrenreporter sports
The encounter is reminiscent of the film “Twins”, in which Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito play two unequal twins: Christian Stucki (38), who is almost two meters long and weighs 150 kilos, visits Beat Feuz, who is just under 1.73 meters tall, after the Lauberhorn races ( 35) in the wax cellar.
In terms of character, however, there doesn’t seem to be any major difference between the wrestling king and the downhill monarch. “I first met Beat by accident about ten years ago at a SCB match. I liked him from the first moment because, despite his huge success, he is as down-to-earth as a wrestler,” says the seven-time Confederate.
«Beat is down to earth like a wrestler»Christian Stucki
But Stucki still gets shivers down his spine when he thinks about performing in Beat’s hometown. «Bumbach-Schangnau was the venue for the Emmental Wrestling Festival in 2011. Unfortunately, only ice-cold water was flowing out of the tap when I entered the shower. I really froze to death!”
Feuz starts laughing out loud. Then the Emmentaler presents the giant from the Bernese Seeland with a gigantic textile, with which he will definitely never have to freeze again in the future.
Production commissioned
Background: Feuz has learned that the overshooter has been having great difficulties finding a suitable ski jacket for years because of his oversized clothes. That’s why the Olympic champion commissioned his outfitter Head to produce a 4XL jacket for the Swiss athlete of the year. “If the jacket doesn’t fit you, you can give it back to me – I’ll wear this part as a coat,” jokes the four-time downhill World Cup winner.
«The Stöffli fits me perfectly!»Christian Stucki
But Stucki gives a thumbs up: “The Stöffli fits me perfectly!” The 43-time winner of the Kranzfest gave Feuz a firm handshake as a thank you and said goodbye with best wishes for the last race in Kitzbühel. “Thank you, Chrigu. But how many wrestling festivals do you really want to contest before you resign?” Asks the “Beätu”.
He didn’t get a clear answer from Stucki when he said goodbye: “Let’s see how the condition of my shoulder develops. Maybe next summer I’ll do a few more wreath parties. But maybe I’ll just do one more competition – or not at all.”
Roaring party: Wengen celebrates Feuz farewell until late at night(03:18)
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