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Even more women have power with ski broadcasts on Swiss television! In addition to Michèle Schönbächler (commentator) and Tamara Wolf (expert), ex-ski racer Tina Weirather will also join the SRF team in the women’s World Cup races. Like Wolf, the 31-year-old from Liechtenstein works as an expert. Weirather makes his television debut at the season opener in Sölden, Austria on October 17, then alongside commentator Marco Felder. “I see my work in technical analysis, but I also want to entertain the audience on the screens,” says Weirather.
After the last season, Weirather gave up skiing. And that with only 30 years. But: He was in the circus for 15 years, competed in 222 World Cup races, was on the podium 41 times and won nine. Now Weirather is switching sides, instead of facing the camera, she will be sitting behind the microphone in the future. “I love skiing. If the public feels that, I have already accomplished something.”
Strange sensation during the test
But how did Weirather get his new job? Bottom line: just two weeks after his resignation, he had Live SRF Sport director Dani Bolliger on the phone. “He asked me if I’d like to try it,” says Weirather.
A short time later the moment had come, in Leutschenbach ZH analyzed a recorded career. “It was fun and gave me a first impression of what it will be like. Only with a small difference: I was sitting in a cabin in Zurich in the middle of the summer, and we and the drivers cheered like it was live, ”says Weirather with a smile.
Weirather also becomes a camera operator
As an athlete, you’ve already thought about how you might one day fare as a television expert, the 2017 World Cup silver medalist admits. She apparently did well in testing. Especially: Weirather will not only be an expert, but also a camera operator. This is historic at SRF: a woman has never been used for it before.
Follow-up shots are planned for the Swiss sprint races at St. Moritz GR in December, then at Crans-Montana VS and at the World Cup final at Lenzerheide GR. Weirather: “Of course I have some respect for that, because as a camera operator I have to be 100 percent involved.”
Men’s World Cup: Stefan Hofmänner and Adrian Arnet (comment), Marc Berthod and Didier Plaschy (experience)
Women’s World Cup: Marco Felder and Michèle Schönbächler (comment), Tamara Wolf, Tina Weirather and Didier Plaschy (experience)
