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Today we were able to enjoy a wonderful day of skiing. We practically had the chairlift with the technical training and race track to ourselves. The weather was perfect and the...

Hockey finals day: Germany - Russia. This was also the day for us to go to the coast and see its cluster. First, this meant taking a bus ride to the coast for about an hour. The...

It's time for the final alpine ski race at the Olympics in Pyeongchang. We helped with the demolition of the slalom slope in the morning. Unfortunately, a pipe was broken during...

The team event is Olympic for the first time and of course "Chefsache" when it comes to directing. That's why Beni Giger is now on site as well. We are allowed to help with the...

Today we finally had the opportunity to go back on the slopes for inspection. It was exciting, among other things, that the vertical gates and hairpin turns were taken out of...

Free day in Seoul! We had breakfast early and then took the shuttle to Jinbu Station. Here we bought a ticket for the KTX high-speed train. As warned by colleagues, the train...

Today is going full throttle because our boys want to have a Friday tomorrow. The two Danis are dismantling the cameras and we are rolling back the cables. Everything is going...

Gestern Abend setzten wir, um das Skispringen von der Normalschanze zu sehen auf ein Taxi. Leider war der Taxifahrer nicht gerade ortskundig, so dass wir uns drei Mal verfuhren....

Nach fast drei strengen, kalten und spannenden Wochen bekamen wir heute von unserem Gruppenchef frei. Wir haben uns entschieden, heute als Zuschauer zum Damen Super-G zu gehen...

What was possible on Thursday is now also a fact for Friday: 2 alpine races in one day. We were allowed to prepare the slalom. Early in the morning, I was able to test 4 camera...

Due to the rescheduling, it happened in a scenario that was not foreseeable beforehand that two alpine ski events would take place simultaneously on the same day. The ladies'...

After the successful race in the men's category, we should also have hopes that the first race for the ladies can now take place. However, the hope was short-lived. Beni Giger...

Overlay camera clips inspection

The forecasts also predicted wind conditions of 50-72 km/h for today. Nevertheless, the women's giant slalom was given a small chance. The coaches had just come down the slope...

Full of anticipation, we started with our special shuttle towards the men's downhill, the highlight of the alpine disciplines. Upon arrival at the venue, it looked promising; no...

After a very short night, Peter and I were allowed to take a special shuttle to the downhill track at 6.15 am. With our cameraman, we unsuspectingly boarded the eight-seater...

After a training session was conducted at the speed venue, a kind of race simulation with individual drivers was on the program at the tech venue. The slopes and goalkeeping...

The downhillers start their Olympic adventure. For us, this is also the starting signal as spotters. Peter and I will accompany a cameraman on the inspection and inform him...

Now it's slowly getting serious. The entire crew is at the Technical Disciplines venue today. All camera locations are being thoroughly tested. Boss Karin Nussbaumer and...

Our colleagues from Speedhang had to leave for Jongseong very early today at 6am for breakfast and the departure track. The main problem was announced. We started breakfast at...

Today, Bruno Kernen, who is responsible for the camera movements, and all cameramen have arrived. We had the opportunity to accompany Hannes and test the cable connections to...

Although it's technically Sunday, we had to get up early and get back to work fresh and happy. As we climbed up to the start of the team event, not everyone had a lot of...

The hotel lobby and dining room are filling up more and more. New people arrive in the apartments every day. Our bus driver has already picked up the first German words and...

This morning, Peter and I were allowed to independently cable the bottom cameras and pull 4 cables in the target area. First, we had to shovel out the passage, thread the...

After a super delicious breakfast buffet that left nothing to be desired, we went back to the technical discipline area by bus. Today we had to leave the skis behind and walk in...

Cabling installation special

The night was as expected short. At 4 o'clock jet lag became noticeable. I was wide awake and it was difficult to fall back asleep. Nevertheless, I was able to doze off a bit....

Validation at the airport in Seoul

The necessary clothes are packed in the suitcase, the ski boots are packed in the hand luggage for safety, and the skis are packed in the almost dusty ski bag. The unnecessary...