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Decorated Swiss skier Lara Gut-Behrami, a three-time Olympic medallist and multiple World Cup globe winner, has announced her retirement from the sport at age 35, ending an iconic era for Swiss skiing.
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Following fierce criticism over plans to sell World Cup stakes, FIFA's top management has issued a statement of 'unreserved support' for President Gianni Infantino, affirming unity from its Zurich headquarters.
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Decorated Swiss skier Lara Gut-Behrami has announced her immediate retirement from the sport at age 35, closing one of the most successful careers in Swiss skiing history. The announcement follows a serious knee injury sustained in late 2025.
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The Zurich-based football governing body, FIFA, has confirmed its intention to create a commercial entity open to private investors, dismissing criticism and boycott threats from European associations like UEFA.
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Business
FIFA has issued a deadline of September 19 for its 211 member associations to approve a monumental $10 billion investor package. In a letter from President Gianni Infantino, the world football governing body promised a potential quadrupling of annual payments to each association if the deal proceeds.
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After being prevented from boarding the team flight to the United States due to a visa issue, Swiss striker Breel Embolo has now received his visa and will join the team in San Diego for World Cup preparations.
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Organizers of the legendary Patrouille des Glaciers ski mountaineering race have postponed the first set of races by 24 hours, citing a significant avalanche risk on the course between Zermatt and Verbier following recent weather conditions.
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The upcoming Patrouille des Glaciers ski-touring race will feature a historic high in female participation, with 112 all-women patrols registered. Organizers of the iconic Valais event celebrate the growing inclusion in one of the world's most challenging ski mountaineering competitions.
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Culture
Swiss Post honors a major sporting event and a cultural milestone with new special edition stamps. One celebrates the upcoming Ice Hockey World Championships with a unique transparent design, while another commemorates artist Alberto Giacometti.
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Sports
Switzerland's athletes excelled at the Olympics, with Franjo von Allmen and Tanguy Nef winning the men's team combined gold, and Mathilde Gremaud retaining her Olympic title in the slopestyle freestyle skiing competition.
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Sports
Swiss athletes continued their winning streak at the Winter Olympics. Franjo von Allmen and Tanguy Nef secured gold in the men's team combined, while Mathilde Gremaud successfully defended her Olympic title in the slopestyle competition.
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Despite voters in Graubünden and Valais rejecting previous Olympic projects in referendums, Swiss Olympic is moving forward with a bid for the 2038 Winter Games without a popular vote. This strategy is causing controversy and raising questions about whether the bid goes against the will of the people.
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Switzerland has claimed the first gold medal of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games, with 24-year-old Franjo von Allmen winning the prestigious men's downhill race. The victory places Switzerland at the top of the early medal table, continuing its strong tradition in alpine skiing.
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Obituary
Legendary snowboarder Ueli Kestenholz, a 1998 Olympic bronze medallist and X Games champion, has tragically died at age 50 after being swept away by an avalanche in Lötschental, Valais.
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Olympics
Organizers for the 'Switzerland 2038' project have unveiled the proposed host venues for a potential Winter Olympics. The bid aims to utilize existing world-class facilities across ten cantons, including Geneva, Zurich, and Crans-Montana, to hold the games sustainably.
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Culture
Reflecting the cultural and sporting zeitgeist, 'Frauen-Nati' (the women's national football team) has been named the Swiss-German word of the year. The selection highlights a year of significant public discourse, with 'Zollhammer' (tariff hammer) and 'Chlorhuhn' (chlorine chicken) also making the list in reference to recent trade and political debates.
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Following riots at a Europa League match against Aston Villa, three supporters of the Bernese football club Young Boys have been sentenced to a five-year stadium ban and fined by a court in Birmingham, UK.
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