SRF Sport presents a new ski team for the coming season
SRF Sport is starting the 2018/19 alpine ski season with a new commentary team. Former ski racer and Swiss Ski coach Didier Plaschy will be the new SRF expert for the technical disciplines. Also new to the team are commentator Michèle Schönbächler and commentator Adrian Lustenberger.
The new ski season starts on the weekend of October 27/28. As usual, Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen will provide live and comprehensive coverage of the World Cup and the World Championships - with a new commentary team for the upcoming season: Didier Plaschy joins the seven-strong SRF team as an expert for the men's and women's technical disciplines. For the women's ski races, Michèle Schönbächler will be the new commentator. Marco Felder and SRF expert Michael Bont remain part of the commentary team for the women's ski races. Adrian Lustenberger will alternate with Stefan Hofmänner as commentator for the men's ski races, while Marc Berthod will remain SRF's expert for the men's ski races.
The new ski commentary team at a glance
- Stefan Hofmänner Commentator, men, since 2017 (from 1999 to 2014 women's ski racing)
- Adrian Lustenberger Commentator, Men, new
- Marc Berthod SRF expert, men, since 2017
- Marco Felder Commentator, Women, since 2014
- Michèle Schönbächler Commentator, Women, new
- Michael Bont SRF expert, women, since 2008
- Didier Plaschy SRF expert, women and men, slalom and giant slalom, new
As before, one commentator and one SRF expert will commentate on the ski races. The current commentators Jann Billeter and Dani Kern as well as expert Dominique Gisin will no longer accompany the ski races at their own request.
Dani Bolliger, Head of Live at SRF Sport: "Changes are often associated with a laughing and a crying eye. On the one hand, we regret that three high-profile and popular players are leaving our ski team. We thank Jann Billeter, Dani Kern and Dominique Gisin for their commitment, their rousing comments and competent analyses. On the other hand, I am happy about the arrival of Michèle Schönbächler and Adrian Lustenberger. They have already proven their skills in other sports and I am convinced that they will enrich our alpine skiing broadcasts. We have also succeeded in hiring Didier Plaschy, a real insider with a lot of experience on and off the slopes, as SRF's new expert for the technical disciplines. The audience can look forward to entertaining ski broadcasts with trenchant analyses."
