Frightened minutes in Turkey: when military police arrested Hakan and Murat Yakin

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September 2003. It was the day after the 2-0 away win in the UEFA Cup against Malatyaspor. At 8:30 am, the Turkish military police arrested Murat (scorer of the 1-0) and Hakan (scorer of the 2-0) at the FC Basel hotel. Reason: There was no form that dual nationals like the Yakins must fill out annually to defer their service in Turkey. After an intensive fax exchange between Ankara and Switzerland, the Turkish consulate in Zurich was able to clarify the misunderstanding. Murat and Hakan (who signed with Istanbulspor as coaches this week) boarded the charter plane 90 minutes late for the flight home. The team and fans received the two with a standing ovation.

Olympic gold in Calgary, two World Cup golds – the ‘super jumper’
After Kurt Browning, he became the second figure skater to achieve a quadruple jump at a World Championship. If Brian Boitano jumps into the air again today? The Californian from Mountain View is celebrating his 60th birthday.

The best Swiss giant slalom skiers

1 Vreni Schneider (58): 20 wins, 14 x second, 12 x third
The ski season in Sölden starts on Saturday with the women’s giant slalom. Only twelve Swiss women managed to win a race in this discipline during the World Cup. The most successful? Of course Vreni Schneider with 20 wins.

2 Lise-Marie Morerod (67): 14 wins, 6 x second, 4 x third
She was the national ski favorite. In 1978, a car accident through no fault of her own ended her skiing career and almost her life: she fractured her pelvis fourteen times and was in a coma for three months. Numerous operations and therapies followed.

3 Sonja Nef (51): 13 wins, 6 x second, 5 x third
She underwent seven operations on her right knee, doctors said she would never be able to ski again and she was kicked off the Swiss ski team. But none of this could slow down the Appenzeller woman.

4 Erika Hess (61): 6 wins, 9 x second, 5 x third
She competed in the World Cup at the age of 15 and often shared a room with Morerod, who also cared for the farm girl. In 1988, she married her former coach Jacques Reymond, who died in 2020 due to Covid disease.

5 Maria Walliser (60): 6 wins, 5 x second, 6 x third
“Miss World Cup” was Maria Walliser’s nickname, which she owed not only to her sporting achievements but also to her charm. Marie-Thérès Nadig also achieved six major victories in the World Cup – but “only” three second places.

90,000 opponents

In 2011, Jann Mardenborough (31) from the same year defeated a competition in which virtual car races are played on the console. His prize: participation in the 24-hour race in Dubai, where the Welshman finished in third place. Today he is a professional in the GP3 series. The film adaptation of his story from working-class gamer to racing driver will be shown in cinemas under the title “Gran Turismo”.

Source : Blick