Monstein is Switzerland’s sportiest village

A banner here, a poster there. who through sample walking, you immediately see who the most famous resident of the village is: Jasmine Flowing. But the 2023 Downhill World Champion isn’t the only top athlete from the 180-strong village. Also cross-country skier Jason ruffles and Valeria groundthe floorball player Claudia and Marco Laely like HCD attacker Gian Marco hammerer Comes from sample.

Six top athletes – sample is the sportiest village in Switzerland. coincidence or not?

In the Veltlinerstübli this Tuesday afternoon, two men are asking themselves this question already asked: George Flowing and Hans Laely. Flowing is Jasmine’s father and has owned the restaurant for six years. Laely is a community school teacher, father of two floorball player and chairman of the parliamentary group in Davos sample.

“It’s also a coincidence,” says Laely. All six athletes went to school with him at some point. Some of them were sitting even in the classroom at the same time, because at the comprehensive school the first to sixth grades are taught together. Laely sees this as a great advantage: “In a school community, the children learn concentrated and own boss to work. For example, if I work with a sixth grader, they have to younger solve tasks on your own.”

For Flowing there is a second explanation: “People always say that the samples are very ambitious people. That’s correct. I also think the kids encouraged each other and wanted to emulate each other.”

The result of this: hit potential, sporting performance. Almost the Monstein sonata.

sample officially belongs to Davos

sample is a typical Walser village founded in the 13th century by immigrants from Valais. Many of the houses are still made of wood and covered with traditional larch shingles. Officially heard sample as one of the six districts of the Davos landscape.

While many other small villages are experiencing depopulation, the population here is steady and stable sample has a functioning infrastructure. At 1620 meters above sea level there is a brewery, a village shop, a communal freezer, two restaurants, two churches and ten fountains. In winter the village lives mainly of ski tourers, in summer of hikers and cyclists.

The sport, it could be the third reason for that samples are miracles. “My wife Ursina teaches physical education,” says Laely,,She always made sure that the children were raised polysport. In the winter we make an ice rink, in the summer we cycle to the class camp.”

Flowing agrees: “Parents here do a lot of sports with their children. They are therefore often outside, move around a lot and enjoy it.”

Sustainable advertising for the village

George Flowing looks at the clock. work calls He has had a lot to do, not only since his daughter’s world title. who inside Veltlinerstübli If you want to eat in the evening you need to book as the restaurant is always fully booked at the moment. Flowing And Laely are convinced: the successes of their sporty residents are permanent advertising for the entire village.

Only one question remains to be clarified: is the next top athlete sitting? Made in sample already in class Laely? “Maybe,” says the teacher with a smile, “and I’m currently teaching a very talented musician.”

Source : Blick