Sven Hannawald Interview


Bild.de Sport 24.02.2002

The big double interview

Anni meets Hanni

Gold-Anni & Gold-Hanni.
Our greatest Olympic proudlings finally together.
Queen of the ice Anni Friesinger (25) and god of the hills Sven Hannawald (27).

BamS met Germany's Olympic dream couple for an exclusive double interview in Salt Lake City.

Restaurant „Christopher's“ is the meeting place. Anni caresses her 1500 meter gold medal. Hanni: „Now you also have your baby.“

BamS: How long have you known each other?

Anni: „Since the Club der Besten ‘98 in Greece. The ski jumpers were the beachvolleyball champions.“

Hanni: „We had the "rowing" planned. On our side though, it was all shady because the big ones stood by the net.“

They both order Fettucini Melanzine. Hanni: „With lots of Popeye-spinach.“ She drinks orange lemonade, he tap water.

BamS: How will these Olympic victories change your lives?

Anni: „Stronger neck muscles! A medal like this is rather heavy, when it hangs around your neck. And we have experienced a bit of immortality.“

Hanni: „There are many world champions, only a few Olympic ones.“

BamS: What experiences will you take with you?

Anni: „It was nice to meet the rap artist Coolio in the village. I have also learnt a great deal more. I now know how to sort out who I can't rely on when things get tough.“

Hanni: „Where it turns out wrong, if one enters a competition filled with anger.“

Anni cuts through the air with her left hand: „Zischschsch – my rage made me faster.“

BamS: When Anni did her 1500 meter gold race you were on the stand with a German flag...

Hanni: „My first live speed skating race. I cheered her on, while she was under such great strain during the whole thing. I know how that is, when everyone really expects three gold medals. I was also daunted after I blew it with my fall in the K120.“

Anni laughs: „But you haven't got any catfights in ski jumping !“

Hanni: „No, thank God! I really wouldn't want to trade with Anni. When I see how exhausted she was after the race. I find it impossible that she's called an ice-bimbo. She has had huge success before, without a doubt.“

BamS: Do you find ski jumping alluring, Anni?

Anni: „I can jump over a couple of bumps when I'm skiing– especially with some warm wine inside. When I imagine standing up on the hill, then taking off like a bullet, without being able to brake, nooo...“

BamS: Would you like to have groupies like the ski jumpers have?

Anni: „Really, I can very well do without posters with text like ‘Anni, I want to have a child with you’.“

BamS: Can you understand that girls fall for Hanni?

Anni: „Of course, he's good looking, has a beautiful face. A friend of mine got rather smitten, the first time she met him.“

BamS: Hanni, how do you like Anni's erotic photos?

Hanni: „I think it's interesting that she doesn't show everything. That would have taken the tease away. I would certainly never spoil my fans with any underwear photos.“

BamS: And tatoos?

Anni: „Hanni, don't say the wrong thing now!“ She has a celtic flame-motif on her stomach.

Hanni: „I find them sexy, if they're not too big.“

BamS: How will that look when you get old, Anni?

Ihr Spa�-Konter sitzt: „By then one has such deep furrows that the tatoo will disappear.“

BamS: Hanni is known to be a muffin baking expert. Can you cook, Anni?

Anni: „Sure, the entire Bayerish's programme. Apfelstrudel, Kaiserschmarrn, Semmelkn�del – all from my grandmother's recipes. The one thing I don't like is washing up. Everything goes in the dishwasher.“

Hanni: „I have two dishwashers: right hand and left hand...“

BamS: What do you most look forward to when you get home?

Anni: „A hot bath in my acrylic corner bathtub. Because we only have two showers in our eight-people-apartment in the olympic village. Quite a lot of foam, the phone close by and then bathe for so long that the skin gets all wrinkly.“

Hanni: „I'll be glad to be able to go to a bakery again without security checkups. And feel the speed when driving. The automatic cars here are rather sluggish.“

Hanni & Anni. If you think, after reading this interview, that the two of them would be good together– sorry, that will not happen. But they will see each other again. Anni: „At the next opportunity I'll come to the hill.“

© 2002 Bild.de

English translation © Camilla Lang

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