A Styrian extreme sportsman, who has been missing in Switzerland since the beginning of March, was found dead. The 29-year-old man from Graz fell in an attempt to fly through a canyon near Walenstadt in a wing suit. A jump in the Schattenbach canyon in the Swiss canton St Gallen on 3 March 2013 proved […]
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An Austrian illusionist has survived being trapped in a block of ice for 24 hours.Klaus “Mr Freeze” Fox wore just a jumper, trousers and shoes when he was caged in a two metre long and 70 centimetres wide space in the middle of a solid ice block in Spittal, Carinthia, on Sunday.The magician, whose previous […]
Melzer named Sportsman of the Year
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Tennis ace Jürgen Melzer has been awarded Austrian Sportsman of the Year.The 29-year-old, who reached the semi final at this years French Open, was honoured as best Austrian athlete of 2010 in a ceremony held in Vösendorf near Vienna last night (Weds). He succeeds ski jumper Wolfgang Loitzl.Skier Andrea Fischbacher was named Austrian Sportswoman of […]