In the final game between two North-Eastern Swiss, Giger rules against Daniel Bösch. The result underlines that there is a generational change in swinging.
Patient to triumph: the Schwägalp winner Samuel Giger. (Image: Melanie Duchene / Keystone)
After eight seconds Samuel Giger had this delicate moment in the last series. He collapsed, was easily in reserve, and his opponent, last year's winner, Daniel Bösch, wanted to push him with his 130 kilograms of body into the sawdust. But Giger reacted at lightning speed and lost his grip thanks to his dexterity. A little later he brought the decision to his advantage with a spectacular short train. After the victory he said to the critical situation: "I was probably not completely awake."
But the figures and facts prove that Giger is a deserved winner of the season, emphasize the Schwinger. Before Bösch he had also laid Christian Stucki on the back of the Schwägalp, and he had used the swing against the highly classified Joel Wicki.
Had Giger lost against Bösch, this would have been his first defeat at a wreath feast this year, But that's what made him perfect from his season on the Schwägalp; Six times he participated in a wreath, six times he was the winner. The "Endgang" newspaper leads him in his annual ranking as best in the points. The only problem this year was due to a minor finger injury.
The progress of the managers
Giger does not make a fuss about his excellent statistics. The 20-year-old Thurgauer is considered one of the quietest of his sport. In his message needs he remembers at a young age the ski Olympic champion Marie-Theres Nadig. He is not someone who asks for attention, he saves emotions by cheering. After winning the final round, he said in the interview in the arena that he did not know what to say. The fact that he stretched his fists to heaven heavily was equivalent to an explosion for his circumstances.
The restriction is also based on a conscious decision. With his close environment Giger has decided to largely refrain from sponsoring and media reports. He has no homepage and escapes social media activities. As a result, he missed opportunities to gain a financial benefit from his successes. Giger also had to take criticism for this attitude. There are a number of managers who think they are not doing enough to promote the popularity of swinging sports. Giger saw progress from managers at the age of 16.
His uncle and supervisor Simon Schild says: "We do not do much in this respect because we do not want extra pressure from the outside, we do not want to burn sämi." Now Giger apprenticeship as a carpenter, the restrictive attitude can be relaxed somewhat. But you will never see his homestories, says Giger.
Emotional equilibrium helped Giger in a difficult phase. Twelve months ago, he had sustained a shoulder injury at Schwägalp and had to abandon the highlight of the then season, the Unspunnen festival. That he has recovered well from this setback shows the end of the season.
The protective shield says: "Sami is the man who sees the glass half full, and he told himself that he still had enough time at his age to achieve great success." Patience helped him. "Before that injury Giger's career had only grown bigger, and as a young swinger he played so dominantly that the coaches played him against three years older opponents.
Back to the RS
The triumph at Schwägalp for more than 15,000 spectators will hardly His life is going to be the usual course: at this moment and until the end of October, this life means: recruiting at school, he should join the army on Sunday evening, but because he had applied for one of these newfangled "Joker. -days "in the army, if he prolonged the weekend.
Although he had the necessary potential, Giger did not give up for the Sportler-RS in Magglingen, but for a basic basic training, he came to the motorcyclists in Frauenfeld. Giger wants to do the truck test. This should help him in his professional life. On some evenings Giger can unsubscribe to attend the swing training of his club in Weinfelden. His training group is known for his good team spirit.
Crumbling Dominance
Giger, like his recovering Union colleague Armon Orlik and the central Swiss Joel Wicki, stands for a new generation of swingers, whose athletic ability fascinates them. If they stay healthy, they will be among the top favorites of the Swiss federal government in Zug next summer. Wicki had also skied well on the Schwägalp. He struggled with all possible means, bleeding from his nose, swallowing sawdust, and only a dust of sawdust was needed to win in the battle for the final round against Berner King Kilian Wenger.
This uprising of the boys will guide and shape the next revolution in the swinging. And he will probably lead to a change in the strength ratios between the subassociations. The dominance of the Bernese has started to crumble. The northeastern Swiss and the central Swiss take the top.
From the viewpoint of Berner it was disappointing on the Schwägalp that they were not eligible for the last race. Matthias Aeschbacher had scored as many points as Bösch after five walks, but the court decided on a final game between his fellow members.
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