DAY 8 - Reception in Schladming
The city band leads the parade from the Hauptplatz to the Rathauspark.

The successful delegation at the Rathauspark.

WM-Mayor Jürgen Winter during his ceremonial address.


District Administrator for Finance Christian Buchmann promises the support of the federal state.

District Administrator for Sport Manfred Wegscheider and his department fully back up the major event in the year 2013.


The World Championship competitors of the very first hour: in 1979 in Nice, Heribert Thaler and Hermann Kröll brought the World Championship to Schladming. This time, Mayor Jürgen Winter and Hans Grogl were the main initiators.

The Rathauspark from bird view perspective.

DAY 7 - Airport Salzburg

At 10.25 p.m. the rest of the delegation landed at Salzburg Airport.

The people of Schladming prepared a little surprise in the arrival hall.
 

DAY 6
Friday just before midnight the first homecomers landed at Salzburg Airport after a 17-hour flight from Cape Town. Tired but happy. The rest of the delegation will arrive home on Saturday evening.

DAY 5

Cheers and tears of joy in Schladming after the decision.

The last minutes before the decision.
The tension is rising immeasurably. The delegation assumes that a decision will be made at about  7.20 p.m.

At the beginning of the announcement, once again all applicants are projected on a big screen.

Totally unexpected, the results are being announced as soon as 10.05 p.m. The cheers are never-ending now. The winner is: Schladming

ÖSV President Peter Schröcksnadel immediately after the announcement of the results in an interview with the ORF.


Thursday 11.30 a.m.: Last rehearsal for the presentation later this afternoon. All members of the delegation are present during the rehearsal. The Schladming video is shown. On the podium: Undersecretary of State for Sport Reinhold Lopatka, Hans Grogl, LH Voves, District Administrator for Sport Manfred Wegscheider, Mayor Jürgen Winter, Charly Kahr. From now on it is not in the hands of the Schladming delegation anymore. The presentation was professional. We are now waiting until about 7 p.m. when the announcement is made: The winner is...SCHLADMING!

DAY 4

On the fourth day Cape Town still shows its pleasant side. Officially, winter has already started, but temperatures are a comfortable 20 degree. The impressive Table Mountain and its plateau dominates the scenery.

Mayor Jürgen Winter as host leaves nothing out to present the advantages of Schladming, even now on the last day.

Hans and Elisabeth Grogl at the Schladming booth.

District Administrator for Finance Christian Buchmann has also arrived to promote Schladming locally. ÖSV President Peter Schröcksnadel also advertises Schladming

While for us everything focuses on the World Championship, the „African Way of Life“ continues on the streets and public spaces. Even the street musicians play in a certain relaxed way.

A high-calibre assembly at the Convention Centre. From left to right: Mayor Jürgen Winter, District Administrator Christian Buchmann, ÖSV President Peter Schröcksnadel, Planai Manager Albert Baier, Privy Councillor for Tourism Helmuth Schnabl, ORF Moderator Rainer Pariasek.


The booth team of the Schladming delegation in their dashing dresses.

After the Austria evening on Wednesday hosted by the ÖSV, another hard day comes to an end. Once again we have been running around for some 17 hours.

LH Franz Voves during a chat with Hans Grogl on the last evening of the big countdown.
 

DAY 3

Today, on the third day of the FIS Congress Cape Town presents itself from its best side. A cable railway leads you to the world-famous Table Mountain.

ÖSV President Peter Schröcksnadel and Helmut Lexer in the EXPO area.

WSV representative Mag. Hans Grogl and his team.

It takes many diligent helpers in the exhibition halls to ensure perfect logistics.

In its application Schladming points out its concept of short distances.

At 7 p.m. the entire Schladming delegation meets once again in order to review the day. The discussion focuses on the public mood and the joint action on site.

Dir. Kurt Pfleger – the director on site. Always present. Here chairing the daily meetings in the evening. At the same time message arrives from Paris that Schladming has been chosen as host for the World Championship in alpine skiing 2012 at the Dachstein.
 

The advantages of Schladming are pictured in all communications. Among other things the locations are easily accessible and close to each other.

St. Moritz has also submitted an application for the Alpine Ski World Championship 2013. Of course we pay our friends from Switzerland a visit.

Herbert Raffalt, our photographer on site, works backstage in order to shed the perfect light on our delegation.

A hard day comes to an end. The delegation meets in the harbour, here called Waterfront, for a joint meal.Ein arbeitsreicher Tag geht zu Ende.

DAY 2

Dance at the opening evening in the International Convention Centre. Currently 1,250 delegates have been accredited.

Every day at 7 p.m. the Schladming delegation meets to exchange information and plan the next day.

The manager of the Styrian Ski Association Helmut Lexer, and KoR Albert Baier at the Schladming booth.

Among other things, the WSV staff is responsible for the complex room allocation to the members of the delegation.

Start of the adventure. The 46th FIS congress is now open.
Monday at 10 a.m. on the dot the EXPO and the FIS Congress were officially opened. FIS President Gian-Franco Kasper in a discussion with Mag. Hans Grogl.


ÖSV PR representative Roberto Brunner (2nd from right) with the Schladming delegation.

Mayor Jürgen Winter and Gian-Franco Kasper during the opening visit.

Mag. Elisabeth Grogl at the Schladming booth during a chitchat with the Austrian Consul-General in Cape Town, Ms. Ingrid Köhn-Dursy.

The Schladming delegation with American friends from Vail Beavercreek.

DAY 1

High hopes at the Cape of Good Hope.

The 46th FIS Congress takes place in the International Convention Centre.

On Sunday morning 7 a.m. the assembly of the booth starts.

Hans Jörg Stocker checks the interior fittings. The EXPO will be opened on Monday.

The competitors are also working hard.

The Italian applicants do not leave anything to chance either.

The FIS headquarter is situated right in the Convention Centre. In this picture you can see the accreditation process.


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