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SCHILD AND RAICH
MOVE IN TOGETHER
Marlies Schild and Benni Raich,
both preparing for the Alpine
World Cup, recently built their
first home in Pitztal, Austria.
“A house of our own means
freedom, calm and safety to
me,” said Schild in a magazine
interview in July.
The next Alpine Ski World
Championships will be held in
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, only
an hour’s drive from Pitztal.
“It’s almost as if we were
competing at home,” says
Raich, happily.
The two have also modified
their training from previous
seasons. Raich has been active
at the construction site and
played a great deal of soccer,
while Schild has added yoga to
her routine.
Both Schild and Raich are
long-term Atomic Athletes.
MICHAEL WALCHHOFER
GOES FOR AN MBA
Michael Walchhofer, the Austrian
speed sport star, has set himself
new targets. While still
training wholeheartedly for the
Alpine World Cup, his program
now also includes studies at the
Austrian KMU Academy. Walchhofer
aims to complete an MBA
in 2012. His family runs a successful
hotel business in
Zauchensee.
MARC BEAUMONT
RETURNS AS WINNER
The UK downhill rider Marc
Beaumont scored his second
World Cup win in August at Val
di Sole in Italy. Beaumont rode
with Mavic’s Deemax Ultimate
wheels.
VINCENZO NIBALI
TRIUMPHANT
Vincenzo Nibali from Liquigas-
Doimo won the Trofeo Melinda in
Val di Non, Italy, on August 21.
He used Mavic´s Cosmic
Carbone Ultimate wheelset
in the race.
8 || 3.2010
t Wilson
The elliptical crosstrainer turns 15
Fifteen years ago, Precor introduced
the world’s first elliptical crosstrainer,
the EFX 544. The secret lay in the
elliptical motion, which enabled the
users’ legs to move naturally, similar
to running.
Members of health clubs around
the world instantly took to the product,
whose steady, undulating motion caused
far less strain on the joints than conventional
cardio equipment.
Precor has continuously
developed its elliptical fitness
equipment. One of the most
important novelties is the
CrossRamp, which enables
users to target the training
effect on a specific body
part. In 2007 Precor introduced
AMT, Adaptive Motion
Trainer, a cardio trainer that
adapts automatically to the
movements of the user.
Mitch Williams to continue with Wilson
Precor
AMT
Top racquetball player Mitch Williams
will continue to endorse Wilson racquetball
products based on a new multi-year
contract. Wilson and Williams, a US
player on the International Racquetball
Tour (IRT), have cooperated for three
years.
“I am pleased to stay on with Wilson
and am excited to continue our relationship
on the international racquetball
tour,” says Williams, who has climbed
to #7 in the IRT rankings.
This year, Williams won the US
National Doubles Title and qualified for
the US Team that will travel to the World
Championships in South Korea at the end
of the year.