The race
| Television broadcast | |
|---|---|
| German title | The race |
| Country of production |
 Austria
|
| year | 2009 |
| Production company |
ORF |
| Moderation | Armin Assinger |
The race was the title of a six-part Austrian reality show that was produced by ORF television in 2009 . Austrian celebrities were at the center of the action.
concept
In the program, which was hosted by Armin Assinger ( Die Millionenshow ), 16 celebrities were initially trained in alpine skiing by Assinger and Robert Trenkwalder in a training camp that was located in Schladming am Dachstein in October 2009 . The six-part documentary soap was broadcast on Austrian radio from November 10, 2009.
Of the 16 celebrities, one driver and one driver each were nominated for the roster in five programs of the training camp. Another driver was chosen by a public vote. The nominees competed against each other in a qualifying race in the giant slalom which took place on December 18, 2009 on the Planai . The best eight participants (four women, four men) made it to the final, which the ORF broadcast live on December 19, 2009. Together with a former professional skier at the side of every celebrity, they then fought for victory. According to the results of the qualifying race, the fastest celebrity (Andreas Goldberger) was assigned the "ski legend", whose retirement from skiing was the longest (Franz Klammer). Marc Pircher and Stefanie Schuster were the winners of the race.
Celebrities
Ladies
- Petra Frey : singer
- Heidi Krings : snowboarder
- Elke Lichtenegger : radio presenter
- Diana Lueger : singer, front woman of the band Zweifrau
- Missy May : presenter, singer and actress
- Vera Russwurm : moderator
- Verena Scheitz : moderator
- Onka Takats : presenter
Men's
- Christian Clerici : moderator
- Albert Fortell : actor
- Andreas Goldberger : ski jumper
- Leo Hillinger : winemaker
- Marc Pircher : singer
- Toni Polster : footballer
- Bernie Rieder : celebrity chef
- Oliver Wimmer : singer, winner of the last season of Starmania
Squad
The following participants were nominated by the trainers and the audience for the qualification race:
| Ladies | Men's | Nomination date |
|---|---|---|
| Verena Scheitz | Oliver Wimmer | November 10, 2009 |
| Heidi Krings | Leo Hillinger | November 17, 2009 |
| Petra Frey | Marc Pircher | November 24, 2009 |
| Vera Russwurm | Christian Clerici | December 1, 2009 |
| Missy May | Andreas Goldberger | December 8, 2009 |
| Onka Takats | Toni upholstery | Public voting |
final
The final gave the following result:
| Skiing legend | Celebrity | space |
|---|---|---|
| Stefanie Schuster | Marc Pircher | 1 |
| Stephan Eberharter | Verena Scheitz | 2 |
| Franz Klammer | Andreas Goldberger | 3 |
| Fritz Strobl | Petra Frey | 4th |
| Leonhard Stock | Oliver Wimmer | 5 |
| Sigrid Wolf | Heidi Krings | 6th |
| Michaela Dorfmeister | Missy May | 7th |
| Anita Wachter | Leo Hillinger | 8th |
Web links
- Website at enterprise.orf.at
- Further information at orf.at
- The race in the Schladming-Dachstein region ( Memento from November 30, 2009 in the Internet Archive )