The three nominated athletes for the "SRF 3 Best Talent Sport" young talent award were able to vote online until Wednesday, December 10. And most of the votes went to cross-country shooting star Sina Frei. Despite her two U23 world championship titles, the fact that she has achieved these honors is not a matter of course, as her competitors, ski acrobat Noé Roth and track and field athlete Jason Joseph, are two strong personalities with impressive palmares.

To name just a few successes: Roth, soon to be 19, became Junior World Champion in the aerials individual competition in February 2017. Just two years later, he took the bronze medal in the men's event at the World Championships in Park City, as well as the gold medal in the team event.
Jason Joseph is European champion and multiple Swiss champion and Swiss record holder in the 110 meter hurdles, both at U23 and elite (active) level. He also won the Young Diamonds Challenge at "Weltklasse Zürich".

With the "SRF 3 Best Talent Sport" award, Sina Frei will receive a sponsorship prize of CHF 12,000 from Swiss Sports Aid. She will also be officially recognized at the Sport Awards, which will be broadcast on Swiss television SRF1 on Sunday evening at 8.05 pm.

Schurter among the nominees

On December 15, six women and six men will once again compete for the title of Sportswoman and Sportsman of the Year at the Sports Awards. Previous title holders Daniela Ryf and Nino Schurter are among the nominees again this year.
One third of the winners will again be chosen by televoting by the television audience. The other two thirds of the votes come from the media and athletes.

The nominated athletes are:

Women

• Belinda Bencic, tennis; 2 WTA tournament wins and first-time qualification for the WTA Finals
• Wendy Holdener, alpine skiing; combined world champion, 3rd place in the overall and slalom World Cup, 8 World Cup podium places
• Mujinga Kambundji, athletics; World Championship bronze and Swiss record 200 meters
• Léa Sprunger, athletics; European champion 400 meters (indoor), Swiss record 400 meters hurdles (outdoor)
• Corinne Suter alpine skiing; World Championship silver downhill, World Championship bronze super-G, 2 World Cup podium places
• Daniela Ryf, triathlon; world champion half Ironman (70.3)

Men

• Jérémy Desplanches, swimming; World Championship silver 200 meter medley
• Roger Federer, tennis; 4 ATP tournament wins, Wimbledon final
• Beat Feuz, alpine skiing; downhill World Cup winner, 7 World Cup podium places
• Nino Schurter, mountain biking; world cross-country champion, overall World Cup winner, 3 World Cup victories
• Christian Stucki, wrestling; wrestling king
• Julien Wanders, athletics; world record 5 kilometers road, European records 10 kilometers and half marathon

www.sports-awards.ch