Gut-Behrami and Odermatt take centre stage at Swiss Sports Awards

The most successful Swiss athletes of 2024 were honoured at the Sports Awards. An overview of the winners: Sportswoman of the Year: Skier Lara Gut-Behrami Sportsman of the Year: Skier Marco Odermatt MVP of the Year: Footballer Granit Xhaka Paralympic athlete of the Year: wheelchair athlete Catherine Debrunner Team of the Year: Beach volleyball duo Tanja Hüberli/Nina Brunner Coach of the Year: National ice hockey coach Patrick Fischer Award of honour: wheelchair athlete Heinz Frei "SRF 3 Best Talent Sport": heptathlete Lucia Acklin The best remain the best at the Sports Awards: Lara Gut-Behrami and Marco Odermatt, the 2023 winners in both the women's and men's categories, defended their titles. Ticino native Gut-Behrami won for the third time after 2016 and 2023 and earned her victory with her triumph in the overall World Cup, securing along the way the small globes in the giant slalom and super-G. Gut-Behrami came out on top with 32.2% against pole vaulter Angelica Moser (18%) and ...