Today is the day where all sports enthusiasts in Austria look to the Eventpyramide in Voesendorf, close to Vienna, where the sportsman and sportswoman of the year will be crowned. For the first time in my professional career I am one of the top 5 sportswomen in the country. Austria is a skiing country and to be in a sport like billiards,which is not as highly acknowledged as others here, it is an even bigger honour to be nominated. “I am really excited about this... [Read more...]

Porsche Klagenfurt is a car dealer in Klagenfurt who is a part of the Porsche Inter Auto Group (PIA) a worldwide car company. This company sells Porsche, Audi, VW and Skoda. Since October we are working in cooperation with Porsche Klagenfurt and I have the honour to drive the new Skoda Octavia combi a perfect car for an athlete. Tomorrow (October the 21st at 4:00 pm) we will be at the presentation of the new cars here in my hometown. I am very excited about this... [Read more...]

Between September 10 and 18, 2011 Europe’s volleyball elite will gather in Austria and the Czech Republic to determine the new European Champion in the course of the EuroVolley 2011. Austria hosted the football European Championship in 2008 and the handball European Championship in 2010 so this will be the next big sporting event in Austria. Austria and the Czech Republic are two countries at the very heart of Europe – and with this event they want to bring volleyball... [Read more...]

  From Tuesday August 2nd until Sunday August 7th all eyes will be on Klagenfurt. For the 15th time the FIVB Beachvolleyball Grand Slam presented by Volksbank, one of the biggest events in Austria, will take place in my hometown. But this year the Grand Slam is extra special because a few teams will have the chance to get the last spots for Olympia 2012 in London.   FIVB Beachvolleyball Grand Slam in Klagenfurt A trend sport which celebrated its fulminant Olympic... [Read more...]

My trainer and I had the chance to go drifting at the OEAMTC driving safety center in St. Veit, close to my hometown Klagenfurt. Formula 1 instructor and drift trainer Norbert Filippits and OEAMTC Carinthia manager Robert Pichler showed us how to maneuver the car. It is a lot harder than it looks but in the end I was able to drift for one whole round. It was a lot of fun and you get a better feeling for the car. It was a great experience and I hope that we can do that... [Read more...]