Austrian regional and national sports

1. Summer sports
in AUSTRIA

2. Biking:
Road World Championship in
Innsbruck
Laura Stigger from our school
won the race of the women
juniors
Alejandro Valverde from Spain
won the men’s title

3. Rafting on the „Inn“:
There are 8 - 12 people on one raft
and they must paddle
Sometimes you can stand up and do
some nice tricks or jump into the
water from the bridge

4. Rock climbing:
Around us there are many mountains
up to 3000 m
There is also a special outdoor climbing
wall, a crag, in our village called
„Geierwand“

5. Area 47:
Outdoor adventure
park called „Area 47“
Lake, slides,
trampolines and
springboards up to 27 m
Stay overnight in
tepees or lodges

6. Sports ground and
swimming pool:
In our village there is a big sports
ground to play soccer and tennis
Swimming pool which is surrounded
by a park

7. Winter sports
in AUSTRIA

8. Skiing:
Most popular sport in Austria
Austrian MARCEL HIRSCHER – best skier in the world
Many skiing resorts nearby
Dangerous outside the slopes

9. Snowboarding:
More and more
popular, especially
with young people
Austrian ANNA
GASSER wonWorld
Championships and
Olympic gold medal

10. Ice hockey:
Another winter sport
for young people
Ice rink and ice
hockey tea „Silz
Bulls“ in the
neighbour village
Some of our students
attend Ice hockey
Academy in Salzburg

11. Cross-country skiing:
Our area is very good
for that sport
Not so many young
people do that, but
it‘s fun
In March, the Nordic
World Championships
inTirol (Seefeld)

12. Tobogganing:
Easy sport for
everyone
Also at night
Wearing a helmet is a
good idea

13. Ski jumping:
Only a sport for professionals
School with ski jumps nearby
Also in summer on special mats