Roger Federer turns the ski ladies' heads

It's usually the ski stars themselves who sign autographs for their fans after the race, smile into the selfie camera or even give a friendly high five. On Saturday, however, the world was upside down on Lenzerheide for once. Suddenly the athletes themselves mutated into groupies, which had a special reason: Roger Federer.

The tennis maestro is one of the most successful and charismatic athletes in history. On Saturday he made a trip to the ski circus and attended the Super-G in the finish area on Lenzerheide, where he has a residence. Federer caused a real hype.

“Everyone is going crazy. “Across the board, from Nation A to Nation Z,” Michelle Gisin summed it up. She even arrived late for the interview because she was “at the front of the groupies,” said the likeable Swiss woman. As a reminder: Gisin is a two-time Olympic champion, so she's not just anyone. But Roger Federer is also an exception for women skiers. This shows what kind of steel the tennis legend, who is currently injured, has. Holdener was already looking forward to the start In any case, Gisin did not exaggerate with her statements. Because one runner after the next was in the finish area hunting for a selfie or a quick chat with the man in the black coat and the permanent smile on his face that was ready for advertising. Federica Brignone, who secured the small crystal ball in the Super-G, said: “Roger is my favorite athlete.” Mikaela Shiffrin, currently the most successful skier in the world, is thrilled: “It's almost surreal to meet him. A huge honor.” “I made a mental note to shake his hand.” Wendy Holdener Wendy Holdener briefly felt weak in her knees at the start - not because of the difficult Super-G course, but because of Federer. “Before I started we saw Roger upstairs on TV. I decided to shake his hand later,” said the three-time world champion about the 20-time Grand Slam winner. In the end it even turned into a hug and a short chat: “During the conversation he said we did well because the route wasn’t easy.” Pichler and Delago with Federer Also Karoline Pichler ( who achieved her best career result with 13th place on Saturday ) got a snapshot with Federer along with Nadia Delago, who took all the time in the world for his special fans and fulfilled a number of photo requests.

Karoline Pichler (left) and Nadia Delago (right) insisted on taking a photo with Roger Federer.

Federer is currently forced to take a break due to a persistent knee injury. The long-time world number one had surgery on his right knee for the third time in August. In Lenzerheide, the 40-year-old maestro gave a health update and said he was hoping for a comeback this summer.

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Roger Federer turns the ski ladies' heads

It doesn't often happen that an off-piste figure becomes the protagonist of a ski race. On Saturday that was exactly the case at the women's Super-G in Lenzerheide (Switzerland).

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