Dario Cologna is the most successful cross-country skier that Switzerland has produced. After 20 years as a professional, he ran his last international race on March 13 with the 52nd Engadin Ski Marathon. The night before, he spoke to Christian Gartmann in a detailed interview about his career, his life as a family man, his retirement and the future of cross-country skiing.
Dario Cologna on the Engadin Ski Marathon, his retirement and his future
Solved and open as rarely, the 36-year-old Münstertaler talks about his 20 years in professional sports, about injuries, preparation for his retirement and respect for falling into a hole after the end of his professional career. Dario's little son, youth sports promotion in Switzerland, the ever-increasing role of technology and chemistry in ski preparation and new competition formats in cross-country skiing are also topics of diverse conversation in one of the sunny verandas of Hotel Saratz in Pontresina.
The production of the Engadin Ski Marathon was made possible by Darios manager Dominik Leu from the Tridem Sports AG, the ON AIR Production AG And that Hotel Saratz. Thanks everyone - and THANKS to Dario!
Christian Gartmann has been Communications and Media Officer for the Engadin Ski Marathon since 2014.