A magnetic skier
Swiss downhill ski champ Dominique Gisin will be the guest of Swiss-German TV show Sportpanorama, to be broadcast on Channel 2 of Schweizer Fernsehen (SF2) on 19 July. The idea behind the show is to "fix it" for guests to do something they have always wanted but never had the opportunity to do. Where other sportsmen and women might have chosen acrobatics or bungee-jumping, this young champion asked to visit CERN !
When asked about the reasons for her choice, she replied: "It’s always been a dream of mine! When I was at high school, physics was one of my main subjects. I heard a lot about CERN and all the experiments they do there. So I was very curious to see it all in real life. I am very excited about this first visit."
And her interest in physics doesn’t stop there: "If I hadn’t done well in sport, I would have gone on with physics. I really enjoyed studying, but it was too much on top of the skiing. I had to make a choice because I’m not the kind of person who does things by halves…" a fact that is amply demonstrated by her dedication to her sport and her victories in the World Cup last January.
Curiously enough, if she had chosen a career in physics, magnetism would have been her discipline of choice: "Magnets are very interesting. I find it unbelievable that such small objects can be so powerful. Also, there are many practical applications. I would have liked to work on this subject."
But this is one young lady who has no regrets about her choice of professional career: "I love my work. It’s great to be outside all the time. And I just love skiing!"
Find out more:
Broadcast on Swiss-German TV (SF) Channel 2 on Sunday 19 July 2009 at 6.15 p.m.
http://sport.sf.tv/sendungen/sportpanorama?sfmetanav=849058
