Test of courage on the Streif

Naschenweng and the biggest adventure of her life

Fritz "The Cat" Strobl and our pop queen Melissa Naschenweng before the start on the Streif race course(Bild: Pressefoto Scharinger © Daniel Scharinger)

Melissa Naschenweng has already done many things, but this was "the most daring" thing she had dared to do so far. For the ServusTV show "Sport und Talk im Hangar-7", she raced down the Hahnenkamm together with former Streif champion Fritz Strobl. The "Krone" shows the pictures.

It was January 25, 1997, when Fritz "The Cat" Strobl won the race on the Streif. The Kitzbühel connoisseur has lost none of his skill. That was the reason why he took pop queen Melissa Naschenweng for a ride on what is probably the most famous downhill run in the world.

They did it for the show "Sport und Talk aus dem Hangar-7" (ServusTV, Monday, from 9.10 pm) and the blonde proved that she is fearless, as she actually started from the very top: "For me, it was definitely the hardest thing I've ever tried. The Streif is brutal and I take my hat off to anyone who dares to go down there." And if you looked closely at her face, you knew that the woman was also really happy to have arrived safely back at the finish area.

The world belongs to the brave. And here Melissa proved that she really does have a lot of courage when she set off from the starting gate.(Bild: Pressefoto Scharinger © Daniel Scharinger)

Concentrated and focused. Naschenweng: "It was the hardest thing I've ever tried!"(Bild: Pressefoto Scharinger © Daniel Scharinger)

Fritz "The Cat" Strobl with Melissa Naschenweng on the Streif(Bild: Pressefoto Scharinger © Daniel Scharinger)

Naschenweng's finish with Streif winner Strobl(Bild: Pressefoto Scharinger © Daniel Scharinger)

And how did she do? We asked the professional Strobl: "Of course it's a challenge to ski out of the starting gate. But she did an excellent job!" Well then.