Sports aces in private

“The only thing I like is my breasts”

Ex-Olympic ski racer Ana Lehaci (left) and her husband David are looking forward to their first baby, while Kitz winner Thomas Dreßen and his wife Birgit (right) became parents for the second time in December.(Bild: Krone KREATIV/Melanie Kerzendorfer (www.diebelichterei.at), Horst Einöder)

She is due to have her first baby in just over two weeks - he became a father for the second time in December. Olympic canoeing star Ana Lehaci is not yet fully settled into her role as a mother, while Kitz winner Thomas Dreßen is thriving as a dad. What the 33-year-old from Linz is afraid of and what the neo-Upper Austrian has to say about Vincent Kriechmayr's chances at the World Championships - the "Krone" asked the two for an interview.

The nursery is already fully furnished apart from one box, the onesies have been bought. Now it's just a case of counting the days until the time finally comes. Former canoeist Ana Lehaci (now Ana Franz) is going to be a mom for the first time. Whereby anticipation and trepidation are in balance. "I've spoken to my mom, but I don't really want to hear too much about it. I'm pretty scared of the birth anyway. I found out about epidurals (a common pain therapy method in obstetrics) because my midwife said that the pain is ten times worse than menstruation. In addition, there is really cramp-like pain, like when you have gastrointestinal problems. I just don't really know what to expect. That's what scares me." Her husband David kisses her tummy and tries to encourage her with words of encouragement and compliments. Which fall on deaf ears with Ana.