Tips from experts

How to get your voice through two weeks at full throttle

Up to 15,000 fans cheer on their heroes every day at the World Ski Championships in Saalbach. How do you manage not to get hoarse? "It's not that easy," say the experts.(Bild: GEPA pictures/ Mario Buehner-Weinrauch)

"We sing red, we sing white, we sing red and white Austria!" Cheering on our World Cup heroes and not going hoarse? It won't be easy, as the World Ski Championships in Saalbach-Hinterglemm will last for almost two weeks - but experts have some tips!

Standing outside for hours on end, loud screaming, alcohol and high ambient noise levels. "A World Ski Championships like this is the worst possible thing for your voice," smiles Julia Rechenmacher-Strauß. The Salzburg ENT specialist and phoniatrist is an expert in the treatment of voice, speech and language disorders. So how can fans whip their favorite athletes to the front in the battle for the medals - without being completely hoarse after just a few hours?