Lausanne (pps) Honour to whom honour is due: Sylke Otto from Germany and the Italian Armin Zöggeler received the SportStar Award from Eurosport during a ceremony in the Olympic Museum in Lausanne. The four times world champion Sylke Otto accepted the trophy personally from the President of the International Luge Federation (FIL) Josef Fendt. The five times world champion Armin Zöggeler was excused because of a reception hosted by the provincial government.

With the SportAward, the Paneuropean television station honoured Olympic champions and medals winners from all seven federations, which were represented at the XX. Winter Games in Turin, in the presence of Jacques Rogge, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).