"Don't eat greens"

Stephanie Venier: “My body doesn’t need it”

Super-G world champion Stephanie Venier

(Bild: Pail Sepp)

Curious, but true: ÖSV lady Stephanie Venier, our newly crowned super-G world champion from Saalbach, is making people sit up and take notice with her unusual eating habits! She has always avoided fruit, salad and vegetables. She has never had any problems in top-class sport because of this - her body simply doesn't need it, says the 31-year-old.

"Even as a small child, my mom and dad cut their teeth on me. They tried everything, but I always spat it out again," explains the skier. She is referring to her eating habits.

Even as a child, she didn't eat fruit, salad or vegetables. That hasn't changed to this day. Many people have told her that this is not compatible with top-class sport. However, this has never been an issue: "My body doesn't need it. I don't take any vitamins or other supplements either - but my blood values are still top."

"I can eat pasta and pizza every day anyway!"
But it's not just greens that Venier avoids, fish is also not on her menu. Instead, the ÖSV athlete eats a lot of meat, pasta and rice. "And other things, of course. I can eat pasta and pizza every day anyway," says the 31-year-old.

She herself is happy with her eating habits: "It's fine the way it is. You can obviously make it to the top even though you don't eat everything." At least the results seem to prove her right. As the gold medal in Saalbach proves ...