Athletes stories

Stéphanie Jäggi, Curling, Switzerland

Since 2002, Stéphanie Jäggi has been part of a Curling Team and competing on the highest international junior level. Three times she won the Junior Swiss Championships and participated in four world junior curling championships. Her goal is to win a medal at the Winter Olympic Games 2014 in Sotschi. Stéphanie studied Business Administration with the major in tourism in Luzern and achieved the bachelor in 2009.  After finishing her studies she was searching a trainee job in marketing or tourism to gain experience in the professional world.

To Stéphanie Jäggi Curling means a lot, but it is not the only thing that counts. She is very conscious about her education and future professional career.

“Although curling always had a high significance to me I always wanted to have a good education. Because I have always known that I will never be able to make a living of my athletic performance and my goal has always been to combine both - sports and education.
The IOC Athlete Career Programme in cooperation with Adecco gave me a perfect start in to the world of work together with reaching my goal. Through this temporary job experience, I am able to get my first experiences with the world of work but I also have enough time to prepare for the upcoming sports season”.