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| Disciplines | Speed events | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 30 August 1956 Saas-Grund, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bernadette Zurbriggen (born 30 August 1956) is a former Swiss alpine skier. [1]
During her career she has achieved 18 results among the top 3 in the World Cup. [1] In the 1970s, Zurbriggen won seven World Cup races: five in Downhill, one in Giant Slalom and one in Alpine Combined. She competed at three Winter Olympics between 1972 and 1980, with a seventh position in the Women's Downhill in both 1972 and 1976 her best finish. [2]
| Date | Place | Discipline | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18-01-1977 |  Schruns | Downhill | 1 |
| 22-01-1976 | Bad Gastein | Combined | 1 |
| 08-01-1976 |  Meiringen | Downhill | 1 |
| 03-12-1975 |  Val d'Isere | Downhill | 1 |
| 31-01-1975 | Chamonix | Downhill | 1 |
| 15-01-1975 | Schruns | Downhill | 1 |
| 07-03-1973 |  Anchorage | Giant Slalom | 1 |
Super giant slalom, or super-G, is a racing discipline of alpine skiing. Along with the faster downhill, it is regarded as a "speed" event, in contrast to the technical events giant slalom and slalom. It debuted as an official World Cup event during the 1983 season and was added to the official schedule of the World Championships in 1987 and the Winter Olympics in 1988.
Annemarie Moser-Pröll is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Austria. Born in Kleinarl, Salzburg, she was the most successful female alpine ski racer during the 1970s, with six overall titles, including five consecutive. Moser-Pröll celebrated her biggest successes in downhill, giant slalom and combined races. In 1980, her last year as a competitor, she secured her third Olympic medal at Lake Placid and won five World Cup races. Her younger sister Cornelia Pröll is also a former Olympic alpine skier.
Marlies Raich is a retired Austrian World Cup alpine ski racer. She specializes in the technical disciplines of slalom and giant slalom. Schild won four Olympic medals, with silvers in the combined (2006) and slalom and a bronze in slalom (2006). She has seven World Championship medals and has won five World Cup season titles.
Pirmin Zurbriggen is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Switzerland. One of the most successful ski racers ever, he won the overall World Cup title four times, an Olympic gold medal in 1988 in Downhill, and nine World Championships medals.
Silvan Zurbriggen is a retired Swiss World Cup alpine ski racer who competed primarily in downhill and combined, and occasionally in super-G. In 2012, he stopped competing in slalom due to poor results.
The 24th World Cup season began in August 1989 in Australia and Argentina, resumed in November 1989 in the United States and concluded in March 1990 in Sweden. During this season, the Soviet Union's empire collapsed, leading to the reunification of East and West Germany, the dissolution of Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia, and many other changes in Eastern Europe, which would have a significant effect on future World Cup seasons.
The 22nd World Cup season began in November 1987 in Italy and concluded in March 1988 in Austria. The overall champions were Pirmin Zurbriggen and Michela Figini, both of Switzerland. Zurbriggen won his third overall title; Figini her second.
The 21st World Cup season began in August 1986 in Argentina for men, resumed in late November, and concluded in March 1987 in Sarajevo. The overall champions were Pirmin Zurbriggen and Maria Walliser, both of Switzerland, who each won for the second time. Two-time women's overall World Cup champion Erika Hess of Switzerland retired at the end of the season.
The 18th World Cup season began in December 1983 in Kranjska Gora, Yugoslavia, and concluded in March 1984 in Oslo, Norway. The overall champions were Pirmin Zurbriggen and Erika Hess, both of Switzerland.
The 6th World Cup season began in December 1971 in Switzerland and concluded in March 1972 in France. Gustav Thöni of Italy won his second of three consecutive overall titles. Annemarie Pröll of Austria won the women's overall title, her second of five consecutive.
Gustav Thöni is a retired alpine ski racer from Italy.
Bernhard Russi is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Switzerland. Born in Andermatt in the canton of Uri, he is an Olympic, World Cup, and World champion in the downhill event.
Elisabeth Görgl is a retired World Cup alpine ski racer from Austria.
Christina "Tina" Weirather is a retired Liechtensteiner World Cup alpine ski racer. She won a bronze medal in Super-G for Liechtenstein at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.
Vreni Inäbnit is a Swiss former alpine skier who competed in the 1968 Winter Olympics.
The Men's Downhill competition of the Albertville 1992 Olympics was held at Val d'Isère on Sunday, 9 February.
The Men's downhill competition of the Calgary 1988 Olympics was held at the newly-developed Nakiska on Mount Allan on Monday, February 15.
The Women's downhill competition of the Innsbruck 1976 Olympics was held at Axamer Lizum on Sunday, 8 February.
Corinne Suter is a Swiss World Cup alpine ski racer specializes in the speed events of downhill and super-G.
