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| Born | 9 October 1963 (age 60) Flums-Grossberg , Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Technical events | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 1981 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1990 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Brigitte Gadient (born 9 October 1963) is a former Swiss ski racer. Her career was as a slalom specialist. She did not win a World Cup race, but finished in second place three times. [1]
During the 1980s, she was teamed with a slalom team of Swiss competitors which included Erika Hess, Vreni Schneider, Brigitte Oertli, Corinne Schmidhauser and Christine von Grünigen. [2]
She was placed ninth at the 1985 Alpine Ski World Championships, [3] but did not qualify for the 1988 Olympic Games in Calgary. Gadient retired from skiing following the 1990/91 season.
| Seasons | Position | Location | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983/84 | 2nd | Waterville Valley | USA |
| 1984/85 | 2nd | Madonna di Campiglio | ITA |
| 1984/85 | 3rd | Maribor | SLO |
| 1985/86 | 2nd | Savognin | SUI |
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