Ronald Stampfer (born 1976) is a retired Austrian alpine skier.
He competed at the 1994 and 1995 Junior World Championships, his best placement being a 7th place in slalom at the 1994 edition. [1]
He made his World Cup debut in January 1999 in Wengen, also collecting his first World Cup points with a 23rd place. He improved to a 13th place in February 2000 in Yongpong and 7th place in March 2000 in Schladming, both in the slalom. His last World Cup outing came in January 2001 in Wengen. [1]
He represented the sports club WSV St. Gallenkirch. [1]
Franz Klammer is a former champion alpine ski racer from Austria. Klammer dominated the downhill event for four consecutive World Cup seasons (1975–78). He was the gold medalist at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, winning the downhill at Patscherkofel by a margin of 0.33 seconds with a time of 1:45.73. He won 25 World Cup downhills, including four on the Hahnenkamm at Kitzbühel. He also holds the record for the most victories (four) on the full course at Kitzbühel.
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Marc Berthod is a retired Swiss alpine skier.
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Carlo Janka is a Swiss former alpine ski racer. Born in Obersaxen, in the canton of Graubünden, he had the winter sports facilities right in front of his home. Janka has won gold medals at both the Winter Olympics and the World Championships, as well as one World Cup overall title, one discipline title and also, one unofficial alpine combined title.
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