Sylviane Berthod

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Sylviane Berthod (born 25 April 1977 in Salins) is a female alpine skier from Switzerland, who was Swiss champion in downhill skiing (1997, 1998, 1999) and Giant slalom (1998). At the 2002 Winter Olympics, she finished 7th in downhill.


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