Michael Tritscher

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Michael Tritscher (born 6 November 1965) is an Austrian alpine skier. He was born in Schladming. [1]

He finished seventh in the slalom at the 1989 World Championships in Vail, Colorado, and won the bronze medal in slalom at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville. [1] [2] [3]

He has also won several World Cup races. [4] [5]

Achievements

DateLocationRace
2 March 1991 Flag of Norway.svg Lillehammer Slalom
19 February 1995 Flag of Japan.svg Furano Slalom
19 November 1995 Flag of the United States.svg Beaver Creek Slalom

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References

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  2. "Michael Tritscher", ski-db.com, retrieved 2010-02-09
  3. Conklin, Mike (1992) "It's Tomba's hill, if not his gold Throngs see him win slalom silver", Chicago Tribune , February 23, 1992
  4. "Tritscher Gets Out of His Rut, Holds On to Win Slalom Race", Los Angeles Times , November 20, 1995
  5. Cimento, Matt (1995) "Tomba rips course when streak ends", USA Today, February 20, 1995