Marc Girardelli (born 18 July 1963 in Lustenau, Austria) is an alpine skier. July 18 is the 199th day (200th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 166 days remaining. ... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Lustenau is a town in the westernmost Austrian province of Vorarlberg. ... sport involving sliding down snow-covered hills with long, thin skis attached to each foot. ...

Girardelli started skiing at the age of five, and started racing at seven. After initially racing for Austria until 1976, he switched to racing for Luxembourg due to disagreements about coaching. In 1981 he started to make significant progress with his first podium in Wengen, Switzerland, and from that moment was in contention for Slalom and Giant Slalom podiums on a regular basis. 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Wengen is a car-free village in the Bernese Oberland. ... Slalom refers to a sport in which participants attempt to complete a course, in the fastest time, while passing through marked channels known as gates. ... The Giant Slalom is an alpine skiing discipline. ...

In 1983 he achieved his first victory in Sweden, but shortly thereafter he received his first major injury, when he tore all the ligaments in his left knee. In spite of this major injury, he went on to win five slalom races in 1984 and be placed third in the overall World Cup standings. 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A ligament is a short band of tough fibrous connective tissue composed mainly of long, stringy collagen fibres. ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The alpine skiing World Cup is a circuit of alpine skiing competitions regulated by the FIS. Held at ski resorts across Europe, the continental US, and Canada, competitors compete to achieve the best time in four disciplines: Slalom, Giant Slalom, Super-G, and Downhill. ...

In 1985, Girardelli won the world cup along with 11 races in the season. This was followed by another world cup in 1986 and a third in 1989, where he won every discipline. After another major accident in 1990, in which he narrowly avoided paraplegia, he recovered to win the overall World Cup again in 1991 and then in 1993 for a fifth time - achieving a record which has yet to be equalled. 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Paraplegia is a condition where the lower half of a patients body is paralyzed and cannot move. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...

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• Girardelli's personal web site