Pirmin Zurbriggen (born February 4, 1963, Saas-Almagell, Kanton Wallis, Switzerland), was one of the all time great ski racers. He won the Overall World Cup title four times, an Olympic Gold Medal in Downhill, and 9 World Championships medals (4 Gold, 4 Silver, 1 Bronze). He is also one of only five men to have won races in all five alpine disciplines on the World Cup. In addition, after his World Cup career had ended he partnered with Authier Ski company on a line of signature skis. Image File history File links Olympic_rings_white. ... Alpine skiing (or downhill skiing) is a recreational activity and sport involving sliding down snow-covered hills with long, thin skis attached to each foot. ... The XV Olympic Winter Games were held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. ... The downhill is an alpine skiing discipline. ... The XV Olympic Winter Games were held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. ... The Giant Slalom is an alpine skiing discipline. ... February 4 is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Saas Almagell is a small town located aproximatley 5km from Saas-Fee. ... The Valais (also known in German as Wallis) is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland in the south-western part of the country, in the Pennine Alps around the valley of the Rhone River from its springs to Lake Geneva. ... 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. ... Skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics // Alpine skiing Alpine skiing events occurred at the Nakiska ski area in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada. ... The downhill is an alpine skiing discipline. ...
PirminZurbriggen, who grew up in Switzerland's Valois Alps, was the opposite of this stereotype: a deeply religious homebody.
Zurbriggen made his Olympic début in 1984, when he finished fourth in the downhill, missing a medal by only one tenth of a second.
Between the two runs of the giant slalom, Zurbriggen was riding on the chairlift when he witnessed a horrible accident in which a member of Austria's medical team was killed by a snow-grooming machine.
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