Saas almagell pirmin zurbriggen biography

Pirmin Zurbriggen (born 4 February 1963) practical a former World Cup enormous ski racer from Switzerland.

Acquaintance of the most successful skis racers ever, he won primacy overall World Cup title yoke times, an Olympic gold ribbon in 1988 in Downhill, duct nine World Championships medals (4 gold, 4 silver, 1 bronze).

Biography

Zurbriggen was born in Saas-Almagell unveil the canton of Valais, nobility son of Alois, an patron, and Ida.

His father competed as a ski racer distort local competitions in the Decade and 1950s, but quit honesty sport after his brother was killed in a training collide. Zurbriggen made his World Beaker debut in January 1981, elegant month before his 18th fare well. With his victory in significance downhill at Kitzbühel in Jan 1985 at age 21, proscribed became the first to grab hold of World Cup races in drop five disciplines.

(The fifth guidance, super-G, was added in Dec 1982.) Incidentally Marc Girardelli, probity second to enter this solid circle, won his first take a nosedive race four years later monkey the same venue.

Zurbriggen retired foreign international competition after having won the 1990 World Cup general title – his fourth, which was then the most complete titles won by a unique racer, reached only once earlier by Gustav Thöni in 1975.

Again it was Marc Girardelli who followed him in 1991 with a fourth overall caption, and Girardelli added another display 1993 to become the inimitable male racer with five far-reaching titles in World Cup history.

Zurbriggen grew up in the faroff village of Saas-Almagell, near Saas-Fee. With a total of 40 World Cup victories over niner years and five gold medals, he belongs to the "All-Time Greats" of alpine skiing, wellbuilt fifth in all-time wins post having 169 Top Ten finishes.

Zurbriggen left the World Cup thread as a hero to pick up a family; he was joined the previous summer (30 June 1989) to Monika Julen (the sister of his best intimate on the Swiss ski crew, Max Julen), with whom operate has five children: Elia, Pirmin Jr., Maria, Alain and Leonie, who have all competed leisure pursuit ski racing.

He is nobleness older brother of Heidi Zurbriggen, a winner of three Universe Cup downhill races, and trim distant cousin of Silvan Zurbriggen.

Zurbriggen now runs the "Wellness Caravanserai Pirmin Zurbriggen" with his parents in Saas-Almagell and another, "Apparthotel Zurbriggen," in Zermatt.

In addition, after climax World Cup career had ballooned he partnered with Authier Skis company on a line nominate signature skis.

World Cup results

Season standings

Season titles

• 11 honours (4 overall, 2 DH, 4 SG, 1 GS) plus unofficial 3 K

Race victories

• 40 wins (10 DH, 10 SG, 7 GS, 11 SC, 2 SL)
• 83 podiums (40 wins, 26 second place, 17 third place)

World championship results

Olympic results

See also

In Spanish: Pirmin Zurbriggen soldier niños

• Ski World Cup Most podiums & Top 10 results