Michael von Grünigen (born 11 April 1969) is a Swiss former alpine skier. He is considered to be the most successful Giant slalom skier of his era:[1] In 1996, 1997, 1999 and 2003, he won the World Cup in Giant slalom. In 1997 and 2001, he was World Champion in giant slalom. He took a total of 23 World Cup wins during his career. Having originally announced his retirement at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, after failing to medal at the Games he elected to delay his retirement for a year, ending his competitive career in 2003.[1][2]
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| Born | 11 April 1969 Schönried, Bern, Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Disciplines | Technical events | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 48 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
editVon Grünigen is originally from the Bernese Highlands of Switzerland, and comes from a skiing family: his parents were both ski instructors, and one of his three sisters is fellow alpine skier Christine von Grünigen. He is married to Anna, and the couple have three children: Noel, Elio and Lian.[1] Since retiring from competition, he has worked in a number of roles with his equipment sponsor, Fischer, and also works with young skiers for the Swiss Ski Federation.[2]
World Cup victories
editWorld Cups
edit| Season | Discipline |
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| 1996 | Giant slalom Cup |
| 1997 | Giant slalom Cup |
| 1999 | Giant slalom Cup |
| 2003 | Giant slalom Cup |
Individual races
edit| Date | Location | Race |
|---|---|---|
| 19 January 1993 |  Veysonnaz |
Giant slalom |
| 18 December 1994 |  Val d'Isère |
Giant slalom |
| 12 November 1995 | Tignes |
Giant slalom |
| 17 November 1995 |  Vail |
Giant slalom |
| 25 November 1995 | Park City |
Giant slalom |
| 19 January 1996 | Adelboden |
Giant slalom |
| 10 February 1996 |  Hinterstoder |
Giant slalom |
| 22 December 1996 |  Alta Badia |
Giant slalom |
| 5 January 1997 |  Kranjska Gora |
Giant slalom |
| 8 March 1997 |  Nagano |
Giant slalom |
| 15 March 1997 | Vail |
Giant slalom |
| 26 October 1997 | Tignes |
Giant slalom |
| 14 December 1997 | Val d'Isère |
Giant slalom |
| 28 February 1998 |  Yongpyong |
Giant slalom |
| 20 December 1998 | Alta Badia |
Giant slalom |
| 14 March 1999 |  Sierra Nevada |
Giant slalom |
| 17 November 2000 | Park City |
Giant slalom |
| 17 December 2000 | Val d'Isère |
Giant slalom |
| 6 January 2001 | Les Arcs |
Giant slalom |
| 10 March 2002 | Flachau |
Giant slalom |
| 22 November 2002 | Park City |
Giant slalom |
| 15 December 2002 | Val d'Isère |
Giant slalom |
| 1 March 2003 | Yongpyong |
Giant slalom |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Perfektionist mit Sicherheitsmarge" [Perfectionist with safety margin]. Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). 16 March 2003. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- ^ a b "Mike von Grünigen". Fischer (company). Archived from the original on 13 July 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
External links
edit- Michael von Grünigen at FIS (alpine)
- Michael von Grünigen at Olympedia
- Michael von Grünigen at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
